Morning Warm-Up
Sometimes you just gotta draw something to get the juices flowing….
Illustration
Serendipity and Self Promotion
It’s such a good feeling when life comes full circle. Today I spoke at Parson’s School of Art and Design with David Ezra Stein and Nancy Paulsen. We were invited by Pat Cummings as special guests for her Children’s Book Illustration Class. The bulk of the talks were about breaking into the business and the … Read more
Congratulations to this years NYT best-illustrated!
If you haven’t seen these books, run out TODAY and get an eye full. Truly beautiful work. Congratulations everyone!
Baltimore Book Fair Recap
The Baltimore Book Fair was a great success! I had a chance to see some old friends, meet a few new little people and share my love of books and drawings. The best part of the day was when, while illustrating on stage with a few kids, I needed to draw a road. I drew … Read more
Children’s Book Boot Camp
For those of you who have a great idea for a kid’s book, but can’t seem to find the time to pull the dummy together, here is a great opportunity for you! Pat Cummings (children’s book author/illustrator extraordinaire a.k.a. my grad school advisor) hosts a boot camp for people who are interested in making children’s … Read more
Kids’ Books
This year I worked with Learning Leaders to visit NY classrooms and share my work with kids. I did 8 visits between two classes over the course of 4 consecutive months. For the activity portion of my visit we made single sheet books where the kids had to tell a story with pictures only! It … Read more
Our Children Can Soar Highlights
What a looooonnnngggg week. Today was the book signing for OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR. There were seven artists who were available to sign books. What an amazing time! I don’t think I’ve ever been in a room with that much picturebook royalty at once. Each artist has such a distinct voice and is so very … Read more
EJK Award Ceremony Highlights
The celebration has come and gone. We had a great turn out at the NYPL last night. My friends and family came out strong to share in my moment. Many thanks go to all committee members, the New York Public Library, and to the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation for such a wonderful honor. For those … Read more
SLJ Interview
Go here for a great interview with School Library Journal. Funny, how the world brings us all together. I met Rocco Staino last year on my way back from ALA. Serendipity would have it that he was a writer for SLJ, and ended up doing a feature on me today at the School Library Journal … Read more
Our Children Can Soar
Awesomeness…. One of my dreams has always been to be in a collective book with other artists. Thanks to BloomsburyUSA that dream is now a reality. This April look for me in OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change, my work is alongside some of my favorite illustrators … Read more