Making Picture Book Magic with Susanna Leonard Hill
Carrot Cake Recently I was honored to be asked by author Susanna Leonard Hill to contribute some illustrations for her new how-to write children’s picture books course titled MAKING PICTURE BOOK MAGIC....
View ArticleStarbucks Card Giveaway!
What’s better than a cup of coffee on a cold, dreary day? How about a FREE cup of coffee? Where I happen to live, in the Midwest, this has been one of the coldest, dreariest springs I can remember....
View ArticleStarbucks giveaway winner!
And the winner of the Starbucks card giveaway is…Kristin Wolden Nitz!! Thank you to everyone who commented! Since then we have had a couple of warmer days; it’s thunder-storming right now, but I’ll...
View ArticlePiBoIdMo 2013!
It’s been a loooong time since I last blogged. Everyday life often can get in the way of blogging (unfortunately), as well as time needed for drawing and writing. But now that November is here I feel...
View ArticleSnowpocalypse 2014
If you are reading this, congratulations! You have survived Snowpocalypse 2014! Also known as the Polar Vortex, etc, etc. I’m sure you’re tired of reading about it. Here where I live in Michigan we...
View ArticlePost-Holiday Greetings
Hoping everyone had a great holiday this year, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, Kwanzaa, or the Winter Solstice! I can’t believe it’s been this long since I’ve blogged…whenever I visit...
View ArticleChinese New Year and February Happenings
Happy Chinese New Year 2015! This year’s animal is the sheep…so why do I have a picture of a goat? It turns out that the Mandarin symbol for sheep also can include the goat or the ram. And I just...
View ArticleFirst Robin of Spring!
The other day I was thrilled out of my mind to see the first robin of spring (I know, I lead an exciting life). Robins around mean that spring is just that much closer! How can one not be happy? Of...
View ArticlePiBoIdMo 2015
Happy November 1st, and welcome to a new year of PiBoIdMo, or Picture Book Idea Month! Today also marks the end of Daylight Savings Time, so you even get an extra hour today to participate in...
View ArticleThe Mitten
This month I was honored to be asked to be this month’s Featured Illustrator for the Mitten Newsletter. The Mitten is the official blog for the Michigan Chapter of the SCBWI (Society of Children’s...
View ArticleWild, Wild Midwest Conference
Hello, everyone, I hope you’re enjoying your spring! Despite a relatively mild winter, spring has been pretty late in coming to those here in the Midwest; weeks of cool temperatures and rain can put a...
View ArticleStorystorm 2017
Happy New Year! Here’s to an abundant and successful 2017 for all! This above image I created in December for the SCBWI postcard contest. It didn’t win but I still had a lot of fun creating it. Who...
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