Amanda Gorman

On this week’s episode of “The Beernuts Productions Podcast” gough sits down with the charming Amanda Gorman. Amanda is an artist, illustrator, publisher and all-round creative. Amanda speaks about her early years as an artist and how she got her start and what inspired her. Amanda also chats about the kids’ books she’s illustrated and how that process works. After illustrating other people’s books, Amanda has now decided to write a children’s book of her own and she talks about that process and the challenges that brings. Amanda also works for “Blank Street Press” magazine and she tells us all about that publication and why a “street press” type magazine is important for the community.  Amanda also talks about how important it is to engage local artists and how vital collaboration is to keep local art and businesses alive. A wide ranging chat with a creative and interesting lady. For more info on this podcast and everything else Beernuts Productions, please go to https://beernutsproductions.com/.