His great-grandmother, who was a pastry chef, took care of him during the week. When he was a child, both his mother and father were working on their doctorates and left the home before he woke up. "The way my mother and my father treated learning as a kind of joy." "The things our parents do for us that we can't even know," he said. Muth is grateful for the worlds his parents introduced to him. When he looked at the name of the painting, it said, "Old Tree."
He remembers thinking that it looked like a giant ball of roots.
It was a huge, wall-sized piece of black lacquer and a single gold brush stroke that created this image. He talked about a piece he saw when he was 8 years old. I wanted to learn more about the people who did this work." "I wanted to learn more about their work. "I recognized something in the work that resonated with me," Muth said. The Asian art in particular grabbed his attention. His mother was an art teacher and took him to museums regularly. His interest in Asian art has roots in his childhood. The original folk tale has roots in Europe, but Muth chose a different setting for his version. His 2003 "Stone Soup" is set in China and features three traveling monks who help the people in one village become a community with their recipe for this unusual soup. The Zen series definitely draws from an Asian background, but many of Muth's books demonstrate his interest in Japan and China. Muth has drawn inspiration from such discrete sources as Bob Dylan in "Blowin' in the Wind" and Leo Tolstoy in "The Three Questions." "They have deeper meaning, with a spiritual core." "His art is very playful and endearing, but at the same time, the stories teach life lessons," Sujata Shahane, education and program director for the NCCIL, said. That's what's necessary,'" Muth, 55, said during a telephone interview from his New York home. "That's one of the first things I said to the editors - 'The bear is going to change size. His size is apt to change from page to page. Stillwater is an unusual type of panda - he lives in a house and tells wonderful stories. The name of the exhibit comes from the series of books he's written and illustrated about a giant panda named Stillwater. 11 for the opening of his show, "Zen Tales: The Art of Jon J Muth." The New York-based artist/author will be at the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, in Abilene on Feb. The soft watercolors and simple, spare lines create a sense of peace and joy when reading one of Jon J Muth's many children's books. Next came “Zen Ties” in 2008, “Zen Ghosts” in 2010 and “Zen Socks” in 2015. “Shorts” received the Caldecott Honor in 2006.
LEFT: Painting from “Zen Shorts” “Zen Shorts” introduced a giant panda named Stillwater and launched what is a delightful series of books.
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