Feb 26, 2021
Jaya Saxena on Giving Ourselves Permission
“If you pick up a crystal and suddenly your writer’s block is gone, it’s not the crystal—it’s you using an object to allow yourself to think differently.”
“If you pick up a crystal and suddenly your writer’s block is gone, it’s not the crystal—it’s you using an object to allow yourself to think differently.”
So many of the stories I liked best played with understatement and a sort of quiet, confident pacing.
“In illustration, we have to understand the writer's mind as much as we can to make the work.”
I feel like it has made the illustrators' community more connected than I realized before.
“I try and represent many types of beauty to show that everyone is beautiful in their own way.”
“At art school, finding ‘A Style’ was the constant and collective struggle of all of us students—trying to find a way to define ourselves and stand out.”
“Find a unique niche and rock out! Understand that your illustration style is yours.”
“I love that I get to read vivid stories, collaborate and connect with thoughtful and kind people, and learn new things all the time.”
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