How were you selected to design The Art of Disney United States Postal Service postage stamps?
I used to work with John Gong, who headed up the program so he knew my work. When I came into the meeting I remember I had a very hectic day ahead of me so I sat there, listened, took my notes on which characters they wanted, format, art size, etc., thanked them and went back to my office. A whole week later I was sitting at the drawing board working on the stamp concepts when it FINALLY hit me that I’d been selected to design a set of four United States postage stamps! Eventually it turned out to be 20 stamps but I had to laugh at how I let my own schedule overshadow the great honor that I was given. I designed the stamps and was the Art Director on the project. Another artist, Peter Emmerich, created the actual paintings for me. How does having your artwork circling the globe on mail compare with some of your other accomplishments? This project was a singular honor for me and I am grateful to having been able to contribute to the success of the program. It turns out that the five sta
