The host of The Wizard of Eyes, Dr. Robert Abel, welcomes founder of Birdsong Books and award-winning publisher of children’s nature books, Nancy Willis.
Willis discusses her journey as an illustrator and how she has trained her eyes to create the beautiful art in her children's books.
The Illustrator’s Eye
What kind of visual skill does it take to be a illustrator?
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 4
- Audio File: wizard_of_eyes/1606we1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker: Nancy C. Willis, Author
- Guest Website: Birdsong Books
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Guest Bio:
Nancy Carol Willis fully integrates the disciplines of fine art, illustration, writing, book publishing, environmental education, and University-level art instruction into a holistic approach to creativity. In 1998 she founded Birdsong Books, an award-winning publisher of children’s nature books. In 2009 her colored pencil illustrations won a Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. In 2003, Willis began teaching fine art courses at Wilmington University and in 2011 she formed a Christian Writers group that meets monthly in her home. In 2015 Willis worked with the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover, Delaware to write a biography of Delaware artist, illustrator, and muralist William D. White (1896-1971) and to curate a retrospective exhibition of the artist’s work from March through June 2015.
- Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: No
- Host: Robert Abel, Jr., MD
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