yay for Pub Day!
Yes, today is the publication day for Ice Harbor Mittens! This book was illustrated during the frosty months, starting in January. If the art makes you need a pair of cozy mittens RIGHT away, then I did my job. Rather fitting that today is pretty darn brisk. The boat that plays a role in the book is seen out in the bay, on the distant left in this photo I took last week, on a foggyish morning. My pastels lent themselves to the ethereal blur between sea and sky. I’m looking forward to teaming up with author Robin Hansen soon, at a bookstore hopefully near you. Details to...
Read Morevisions and views from MECA
The senior illustration students at Maine College of Art have had a busy fall: looking, listening, and drawing. As background for a sci-fi book jacket assignment, the esteemed Joshua Bergey gave a fascinating lecture on his grandfather, Earle Bergey, a brilliant illustrator of many genres in the 30’s and 40’s. Joshua never met his grandfather, who died when Joshua’s father was young. He’s piecing together a biography, and talking to models still living. He also shared a big collection of books and magazines with Bergey’s illustrations, as well as some of the...
Read Morenook book fling
Quack! Quack! Quack! Here it is, all the noise that’s fit to print about my recent book fling for Nest, Nook & Cranny. This was months in the planning, so that opposite coasts could come together. Author Susan Blackaby arrived from Portland, OR and I immediately whisked her across the bay to Peaks Island. Daisy took this shot on the beach at mid-tide. We roamed through the woods, and over to the backshore, planning our duet at the Peaks Island School. As a career veteran of curriculum writing, Susan’s ready for romping wordplay. And the kids were, too. It was a...
Read Morerhymes & patterns
a book brings two coasts together, smiling broadly like birdies calling OK, there’s my haiku in honor of Susan Blackaby, who’s in the air at this moment, maybe somewhere over the marshes of the Cape. I will meet her today! Hooray! We’ll be doing bookish things tomorrow at the Peaks Island School and the Portland Public Library. YAP! YA Authors Talk Books With Teens Thursday, October 14th, 2010 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Teen Library Lounge Portland Public Library Monument Square, Portland, Maine INFO: 207-871-1700 x773 Ages 12+ I have souvenir nature journals all ready for the...
Read Moretime travels
Time to play that Talking Heads song again: how did I get here? Can it BE 30 years already? Yes, it can. I went to RISD for my 30th reunion this weekend, and while the flashbacks were few, the chance to see familiar faces was grand. My fellow time travelers, Ged Kenslea, David Hicks, and Madeline Sorel, checked in with me here. So much is new, it was a bit disorienting. Back when we were students, Providence was a seedy mafia town. Now, it’s been rebranded as the Venice of New England, or something. OMG, gondolas! Thankfully, some things don’t change. Carr Haus is still a...
Read Morecolor me october
Color is such a powerful force, yet we are so often unaware of it. I love the colors of October. Recently, my illo students worked on a 10 color palette of their personal favorites, to become better acquainted with their tendencies. It was a fun exercise, and I created the one above with bits of my favorite pastel papers, as I rarely do color on a white background. Thomas made one with paint, got frustrated, and made a collage version that better captured his taste. Part of the exercise was to guess whose palettes were whose. Juliana stumped us all. Her work is delicate and detailed, but...
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