Hi there, I'm Samantha Cotterill, a picture book, author, and illustrator, and I wanted to invite you into something I really love.

It's a workshop called Paper Stories, and it's all about building your illustrations by hand, layer by layer, and then lighting and photographing them like tiny worlds.

If you've ever felt like your artwork might be wanting a little more depth

or atmosphere or even just a bit more play, this may be a lovely fit. We'll be working together

over three weeks, starting June 6 at School of Visual Storytelling, building a small theater stage,

and creating a magical scene

together. It's simple materials, paper, foam core, paint, light, but the results can feel

surprisingly alive. There are also live sessions and a class space where we can all share and figure out things

as we go.

So it really feels like being in a studio together.

If that sounds like something you've been quietly looking for, I'd love to have you join us.

Hello, everybody. Welcome to Three Point Perspect perspective, the podcast about illustration, how to do it, how to make a living at it, and how to make an impact in the world with your art.

I'm Jake Parker. I'm Lee White. And I'm Anthony Wheeler. Jake, you brought up a really good article from the Smithsonian magazine today.

And I wanted you to talk a little bit about it.

I think scientists have discovered the secret to, what is it, the well of life or the fountain of youth?

What is it called?

Longgevity. Yeah, longevity. You partake of this a little bit every day or at least

once a week and you could actually lengthen your lifespan by at least a year,

depending on how much you participate. And I'm wondering if there's a,

yeah, we should have guesses in the YouTube comments before we get started.

If you, before we actually, well, it might be, you know, it might be revealed in the title.

I don't know what we're titling this episode yet.

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