Wow, it’s been a minute since I’ve blogged, but I’ve been busy, busy, busy. WHITE WATER debuts in 3 days! I’ve been working on a promotional material for that, including a shiny new trailer for my youtube channel (coming soon) ;-). School starts in a week and I’ve been obsessing over my syllabi, meeting people … Read more
One more thing got scratched from my “to do” list yesterday. I hung my show, “Living the Dream, the art of Shadra Strickland” at the Auburn Avenue Research Library. A HUGE “thank you” goes out to Dorothea S., Morris G., and Morgan G. for helping with the hanging and lending me their eyes and opinions. … Read more
Hurrah! A PLACE WHERE HURRICANES HAPPEN has been named a Bank Street Best Book of the Year under the historical fiction category. Congrats to Renée Watson and the Random House team!
Spring is here! Wishing you feelings of renewal and happiness this time of year.This print is available for your wall in my etsy shop 🙂
When I was studying at Syracuse one of the things I remember my professors saying to me was to never take a job that you didn’t feel comfortable doing because you won’t do your best work. I have also added to that, never take a job in which you can’t insert yourself. Since Bird I … Read more
Hello there everyone! Here’s a quick demo on how to make an accordion book. I’ve successfully used this activity in the classroom many times. You can see an example of the finished product in an earlier post here. Happy book making!
Ashley Bryan @ Library Lions 2008 I’m a little slow…. After receiving an e-mail last month about speaking with Ashley Bryan at the Auburn Avenue Research Library it wasn’t until I spoke with my friend, Jan Burkins (Literacyhead.com) this morning that I realized I am being honored next year by Ashley Bryan in collaboration with … Read more
When Renée Watson and I had our book signing at the Shrine of the Black Madonna, the walls were filled with paintings from Linc Bennet. Most people would categorize his work as collage, but he uses fabric as paint to describe shapes and model form. The paintings are absolutely striking. I have fallen in love … Read more
I was honored to be interviewed last year by Mary Napoli for an article she proposed for the Children’s Literature Assembly’s (CLA), Journal of Children’s Literature. Her article is titled, “Children’s Illustration as a Healing Process: Exploring the Work of Shadra Strickland” (I know, impressive right ;-)). The article was accepted and is available in … Read more
Howdy everyone! I added two new prints in my Etsy Store and am reintroducing my boxed cards from “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. Please swing by and check them out. They make great holiday stocking stuffers! I am back from a fantastic three day trip to NYC. Bank Street Books was gracious enough to host … Read more