shadrieka It’s such a good feeling when life comes full circle. Today I spoke at Parson’s School of Art and Design with David Ezra Stein and Nancy Paulsen. We were invited by Pat Cummings as special guests for her Children’s Book Illustration Class. The bulk of the talks were about breaking into the business and the … Read more
I have made a home for myself on Youtube. Check out www.youtube.com/shadrieka to see book trailers and clips from some of my appearances. I will also add demos and interesting art stuff over time.
Get ’em while they’re hot! Hop over to Zetta’s blog to see her shiny new ARCs (Advance Reading Copies) for A WISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. Super exciting!
On December 14th I will be speaking alongside David Ezra Stein at Parsons. The class is by invitation only. Please contact me directly if you would like to attend.
In thinking of my memoir, I am about to begin chapter 5. The table of contents thus far would be: Chapter 1 – the beginning (covering childhood through high school) Chapter 2 – education (my college years) Chapter 3 – returning home (teaching in Atlanta) Chapter 4 – NYC (SVA days and the beginning of … Read more
Grab a copy of December’s issue of Ebony Magazine. You can find a quick review of BIRD in the “kid’s corner”. 🙂
illustration © 2009 Adam Taylor A few months ago I met Adam Taylor, torn paper artist extraordinaire. This guy needs a book deal! Check him out at: http://www.adamtaylorillustrator.com Adam recently sent me a hand made mini-book and his full color picturebook GEORGE IN THE U.K. Please visit his web site for more details. Bonne chance … Read more
Last week I was hosted by Mrs. Chrystal Carr-Jeter and the Cleveland Public Library in conjunction with BloomsburyUSA, for the opening of OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR, a traveling exhibition the 12 original paintings from the book. If you are in Cleveland, please stop by to see the work. Paintings will be on display until February … Read more
If you haven’t seen these books, run out TODAY and get an eye full. Truly beautiful work. Congratulations everyone!
I finally wrapped my second book, A PLACE WHERE HURRICANES HAPPEN by Renee Watson. It debuts this June with Random House. In the meantime, I will be making three appearances in November. On November 12th, the Cleveland Public Library is graciously hosting an exhibition of the original artwork for OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR, which was … Read more