Interview with the Philly Inquirer

This is me on the front page of the Inky’s Home & Design section. Whuuuut?! :)

Just a few weeks before Christmas, I sat down with Elizabeth Wellington from the Philly Inquirer. She and photographer Charles Fox stopped by my apartment to talk to me about illustration — specifically about my “Fabulous Brown Girls” holiday cards.

I have to say, as a former journalist, I’m used to being on the other side of the interview. But I had so much fun talking to Elizabeth about my cards (and nerding out about the journo biz) and posing for a few pictures with my illustrated gals.

This was easily one of the most exciting moments of the past year — being featured in major newspaper for doing the thing I love. I made sure to send several copies to my parents back in Pittsburgh.

But the best part? Elizabeth captured the whole reason I focus on women of color in my personal work:

In a world where public images of black women often teeter between miserable and maudlin, these cheerful holiday greetings seem right on time.

“If you went solely by what you see on TV and in the media, you would think that black women are devoid of joy,” Miller said. ”The women I know laugh a lot. They love fashion, they work hard, and they are successful… And there is a lot of joy in our lives.”

You can check out the interview and slideshow here. And shout-out to Alex McKechnie at Drexel University for snapping a photo of the feature.