James Foley - Drawing on Inspiration

Send us Fan MailJames Foley is a writer, illustrator and cartoonist who started his career in primary school drawing cartoons for the school newspaper. He is now an award-winning children’s books creator with a growing collection of picture books, middle grade novels and graphic novels to add to his author-illustrator bookshelf. His favourite part of the job is presenting workshops at schools and libraries around the country.In this episode of Not the Plot James chats with host Teena Raffa-Mulligan about his path to becoming an author/illustrator and how he balances the demands of family life and a busy speaking calendar with making space to create new work. He also highlights the importance of taking a playful, experimental approach to creativity and offers some helpful advice to aspiring illustrators.You can find out more about James’ books and school presentations on his website at https://jamesfoley.com.au Thank you for listening.Find out more about Not the Plot host Teena Raffa-Mulligan at https://www.teenaraffamulligan.com or follow her FB author page https://www.facebook.com/TeenaRaffaMulligan You can also sign up for her occasional newsletter at http://bit.ly/2gqsJz3