Working: Why Maira Kalman Loves to Work on Lots of Projects at Once
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks with the multitalented artist Maira Kalman. Kalman is an illustrator, writer, artist, and designer known for her playful and witty illustrations in children's books like Fireboat and Why We Broke Up as well as her work for the New York Times and the New Yorker.\n\nThey talk about what the perfect day of work looks like for the artist, how to stay creative in times of crisis, and her latest project: an illustrated edition of The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.\xa0\nAfterward, Rumaan and Isaac Butler talk about the ways in which they\u2019re trying to remain creative. Rumaan has been watching the Met\u2019s release of\xa0\u201cNightly Met Opera Streams,\u201d a free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the company website, and Isaac recommends picking up a copy of the book And Then You Act: Making Art in an Unpredictable World, by theater director Anne Bogart to combat creative roadblocks during this time of great uncertainty.\xa0\nSend your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com.\nPodcast production by Morgan Flannery.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices