How a Group of Hollywood Illustrators Are Standing Up to Trump

[TexasTowelie]

Yehudi Mercado's art will appear in the picture book Not My President.

Ostensibly, the administration has gotten a lot done — you know, in terms of rolling back human rights, depleting national morale and permanently marring America's legacy as a beacon of hope and freedom in the eyes of the entire world — but the opposition has been at work too, creatives in particular.

Here in L.A., aillustrators from studios including Disney, Sony, Nickelodeon and DreamWorks have gotten together to collaborate on the picture book Not My President. A crowdfunding campaign is in progress, and proceeds will support the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and L.A. Justice Fund. The creators are describing the project as a "children's book for adults," because although the colorful drawings look as if they were created for kids — the color orange figures prominently, go figure — their subject matter is darker than a Grimm's fairy tale and real to boot.

Creative recruiter Alison Mann maintains a vast network of industry contacts, which came in handy when she set out to organize artists. She explains via email, "I was really feeling demoralized and angry about what was happening in our country, and I wanted to channel my energy into something positive. One day I was sitting at home with my husband and our twin babies reading a bunch of different children's books of all shapes and sizes, and thought of a protest book for adults inspired by colorful board books for children. From there I shared my idea with a couple of like-minded friends, Kristine Eckert and Stephanie Perea, who I was hoping would love the idea and want to collaborate on the project. They were both excited about the idea and jumped onboard."

Together they wrote the book, and then started recruiting talent to produce the images; a dozen artists are working on each spread.

Read more: http://www.laweekly.com/arts/how-a-group-of-hollywood-illustrators-are-standing-up-to-trump-7905273

[Tanuki]

1. Resist! I love seeing people from all walks of life finding a way to use their time and talent

for the common good.

[red dog 1]

2. K&R...Thanks for posting