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Brian Pinkney plays a drum
This past weekend I attended the 10th annual Western Washington University Children's Literature Conference where I sat back and soaked up inspiration and fabulous stories from four great writers...
View ArticleBattling the inner critic with deadlines
I've had a hard time ignoring the inner critic this past year for some reason. It sucks. But I suppose it's part of the territory sometime or another if you are any sort of artist. Lately this has been...
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Making it my own
Here's the old sketch of a memory I took to that Nikki McClure paper-cutting memories workshop I blogged about a few weeks ago:Here's what I made at the workshop:And after experimenting with...
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A few new black and white portfolio pieces
It's been about a year since I first started experimenting with adding black and white images to my portfolio. I'm still sort of finding my voice with it but I've been enjoying the process. Here's a...
View ArticleKjersten's photo on the NYT website
A few weeks ago I submitted a few photos from my time in Kuala Lumpur to the New York times for a project they are working on about living in high-rises. Last week I got a nice note back from an editor...
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Whew! A whirlwind month of new work
A couple months ago I set an ambitious goal to try to nearly remake my entire portfolio for the Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrator's conference here in Washington State. (Which was...
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Delicious Spring
I love journaling. Often I think the act of keeping a journal helps me look out for things worthy of journaling about.Blogging is no different.Increasingly though, I find that this often takes a...
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A Mother's Day Treat
Yesterday when I picked my son up from school he had a belated Mother's day surprise for me. He had painted a flower planter yellow (my favorite color) and planted yellow flowers in it for me. He also...
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A day of fun at the Eric Carle Exhibit, Tacoma Art Museum
Pardon the lack of posts the last few months. I've been busy getting ready for baby #2 (could be any day now!) as well as catching up on some personal projects after I put in such a push with my...
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Screen time gives way to a happy something else
Do you ever feel like the NOW around you is way too full of screen time? I gave up nearly all television years ago. Not because I didn't enjoy it exactly. Just because I realized I enjoyed so many...
View ArticleMy photo in the NYT
I'm a little late in posting this but remember when I said I'd have a photo in an up-coming op-doc on high-rises for the New York Times? Here's the op-doc! My photo is in the middle of part four, about...
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Happy Thanksgiving! Go see some art!
I fully admit that I should have posted this BEFORE the family open house that was on Oct. 27 (my bad). BUT! It's not too late to check out this fabulous illustrator exhibit anyway. It's up through...
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PiBoIdMo
I love November. And not just because of Thanksgiving (which is my favorite holiday). The last few years I've participated in Picture Book Idea Month over on Tara Lazar's blog. If you haven't heard of...
View ArticleWhen you are on a roll
Go with it.I'm excited about the work I'm making...So excited.And I have been on a roll. So I'm going to keep going with it.Sometimes when you most have something of value to blog about you have little...
View ArticleJust Freaking Going For It
At the beginning of the year I picked a theme for the year:Just freaking go for it. (I take the rule of no f-bombs on the internet seriously, but freaking might have been a different word when I wrote...
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Working on a new portfolio: Sneek Peek
I have some big change-ups in the works for my illustration.BEFORE:AFTER:After lots of play and several critiques that nudged me this direction, I'm working on overhauling EVERYTHING. It's been super...
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Another Try
I nearly always find that the practice of trying many things when problem solving with art or writing (not stopping at the first solution that may work), makes work stronger.So this week I'm trying a...
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4 versions of the same drawing
Here are four different versions of the same drawing. I think I like one of the first two.Not sure if I'm done playing with this or not.But in an effort to share my process more I thought I'd post.
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New Studio
The last few months I've had a surprising development... My husband and I bought a new house in Bellingham.My new studio will have a view of the bay. Unfortunately I'm under a bit of construction in...
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Art Show at the Washington State History Museum
If you are anywhere near Tacoma, WA, in the next couple of months, please consider stopping by the Washington State History Museum. The Western Washington Society of Children's Book Writers and...
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