Check out episode #19 of the Creative Queso Podcast with guest Andrea Pippins on…

Illustrator and Author Andrea Pippins
I knew of Andrea back when she was trend spotting on her blog Fly Girl and I was still a member of the Naughty Secretary Club. She has always had an impeccable eye for color, art and style. Eventually after a masters degree, jobs at Hallmark and Nickelodeon and teaching on the college level she has found her sweet spot as an illustrator. So much so that she was the keynote speaker at Icon in 2018.
You can listen to my fabulous conversation with Andrea right here!
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We Inspire Me and Beyond
Other books mentioned in this episode include…
- 7 Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams – Deepak Chopra
- You Are a Badass Series – Jen Sinchero

Lessons Learned as a Freelance Illustrator
When Andrea is not illustrating her own books she is illustrating things like this amazing article for Good Company called 20 Lessons Learned About Money as a Freelance Illustrator. She has also illustrated two books for Jamia Wilson including Step Into Your Power and Young Gifted and Black. Plus countless other illustration gigs for places like National Museum of African American History and Culture, Lenny Letter, Essence Magazine and even ESPN. So she knows a thing or two about making money as freelance illustrator.
A few other things mentioned in the podcast episode include…
- Creative Pep Talk
- Prismacolor Pencils
- BLK MKT Vintage
- Ladies Drawing Night
- Julia Rothman
- Love is Wise

I loved chatting with Andrea and could have quizzed her for days about all the things! Don’t forget to listen to the full conversation in episode #20 of the Creative Queso podcast!
If you loved this episode with Andrea Pippins you will also want to check out…
- Ann Shen – Another amazing author (Bad Girls Throughout History) and illustrator (Disney) chats on episode #17 of the Creative Queso Podcast.
- Jenipher Lyn – Another amazing illustrator (Nightly Doodles) and podcaster (Raindy Day Diaries) stops by for Taco About It Tuesday.
- Vickie Howell – Sure you might think of Creative Queso Podcast #8 guest Vickie Howell as a knitter, but she also has a podcast called Craft*ish where she too interviewed Andrea!