tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20662936.post8660708554257576236..comments2024-02-12T01:55:41.879-08:00Comments on John Nez Illustration: Part 7 - How to run away to NYC to become a children's book illustratorJohn Nezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13428052549806632272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20662936.post-84811137548360378472016-01-31T08:01:40.101-08:002016-01-31T08:01:40.101-08:00Thanks jcd! It's great to have a reader.
Of...Thanks jcd! It's great to have a reader. <br /><br />Of course I was only the 'ghost illustrator' for the Diary of a Worm books.<br />Just like how I was the 'ghost illustrator' for Mercer Mayer and Rosemary Wells and many a Muppet book. But I do lots of my own illustration too.<br /><br />:0)John Nezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428052549806632272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20662936.post-12189409881457420702016-01-30T20:12:34.340-08:002016-01-30T20:12:34.340-08:00I just came over from Kathy Temean's interview...I just came over from Kathy Temean's interview post. Thank you for sharing your inspiring story. This series of posts about your journey to NYC were just fascinating and so uplifting. And I didn't have to wait, I could just tear through them in one sitting! =) BTW my kids love the Diary of a Worm series. Congratulations on your continued success!jcdillustrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618930620598800322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20662936.post-13686044037738518612015-07-29T11:09:45.201-07:002015-07-29T11:09:45.201-07:00Thanks Mike! Yes, I was thinking that nowadays no...Thanks Mike! Yes, I was thinking that nowadays nobody has to run away to NYC anymore... but it was fun in any event.<br /><br />Funny how things have changed so much and keep changing in publishing and illustration. And it's true now it's all gone digital for the most part... and I also took part in that change of course. <br /><br />Somehow it doesn't seem like it was all that long ago to me that I ran away to NYC. In all the time I spent in Dobbs Ferry I don't think I hardly ever met a single illustrator... except for the Caldecott winner Ed Young who lived in Hastings, right down the road from Dobbs Ferry. So in that respect having the internet really makes things easy. Young artists today can just stay at home and research the web to learn most everything. I didn't even know there was such a thing as the SCBWI when I lived in New York! <br /><br />Live & learn I guess...<br /><br />jnJohn Nezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428052549806632272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20662936.post-14839962977441434282015-07-29T10:57:29.624-07:002015-07-29T10:57:29.624-07:00I wouldn't say "endured the endless gales...I wouldn't say "endured the endless gales of verbiage" is a proper way to explain your "long winding tale".<br /><br />Honestly I looked forward to each and every post, hoping it wouldn’t end. Your story telling was engaging, funny and well crafted. I especially enjoyed your descriptions of the places you lived, people you met and events you went through. It was very well done. (Do you write professionally? You should consider it! Even if only an illustrated autobiography of your life… much like these posts...)<br /><br />Even more of a takeaway, was learning what you did, and most illustrators had to go through back then, in order to start and get established in the business. Completely UNREAL to those of us brought up in the digital era of art, emails, and websites. It made me appreciate the changes in the industry and gain a deeper respect for those like you, who paved the way before us. So thank you!<br /><br />Anyway, if you were to do a follow-up post...I’ll bet your journey from traditional to digital (and going back and forth would be fun)...and also the changes from having to be in new york, then using fed-ex and now email...and maybe fiascos that came about?<br /><br />Thanks again for your “how to run away” posts!Mike Blake Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168077552602232214noreply@blogger.com