{"id":18127,"date":"2014-03-14T09:57:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T17:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=18127"},"modified":"2014-03-14T11:30:36","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T19:30:36","slug":"that-time-i-went-to-pixar-to-talk-about-my-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/14\/that-time-i-went-to-pixar-to-talk-about-my-book\/","title":{"rendered":"that time i went to PIXAR to talk about my book (?!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So this was a crazy day. This is what I saw as I walked into the main doors at PIXAR last week… life-sized LEGO sculptures of Toy Story<\/a>‘s Buzz Lightyear and Woody… and a poster with my book on it. Mind. Blown. No time to think about it much though because my talk was starting in about ten minutes. As I was setting up, I was told that the last presenter hosted by PU {PIXAR University}<\/em> had been\u00a0JJ Abrams<\/a>. Hm. No pressure. Quick, could I make one of the books explode or something!?<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Alas, nothing exploded, but I did get all set up in a gorgeous theatre with a really, really<\/em> big screen {of course, it’s PIXAR}<\/em> and talked my little heart out. I told the story of how my blog was born {which included a cameo by my son, because if it weren’t for having him I never would have started this site}<\/em>, and how the book came about. The main point of the talk though focused on the big lessons I learned while writing CREATIVE BLOCK<\/a>. We covered blocks, inner critics, public critics, and then getting through all of that so that you can get back to the joy of making work… work that you’re really proud of! I have to admit. I was nervous. I was in a room full of creative geniuses and I was worried that they’d be like “Uh-huh. Yeah, we never get blocked, lady.” You never know?! But no. That was not the case, because as it turns out they were all human. I spoke for about forty minutes, followed by a Q&A. Everyone then went out into the lobby so I could sign a few books {sign books?!?! very surreal, I have to tell you!}<\/em>. The feedback I got was amazing. AMAZING. I had no idea who was in this line up and as I asked each of them what they did at PIXAR and what kind of art they did on their own {because all<\/span> of them had something going on the side}<\/em> I felt like a total fan girl! I mentioned to two of the guys that my son’s favorite movie is UP<\/a>… they both worked on it! A few people told me that while they’re very confident in what they create at work, they really miss drawing, or painting, or [enter medium here] but felt a bit blocked when it came to getting started again. Several of them said this book was coming at the perfect time for them… it almost made me tear up a tiny bit, but I held it together because I was pretty sure that JJ didn’t cry while he was there.<\/p>\n

<\/em>Lunch time! I had a giant celebratory cheeseburger, and more fries than one person should ever have, with my amazing PIXAR host, visual-effects expert \/ fine artist Vincent Serritella<\/a>, and my good friend Cariann Nesler. She came along as my cheerleader\/photographer\/book seller\/driver, thank goodness! Vincent gave us a tour of this insane campus, which included their current in-house art show. Yes, they curate shows using the personal work of their staff – how amazing is that!\u00a0{that is a close-up of Vincent’s fabulous self-vandalized self-portrait below}<\/em>. We met a few famous friends along the way, and then, after a lovely full afternoon, it was time to say bye bye…<\/p>\n

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*Leaving PIXAR. Thank you so much for having me, PIXAR! Hope to come back through those gates again soon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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