Shelftalker Follow-up

by | Sep 11, 2009 | Uncategorized

This is an amazing follow-up to Elizabeth Bluembe’s blog about diversity in children’s books – wonderfully well-written, and I am so heartened by all the comments. There are a LOT of people out there who feel the same as I do!

Totally off topic…

by | Sep 9, 2009 | Uncategorized

Okay, this has nothing to do with illustration…I just needed to vent! How can I lose 10lbs and still look the same?! All that work, being hungry all the time, and my clothes only feel a LITTLE looser!Geez… makes me want to go eat a cupcake.On the other...

More summer reading

by | Sep 5, 2009 | Uncategorized

I’ve also read:THE WESTING GAME by Ellen RaskinIT’S LIKE THIS, CAT by Emily Cheney NevilleJUDY MOODY SAVES THE WORLD!STANFORD WONG FLUNKS BIG TIME by Lisa YeeDRAGON’S BLOOD by Jane YolenHEART’S BLOOD by Jane Yolen
Digitally Created Artwork

Digitally Created Artwork

by | Aug 31, 2009 | Uncategorized

There’s a lot of buzz lately about artiss creating work digitally…as in some companies now have that as a requirement. Here are some examples that I created digitally 100%. But what I’m confused about is why. What’s the difference between doing...

Summer reading

by | Aug 10, 2009 | Uncategorized

Right now I’m reading DICEY’S SONG by Cynthia VoightRecently read books: (in no particular order)BABY by Patricia MacLachlanTHE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY by Susan PatronWE ARE THE SHIP by Kadir NelsonKIRA KIRA by Cynthia KadotadaGATHERING BLUE by Lois...