Molly Crabapple’s Drawing Blood
NYC-based artist and writer, Molly Crabapple, opens up about what sparked her decision to write her memoir, Drawing Blood, her biggest challenge throughout the process, and what she’s up to next.
NYC-based artist and writer, Molly Crabapple, opens up about what sparked her decision to write her memoir, Drawing Blood, her biggest challenge throughout the process, and what she’s up to next.
It’s hard to believe that Lisa Solberg was the third person we interviewed for thegreatdiscontent.com when we began publishing digital features in August 2011! Almost four years later, the pro athlete turned full-time artist answers our questions about how her past influences her present, evolving as an artist, her affable avatar, Coco Bunny, and what the future holds.
We followed up with Philadelphia-based design house, The Heads of State, about their travel-inspired product line, Pilot & Captain, the new challenges of growing their studio, and what a difference two years can make.
When we interviewed Elle Luna in October 2013, she had recently left her day job to dive into painting full-time. Prior to that, she had helped design Mailbox’s iPhone app, redesign Uber’s iOS app, and scale the storytelling platform, Medium; before startups, she spent five years at IDEO. The TGD alum has continued to make art and speak about her journey—and she’s written her first book due out this spring. Now, she’s working on an exciting new project, and she wants you to get involved.
In July 2013, Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman launched 40 Days of Dating, the relationship experiment that went viral—it has now drawn over ten million unique visitors to the site! The project is back with 40 Days of Dating: An Experiment, a 304-page book packed with illustrations, photographs, and new material from Timothy and Jessica. We caught up with the TGD alum to talk about their biggest lessons from 40 Days and what’s next for each of them.