“The Messy One” Giveaway
Nothing is as exciting as having a copy in your hands of a book that you wrote or illustrated. That time has finally arrived for "The Messy One". The book is part of the "Little Boost" Series written by Christianne Jones, published by Picture Window Books/Capstone Publishers and illustrated by
“Poppy’s Best Day Ever” – The Post
June normally means Summer camps, 100+ degree weather and the beginning of personal pieces in preparation to SCBWI's Los Angeles Conference. This year it meant: "Poppy's Best Day Ever" - A Picture-book in 30 Days Challenge. From signed contract to delivered artwork in 1 month (DVD coming soon). And I know
Jorge and Iguana Magazine
During the Spring I received a short story to illustrate for the July/August issue of "Iguana Magazine". I immediately said yes knowing that "Iguana Magazine" is published in Spanish, it's a children's magazine and it aims to instill Latino pride to the children that read it. What else did I
Ceviche for “They Draw and Cook”
Nate Padavick and Salli Swindell started the blog "They Draw and Cook" a while back. There, illustrators submitted recipes that they felt like sharing. And although I hardly ever cook, I loved the idea of illustrating a Peruvian recipe so I picked my recipe immediately. Last week, I made time
Call to Hispanic/Latino Multicultural PB Artists
This post is an official call to other Hispanic/Latino Picture-Book Artists whose main focus of work is Multicultural Children's Illustration. The initial idea was to find an existing group of Hispanic/Latino Children's Illustrators to network with. Little did I know there was no such group. I looked online with no luck.
Claudine Hellmuth’s Workshop – Pieces
Finally I got some time to upload the 4 pieces that I worked on at the Workshop in Sedona with Claudine Hellmuth. Happy little pieces. I hope you enjoy them. :*
Sedona’s Workshop with Claudine
So I'm taking some time away from design work and posting about Claudine's workshop last weekend. I should have been working, though. It was at The Barn at the Sedona Arts Center - a very old building that I thought would collapse. It didn't. In fact, it was a very sound
Tiny Portraits was Awe-some
So the class was this past Monday. It was awesome! 15 ladies and I all having so much fun. I didn't bring a camera but two of the girls that came took some pics. I'll post them when I get them. Thanks, Laura and Mary. Can't wait to get them
Mary Had a Little Lamb
"It made the children laugh and play; to see a lamb at school".