Gael Towey recently started a short film series called
Portraits in Creativity, where she documents artists and their inspirations, revealing the courage and curiosity that propel the creative act. Recently, she launched her latest in the series, a short film on illustrator
Maira Kalman, offering a glimpse into the illustrator’s life and work.
In 2012, Maira also spoke at CreativeMornings. Watch her talk. →
Gael Towey recently started a short film series called
Portraits in Creativity, where she documents artists and their inspirations, revealing the courage and curiosity that propel the creative act. Recently, she launched her latest in the series, a short film on illustrator
Maira Kalman, offering a glimpse into the illustrator’s life and work.
In 2012, Maira also spoke at CreativeMornings. Watch her talk. →
Gael Towey recently started a short film series called
Portraits in Creativity, where she documents artists and their inspirations, revealing the courage and curiosity that propel the creative act. Recently, she launched her latest in the series, a short film on illustrator
Maira Kalman, offering a glimpse into the illustrator’s life and work.
In 2012, Maira also spoke at CreativeMornings. Watch her talk. →
Gael Towey recently started a short film series called
Portraits in Creativity, where she documents artists and their inspirations, revealing the courage and curiosity that propel the creative act. Recently, she launched her latest in the series, a short film on illustrator
Maira Kalman, offering a glimpse into the illustrator’s life and work.
In 2012, Maira also spoke at CreativeMornings. Watch her talk. →
Gael Towey recently started a short film series called
Portraits in Creativity, where she documents artists and their inspirations, revealing the courage and curiosity that propel the creative act. Recently, she launched her latest in the series, a short film on illustrator
Maira Kalman, offering a glimpse into the illustrator’s life and work.
In 2012, Maira also spoke at CreativeMornings. Watch her talk. →
In honor of Presidents’ Day, a throwback to this piece in The New York Times by
Maira Kalman, titled ’
In Love with A. Lincoln.‘
“In the end.. it’s love and it’s work—what else could there possibly be?”
—Maira Kalman
Read more about Maira Kalman over on The Reconstructionists, a collaboration between illustrator Lisa Congdon and writer Maria Popova. The Reconstructionists is a yearlong celebration of remarkable women—beloved artists, writers, and scientists, as well as notable unsung heroes—who have changed the way we define ourselves as a culture and live our lives as individuals of any gender.
Find out more about the project here. →
Our speaker at the October 2012 CreativeMornings/NewYork was Maira Kalman, an award-winning artist, illustrator, and product designer. She has illustrated numerous covers for The New Yorker magazine and has written and illustrated more than a dozen children’s books. Her articles and illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, Interview, and many other publications.
The event was generously hosted by the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan.
A big thank you to Ben Hallman for filming and editing, Katherine Miles Jones for photography
