Local digital artist creates political satire coloring book of presidential election
You may have heard there is a political satire coloring book about the presidential election. Well, the artist-author team is a local brother and sister duo who also had the help from a long time friend who is their publisher.
From references of rapper Drake’s “Hotline Bling” music video, to depicting candidates as Avenger superheroes — the coloring book called “Make Coloring Great Again” comes at a great time when this election year is bringing a race where many people don’t want to vote for either candidate.
With a title that has an inappropriate word for television news, this isn’t your typical adult coloring book — pop culture meets politics. The book was first thought up to only make fun of Donald Trump, but as the election continued, illustrator and designer, Hailey Scott, her brother, author, Jordan Scott, and publisher Sarah Almand decided the book should have no political affiliation. It takes jabs at many different people involved with the presidential race.
“And so then it developed into a roast of all the candidates — everything that is going on on social media, pop culture, politics and them combining them together,” said Hailey Scott.
This coloring book was their way to create a fun and sarcastic way to tell what’s happening in America — to bring humor to what is really going on to get more people to pay attention.
“So, that kind of what this book is for. It’s funny, it’s entertaining, but, it makes you look at the issue and go, ‘Oh, yeah!’ the pop culture reference makes it more entertaining so you connect the references together,” said Scott.
And if you are wondering if there will be a sequel to the coloring book once we know the election results —
“Yes, there is already a book two in progress. But we want to see what the election does and how that effects our book,” Scott said.
The creative trio wants readers to keep an open mind while coloring through the book. They had a great time making it, and they hope you enjoy this humorous take on what’s happened in the presidential race.
The coloring book will be sold by Barnes and Noble online starting next week. It is already selling for less than $8 on Amazon.
