Why can't I just Google it like everything else?! I hate you public library system!

I'm one of those people with restless hands. I need to be doodling, or biting my nails, or making socks.

You may look normal like everyone else, but you're not. Not on the inside.

I'm fortunate enough to get to make books for a living, so I spend my entire workday alone in my studio quietly doing my favorite thing in the world. When I need a break from that, it's usually because I'm desperate to see other human beings again!

Knitting is repetitive, rewarding, and calms me down like a warm bath. But it takes up juuuust enough brainspace that I can't come up with ideas. Which is too bad, because I love multitasking.

Why can't I just Google it like everything else?! I hate you public library system!

Animation taught me to draw quickly and clearly and to communicate a character's feelings through his or her body language and facial expressions.