A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRmn0A1iprE&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Kip Noschese is a children’s book artist and animator from Henderson, NV. He attended American Library Association Annual Conference to promote his children’s book, Otto & the Grand Prix Bees, a picture book about a bear who races a car powered by bees. He’s a self-published writer and artist who is taking his years of animation experience to the world of illustrated books. You can find his books, commissions, prints, and paraphernalia at his website, http://kipnoschese.com.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention.