Ep. 2: Wallace West Draws from a Queer Perspective

Episode 2 of the Paintbrush In My Coffee Cup podcast, hosted by Paintbrush In My Coffee Cup, titled "Ep. 2: Wallace West Draws from a Queer Perspective" was published on June 30, 2025 and runs 83 minutes.

June 30, 2025 ·83m · Paintbrush In My Coffee Cup

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Summary

Welcome back to Paintbrush in My Coffee Cup! In this week's episode, Elizabeth and Amelia interview award-winning picture book author/illustrator Wallace West. Wallace has written and illustrated Mighty Red Riding Hood, which won a Lambda Literary Award, and illustrated the NY Times Bestselling middle-grade Dogtown series by legendary authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko. We discuss storytelling, drawing from personal experiences, and digital versus traditional techniques.----------------------------Keep up with updates about the podcast online:Sign up for our newsletter on Substack: ⁠https://pbimccpod.substack.com/⁠Instagram ⁠@paintbrushinmycoffeecuppodcast⁠Thoughts, questions, concerns about the pod? Email us at [email protected] host Elizabeth Lilly:Portfolio: ⁠https://www.elizabeth-lilly.com/⁠Instagram: ⁠@elizabethlillystudio⁠Substack: ⁠@elizabethlillystudio⁠Bluesky: ⁠@elizabethlilly⁠Follow host Amelia Grace Gossman:Portfolio: ⁠https://www.amelia-grace-illustration.com/⁠Instagram: ⁠@ameliagraceillustration⁠Substack: ⁠@ameliagraceillustration ⁠Bluesky: ⁠@illustrationamy⁠Edited by Elizabeth Lilly. Graphics by Amelia Grace Gossman. Music by Roy Edwin Williams.

Episode Description

Welcome back to Paintbrush in My Coffee Cup! In this week's episode, Elizabeth and Amelia interview award-winning picture book author/illustrator Wallace West. Wallace has written and illustrated Mighty Red Riding Hood, which won a Lambda Literary Award, and illustrated the NY Times Bestselling middle-grade Dogtown series by legendary authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko. We discuss storytelling, drawing from personal experiences, and digital versus traditional techniques.

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Keep up with updates about the podcast online:

Sign up for our newsletter on Substack: ⁠https://pbimccpod.substack.com/⁠
Instagram ⁠@paintbrushinmycoffeecuppodcast⁠

Thoughts, questions, concerns about the pod? Email us at [email protected]

Follow host Elizabeth Lilly:

Portfolio: ⁠https://www.elizabeth-lilly.com/⁠
Instagram: ⁠@elizabethlillystudio⁠
Substack: ⁠@elizabethlillystudio⁠
Bluesky: ⁠@elizabethlilly⁠

Follow host Amelia Grace Gossman:

Portfolio: ⁠https://www.amelia-grace-illustration.com/⁠
Instagram: ⁠@ameliagraceillustration⁠
Substack: ⁠@ameliagraceillustration ⁠
Bluesky: ⁠@illustrationamy⁠

Edited by Elizabeth Lilly. Graphics by Amelia Grace Gossman. Music by Roy Edwin Williams.

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