Your Creative Push

Artist Chris Riddell is a prolific writer and illustrator whose work is familiar to both children and adults. He is known especially for his distinctive line drawings with their clever caricature, fascinating detail and often enchanting fantasy elements. In addition to his children's books, Chris is a renowned political cartoonist whose work appears in The Observer, The Literary Review and The New Statesman. Chris is also the current Waterstones Children’s Laureate, which is awarded once every two years to an eminent writer or illustrator of children's books to celebrate outstanding achievement in their field. In this episode, Chris discusses: -Why he loves working for different age groups and how the contrast affects his creativity in a positive way. -Why rushing to self-definition is unnecessary. -What being the Children's Laureate means. -How the joy of drawing and art in general shouldn't stop when you grow up. -The idea of "the sketcher" versus "the non-sketcher." -How questioning things is a positive th