{"id":36382,"date":"2020-06-12T21:29:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T04:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=36382"},"modified":"2020-06-13T08:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T15:04:00","slug":"mimi-and-the-mitfords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/mimi-and-the-mitfords\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;mimi and the mitfords&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/mimi-and-the-mitfords\/mimipond1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36384\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond1-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14806916\/height\/26\/theme\/standard-mini\/thumbnail\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yep, as promised today\u2019s guest is LA based\u00a0artist, cartoonist, writer and graphic novelist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mimipond.com\/\">Mimi Pond<\/a>. I had <em>so<\/em>\u00a0many questions for her &#8211; from her early days in New York, to a hamster show in California &#8211; and lucky for us, she had<em> all<\/em> of the answers. Mimi\u2019s comics and graphic novels are filled with crazy stories, mostly from her own life, so you know she\u2019s a good story teller! Listen right up there under Mimi&#8217;s self portrait, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\">subscribe right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First up, two gigantic projects&#8230; her first two graphic novels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/es\/Over-Easy-Mimi-Pond\/dp\/1770461531\">&#8220;Over Easy&#8221;<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/es\/Customer-Always-Wrong-Mimi-Pond\/dp\/1770462821\/\">&#8220;The Customer is Always Wrong&#8221;<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/mimi-and-the-mitfords\/mimipond2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36385\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond2-187x1024.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I <em>had<\/em> to include that Instagram post with her book mug in the shot&#8230; A. because that mug is kinda perfect, and B. her hilarious captions about things like killer blueberry bread is just one of the many reasons I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mimipondovereasy\/\">follow her!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, a bunch of her earlier illustrated books. They&#8217;re, like,<em> totally<\/em> awesome:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/mimi-and-the-mitfords\/mimipond3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36386\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond3-114x300.jpg 114w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond3-390x1024.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hilarious! Speaking of hilarious&#8230; Mimi&#8217;s currently in progress graphic novel, featuring her latest obsession:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/mimi-and-the-mitfords\/mimipond4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36387\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond4-101x300.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond4-344x1024.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 584px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_lWIHODape\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_lWIHODape\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time for a little #workinprogress #wednesday &#8211; thought I would let you see a little of me lettering. I actually like lettering. I find it soothing and the least nerve-wracking of all the processes. This page finally gets us up to Nancy Mitford\u2019s grand awakening via HER GAYS! #mitfordsisters #nancymitford @mitfordjessica @mitfordsociety<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mimipondovereasy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Mimi Pond<\/a> (@mimipondovereasy) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-04-29T23:39:19+00:00\">Apr 29, 2020 at 4:39pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Ahhhh,<\/em> I love it all. The stories, the illustrations, that lovely blue, and oh my word&#8230; the hand lettering! I&#8217;m not sure when this fabulous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBJyereDc_u\/\">Mitford Sisters<\/a> book will be out, but I&#8217;ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n<p>Alright, this is a little random, but I purposely asked Mimi about this in the Not-So-Speedy-Speed-Round so that I could include a few snippets from this weird &#8216;n wonderful real life adventure. <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mimipond.com\/a-squeak-from-the-void\/zbm2uk3v9i1h6nmbmv91ic4uqkqgd9\">&#8220;A Squeak From The Void&#8221;, 2013<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/mimi-and-the-mitfords\/mimipond5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36388\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond5-69x300.jpg 69w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hahahaha! But there&#8217;s more. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mimipond.com\/a-squeak-from-the-void\/zbm2uk3v9i1h6nmbmv91ic4uqkqgd9\">The whole story is right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, a little look through the Pond\/White family album, starting with Mimi in high school:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/mimi-and-the-mitfords\/mimipond6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36389\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond6-90x300.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mimipond6-306x1024.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 584px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8HIZj-DzPa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8HIZj-DzPa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s the Monday edition of #Mabelbrown and her #stickoftheday &#8211; no one loves a little flair more than Miss Brown does! #labradorretriever #worldsbestdog #dogsofinstagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mimipondovereasy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Mimi Pond<\/a> (@mimipondovereasy) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-02-03T16:29:45+00:00\">Feb 3, 2020 at 8:29am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oh, Mabel Brown \u2665 &#8230; that is a really, really great stick! Thank you so much to Mimi for doing this with me\u00a0<em>{thanks to Wayne for asking her for me}<\/em>, and of course, thanks to you for listening. I will be taking the summer to recharge and get more interviews lined up for SEASON FIVE of ART FOR YOUR EAR starting in September! ~ Danielle xo<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Other links:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mimipondovereasy\/\">Mimi on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=mimi+pond&amp;__mk_es_US=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_1\">Mimi&#8217;s books<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawnandquarterly.com\/author\/mimi-pond\">Drawn &amp; Quarterly<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/08\/fishin-with-santa-claus-in-heaven\/\">Wayne White on AFYE, Episode no.176<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, as promised today\u2019s guest is LA based\u00a0artist, cartoonist, writer and graphic novelist Mimi Pond. 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