Word Up Community Bookshop had a “Mini-Festival” of children’s literature this weekend and it was so fun. I was there with many of my uptown illustrator and writer colleagues, from Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Roller Coaster Grandma) and Chris Raschka (Yo! … Continue reading
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What a great time we all had making friends at the CROW MADE A FRIEND (Holiday House 2015!) publication party this past Sunday! What I wanted to do most of all to celebrate Crow, and makers everywhere, was to have … Continue reading
Stencil Craft: Techniques for Fashion, Art and Home will begin its blog tour in one week with TLC Blog Tours: Each stop on the tour will feature a review, some will include an author interview, and all will have … Continue reading
Do you have the desire to create art as a fulltime career but aren’t sure how to make it a reality? My book The Successful Artist’s Career Guide has the answers! Marion Boddy-Evans from About.com says, “It’s like an upbeat, introductory … Continue reading
Quinn McDonald has written a lovely book in Inner Hero Creative Art Journal: Mixed Media Messages to Silence Your Inner Critic. With creative prompts, encouragement, new techniques and worksheets, you will get closer to having your inner critic step … Continue reading
(this is what my eyes looked like after that first day…) This past weekend was the SCBWI conference in NYC at the Hyatt next to Grand Central Terminal. It was a fantastic, overwhelming, moving … Continue reading
Stephanie Harrington wrote a very nice review of Inkblot: Drip, Splat and Squish Your Way to Creativity on … Continue reading
The Successful Artist’s Career Guide: Finding Your Way in the Business of Art is excerpted in the 2014 edition of The Artist’s and Graphic Designer’s Market! Along with a lot of … Continue reading
I learned many things at BEA 2013, as I always do. I did not expect to get to hear Kate Sullivan (or anyone else for that matter) … Continue reading
Above is about half the swag I picked up at BEA 2013–and I was actively trying not to get stuff as I didn’t want to carry it all day! These … Continue reading