R.I.P.
Taking a moment to acknowledge the passing of Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, also known as “Toots”. May she rest in peace.
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The Dancing Shoeshine Boy
My first Korean book is out now! Before BIRD, I worked on a picture book for Tantani Media in Seoul, Korea. The book was scheduled to debut two years ago. At one point I didn’t think it would see the light of day, but it is alive and well at Tantani. I’m not sure how … Read more
BIRD is Book of the Week!
Thanks Peggy Dilner and the University of Delaware’s Education Resource Center for selecting BIRD as it’s book of the week! 🙂
Brinton Turkle
So, I came across this wonderful book called THE BOY WHO DIDN’T BELIEVE IN SPRING. It is written by Lucille Clifton, and illustrated by Brinton Turkle. Brinton Turkle was born 15 August 1915, in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Edgar Harold (a funeral director) and Ada (Cassaday) Turkle. He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now … Read more
Procrastination throwback
Here’s one of my all time fav. pics from an old sketchbook. It’s an experiment in charcoal, pencil, gouache, and gel pen. I eventually want to do more with this type of playfulness. Charcoal is so expressive. I also like what happened here with color and texture. Especially with her GIANT hair! Okay, back to … Read more
Read and Rise
Last year I did work for Scholastic’s Read and Rise e-zine. After many months of patient waiting I finally got word that the magazine is up and running! You can check out AMINAH LOVES ART in issue number 2. While you’re there, make sure you see other wonderful stories and illustrations by many talented artists. … Read more
Beat Konducta
…makes me happy.
BIRD and SVA in Bookpage
There will be a great write-up about BIRD and many other SVA graduates’ work in the November issue of Bookpage by Robin Smith. 🙂
BIRD launch party
This Saturday, Brownstone Books hosted a launch party for BIRD. It was a great turn out of family and friends, new and old. We sold out of books within the first half hour of our signing but promised to have signed books available at Brownstone at a later date. Here are a few pics from … Read more
Booklist Reviews BIRD
Check out the Nov. 1st issue of Booklist to see a lovely review of BIRD 🙂 “In this beautiful picture book for older readers, Elliott and Strickland tell a moving story in spare free verse and clear mixed-media pictures of an African American boy who loves to draw. At first Bird’s mentor is his older … Read more