Rickshaw Girl rides in India
Wow! I received my Marathi (India) copy of Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins. I love it! The reproductions of my illustrations are good, and they pair nicely with the text I can’t read. I have a cool book with typefaces that I turned to when working on the book 5 years ago. This was one sketch for the cover that didn’t fly. Anyway, I’m proud to see the cover in all it’s variations, especially the Korean, Japanese, and Indian versions: Bravo, Mitali, for bringing this story to life!...
Read Moreworld of wonders
I’m pleased to be included in an exhibit at the Atrium Gallery at USM’s Lewiston Auburn College, a collection of children’s book illustration with a science/nature theme called Tell Me a Story: A World of Wonders. These are 3 of my originals from A Warmer World. A very small hermit crab illustration became part of a digitally created pattern for the end papers in Nest, Nook, and Cranny which I illustrated. Love these end paper illustrations for Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Kevin Hawkes, a former island neighbor, and how Velma not quite disappears in the...
Read Moresuessian school visits
Thank you, Dr. Suess, for your brilliant birthday and Read Across America. In your honor, I was invited to two schools to read and draw on March 2. First stop was right down the street, to the Peaks Island School, where I was greeted by the cheery principal, Cindy Nilsen, sporting her Suessian best. I met with 4 classes during the morning, each as eager and energetic as the next. We began by singing happy birthday to Dr. Seuss and then I read one of my favorite stories, Yertle the Turtle. This parable about a bossy turtle never goes out of style, and ends with the line that all creatures...
Read Morewarming up
It warms me no end to see another illustration of mine in Maine Magazine. This one’s all about the health benefits of sweat. I’m also pleased to share the pages with my MECA student, Spenser Macleod. He did an illustration for the poetry page. No sweat, Spenser. Cool. For awhile, it didn’t seem very wintery, but then, brrrrrrr, we had a good cold snap. I posted this cardinal on Facebook in honor of National Bird Day. The very next day Mr. Cardinal was in the branches during a long-awaited snow blast. Was my art the draw? A friend gave me some paperwhite bulbs. Not being...
Read Morewhale spotting
This impromptu gesture made by my daughter while we were browsing at Artists & Craftsman Supply made me think about keeping our eyes open. Since starting on Here Come the Humpbacks for Charlesbridge in June, I’ve been spotting whales everywhere. First I found them in our own toy bin. And this little life-like model pairs well with cocktail napkins found at Take a Peak. I couldn’t resist this platter from Velocity Art and Design. Perfect for a Sunday morning of warm scones, yes? And while traveling through Wiscasset, I had to stop and buy this porcelain white whale found at...
Read Morehave pencils, will travel
My bookish travels have taken me to interesting places. In Skowhegan, I spotted a shop called From Nana to You. I simply had to pull over. Look at the vintage British paintbox I scored. I love everything about this illustration: the zoomy feel, the Space Station 7, the goofy moon. With 100 colours, anything is possible. I also found a vintage DownEast magazine from the year I was born. Guess that makes me vintage. Back before all magazines had to have slick photography covers. The illustration is by Henry Martin. My destination, the Skowhegan Free Public Library, is a proud keeper of many...
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