Artist and illustrator Carlo LoRaso met with me for this interview wearing a nicely draping button-down shirt, the sort any man might wear to the office, except that his was emblazoned with cartoon images of The Incredible Hulk. His basement studio is a bright and creative space that looks like it was decorated by a very organized child. Built-in shelves climb the walls, filled with toys and packaging that he has designed over the years. Pinned to his spacious bulletin board are renderings of current projects: caricatures, new toy designs, and book illustrations. And on his desk is a curious and absorbing drawing that is part of a personal endeavor, a children's book that he is writing and illustrating himself. His work is varied, but there are distinct elements of exuberance and whimsy that seem to inhabit all of his creations; it's very easy to imagine him thriving at Disney.