50: Combining Digital Visual Journalism and Activism with Cartoonist Liza Donnelly

Liza Donnelly joins Mike on this episode to talk about her creative journey in becoming a cartoonist for the New Yorker, Medium, Cosmopolitan, and so many other publications. She talks about her mindset, tools and what it takes to become a successful cartoonist by sharing her stories and experiences along the way. Liza’s drive to make people happy which started when she was quite young is still what drives her today. Mike and Liza discuss the role of cartoons in modern society, live draws, thoughtful reactions to news events and her role in promoting women’s rights and freedom of speech. Cardinal sketch Snapping turtle update James Thurber Sam Gross (cartoonist) Charles Addams (cartoonist) Roz Chast (cartoonist) Paper app on iPad Crow quill pen and a hunt 107 nib Higgins black magic ink Charlie Hebdo shooting Danish cartoon controversy The Nib Jan Goodall ===== How to reach Liza Donnelly ===== Web site Medium Twitter Instagram Happs Liza's TED talk ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Want to Support the Podcast ??? ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Cartoon image copyright Liza Donnelly and The New Yorker Magazine