OCTOBER EVENT PHOTOS

October’s global theme: Ethos

Columbus speaker: Andy J. Pizza

Andy J. Pizza is Columbus, OH based American illustrator working with clients like The New York Times and LEGO, and for picture books like “A Pizza With Everything On It” (Amazon’s Best Kid’s Books List 2021, Booklist Starred Review). His podcast, Creative Pep Talk, hosts guests like comedian Abbi Jacobson and poet Morgan Harper Nichols. Andy is also storyteller, often pep talking teams at creative hubs like Warby Parker and Sesame Street. 

“Storytelling is at the center of everything I do. While that may be obvious in my podcast and talks, it’s just as central to my illustration practice, in that my favorite definition of illustration is not ‘drawing’ but rather ‘writing with pictures.’ There is an “Ethos” at the center of my personal and creative life and it’s this: YOU are a good thing that primarily needs cultivated, not overcome. You and your art are inseparable, so to make art you love, you must love yourself. Therefore, developing an “ethos” of deep self knowledge and appreciation is creatively essential.”

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