January News
Lots of things brewing in January! You can see them all here.
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Eliza is an NAACP Nominee
Congratulations also goes out to Jerdine Nolen for her nomination of ELIZA’S FREEDOM ROAD for an NAACP Image Award! A much deserved honor for a fantastic book!
WHITE WATER is an NAACP Image Award Nominee
Congratulations to Candlewick Press, Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein on being nominated for an NAACP Image Award for WHIITE WATER (illustrated by yours truly)! What an accomplishment~ Tune in to the 43rd annual Image Awards on February 17th. Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees~
Reflecting on 2011
What a year! I moved to a new city and completed my first semester as an illustration professor. I’ve met some wonderful new friends and even managed to make a bit of art. I wasn’t as productive as I hoped I’d be, but I learned a little more about myself and made some personal strides … Read more
Skpe and City Paper
What a week! On Tuesday I visited with Atlanta International School via Skype. Technology is mind boggling. It was my first time using video Skype with anyone, let alone a classroom of youngsters. The video is pretty long in cyber time (a whole 10 min.), but is pretty interesting for those interested in conducting Skype … Read more
Polar Bears at the zoo
Two weeks ago I took my Visual Journalism class to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. The assignment was to gather as many drawings as they could and use them for reference to create a poster advertising the zoo. Here is my favorite drawing of the (freezing cold) day.
Historic Ships of Baltimore
This week I took my students to the Inner Harbor. My dearest, Taeeun Yoo, was with me after having spoken with my Advanced Book Illustration class and we braved the elements together to get some really great drawing done. Check out my crown jewel of the day, The US Frigate Constellation~ To learn more about … Read more
7 Questions at 7-Imp
Head on over to Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast and have breakfast with me. There’s plenty of food and some art to boot! Thanks to Jules for pestering inviting me to share my work with her wonderful readers :-). Also, Baltimore City Paper is going to publish my students’ drawings from Occupy Baltimore! SO excited!
Visual Journalism
Last week I took my students to draw and interview protesters at Occupy Baltimore. Though we went during a slow afternoon, we were still able to talk to people who were passionate about the movement and their hopes for our future. Here are a couple of the drawings and a link to the rest of … Read more
Occupy Baltimore
A few drawings from Occupy Baltimore. Plus one from Camden Yards, and one from a trip to the barbershop in DC. I took my students down to draw at Occupy Baltimore on Friday. I plan to go back a few more times on my own to draw and interview more people~