Illustrator Joana Avillez calls me from Los Angeles, where nobody walks outside and the deli is far, far away. We talk about growing up around artists, deciding not to become one, what illustration is, and figuring out how to write about loss.

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Show Notes:

Joana Avillez

The Sardine Zine

SVA MFA Program in Visual Essay

RISD

South Street Seaport

New York

1990's