Orlie Kraus at the Wall St Journal and I have worked together for many years so it’s always a pleasure whenever she calls. These illustrations were for a special section dedicated to international stock fund. International stories naturally bring up ideas of traveling and the approach for this project come from growing up in Oklahoma, watching children films from other countries and dreaming about how life must be different. Since the articles were about US investors starting to explore abroad for investments, it seemed like the perfect approach.
