Episode 102: Craig Williams – Finding your niche

Craig is an artist and scientific illustrator from Tasmania. After a career with positions ranging from feeding Tasmanian devils in a wildlife park, illustrating spider anatomy, and identifying fossil specimens of Australian megafauna, Craig has found his niche painting birds on vintage book pages.

Listen to hear more about:

• What nature looks like where Craig lives in Launceston, Tasmania.

• The many and varied jobs that Craig has had during his career.

• Encounters with Tasmanian wildlife.

• How Craig started working in the field of scientific illustration, and specifically, using a microscope to document the minute details of spider anatomy.

• Art as a solace during difficult times.

• Building community online.

• Fining a niche.

• Painting birds on vintage book pages.

• Why bird art resonates with so many people.

To learn more about Craig, and to see his detailed bird art on vintage book pages, visit https://www.cswilliamsart.com. You can also find his work on Instagram @cswilliamsart.

Have you ever painted on book pages or another unique surface? Leave a comment below to share your experience!

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