Maira Kalman: What I choose to illustrate and why

inktalks.com Celebrated illustrator and author Maira Kalman believes that everything that delights you needs to be documented. Sharing images from a range of her projects, Kalman talks about her curiosities and inspirations. Exploring the themes that matter to her the most -- time, work, and love -- Kalman fascinates us with her wisdom, whimsical illustrations, and her clever trick to slow down time.
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ABOUT MAIRA KALMAN:
Maira Kalman is an author/illustrator who travels the world and depicts her experiences. She creates articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker and numerous other publications. She is the author of over twenty books for adults and children.
Products designed under the M&Co label are sold by the Museum of Modern Art. She has twice been a finalist for the National Design Awards and is now curating a show for the Cooper Hewitt.
She is madly in love with Abraham Lincoln, but who isn't?

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I love her illustration works so much

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“Everything that delights you has to be noted.” ❤️

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"For me the digressions are really much more important than the topic...I'm not bored with surprises that happen to me along the way." Me too. Well put. "Everything that arrests you has to be noted." Yes!

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Yo this is like Caseys video!

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if you have to explain why your images are interesting then ...