Chris Van Allsburg
Born: 18 June 1949, East Grand Rapids, Michigan
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- As much as I'd like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don't really believe it can happen. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if — what then' approach to writing and illustration. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is challenging and beguiling to sense something inside, put it on paper (or carve it in stone), and then step back and see how much has got lost in the process. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - I don't think ordinary things are very interesting, so I try to imagine a world that is less ordinary. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - I pore over every word on the cereal box at breakfast, often more than once. You can ask me anything about shredded wheat. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - I write for what's left of the eight-year-old still rattling around inside my head. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - It's not bad to be different. Sometimes it's the mark of being very very talented. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - The inclination to believe in the fantastic may strike some as a failure in logic, or gullibility, but it's really a gift. A world that might have Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster is clearly superior to one that definitely does not. permalink
Chris Van Allsburg - The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding. permalink
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