February 04, 2025

Jess Miller on Losing Everything in the LA Fires

56 minutes

Take "Drawing Ideas: Create Conceptual Illustrations for Editorial and Beyond " on Skillshare! - ⁠https://skl.sh/40dk9rK⁠ (Use my link to get 30 days free).

Jess Miller is a designer, illustrator and educator based in LA. She joins me to share her story of losing everything in the Eton fire and how her community, near and far, are rallying to support her as she starts her life all over again.

IN THIS EPISODE

Using social media as a life-line

"Dead inside" — Why going back to work is so hard

Why GoFundMe is necessary after disaster strikes

Having to choose what to keep when you leave all else behind

Why GoFundMe is necessary after disaster strikes

The kindness of strangers

SHOW LINKS

LA Fires Funds + Resource Log (shared by Agent Pekka) — https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XoTlgtYuPQ1tD1FSJnJzzWa7XSi3YO9orlY9cIWX3uQ/edit?gid=910889114#gid=910889114

Jess Miller's GoFundMe — https://gofund.me/1508aee5

Venmo: @jessmillerdraws

PayPal: [email protected]

My 2024 Annual Review on Substack — https://open.substack.com/pub/mrtomfroese/p/2024-the-year-in-review

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CREDITS

Music and Cues by Mark Allan Falk - ⁠⁠http://www.linktr.ee/semiathletic⁠⁠

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February 04, 2025

Jess Miller on Losing Everything in the LA Fires

56 minutes

Take "Drawing Ideas: Create Conceptual Illustrations for Editorial and Beyond " on Skillshare! - ⁠https://skl.sh/40dk9rK⁠ (Use my link to get 30 days free).

IN THIS EPISODE

Using social media as a life-line

"Dead inside" — Why going back to work is so hard

Why GoFundMe is necessary after disaster strikes

Having to choose what to keep when you leave all else behind

Why GoFundMe is necessary after disaster strikes

The kindness of strangers

SHOW LINKS

LA Fires Funds + Resource Log (shared by Agent Pekka) — https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XoTlgtYuPQ1tD1FSJnJzzWa7XSi3YO9orlY9cIWX3uQ/edit?gid=910889114#gid=910889114

Jess Miller's GoFundMe — https://gofund.me/1508aee5

Venmo: @jessmillerdraws

PayPal: [email protected]

My 2024 Annual Review on Substack — https://open.substack.com/pub/mrtomfroese/p/2024-the-year-in-review

SUPPORT THE PODCAST

Share this episode with your friends on Social Media!

Like, Comment, Follow, Subscribe!

Become a $3 Fan or $8 Drawing Buddy on Patreon. Visit ⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/tomfroese⁠⁠⁠ to learn more.

CREDITS

Music and Cues by Mark Allan Falk - ⁠⁠http://www.linktr.ee/semiathletic⁠⁠

FIND ME ELSEWHERE

Work and Classes - http://www.tomfroese.com