John Hendrix is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. His latest book is a graphic novel called The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. In this episode, John and I talk about his new book and about his own creative process. John's work has appeared in numerous publications, such as Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Esquire, The New York Times, Time Magazine, National Geographic, among many others. His images also appeared in advertising campaigns for ESPN/ABC, AT&T, Pfizer, and Target.

I interviewed John about his creative process for my 2025 book Learning to See: Inside the World's Leading Art and Design Schools.

John is the Kenneth E. Hudson Professor of Art and the founding Chair of the MFA in Illustration and Visual Culture program at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

For more information:

John Hendrix Illustration: www.johnhendrix.com

The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C. S. Lewis & J. R. R. Tolkien

Sawyer's new book Learning to See will be published in April, 2025.

Music by license from Soundstripe:

"Uptown Lovers Instrumental" by AFTERNOONZ

"Miss Missy" by AFTERNOONZ

"What's the Big Deal"

by Ryan Saranich

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