A Book Drive for Schools Affected by Hurricane Sandy December 10th – December 21st Help Us Donate Books to children coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Purchase a copy of “A Place Where Hurricanes Happen” and Random House will match your donation. How the Book Drive Works: Step One: Purchase a copy of … Read more
Super excited for my new sketchbook, 642 Things to Draw, by Chronicle Books. What a great way to expand one’s visual vocabulary. Often I find myself drawing some of the same things over and over. This book is a great way to draw outside of my self. Excited to share this with my students and … Read more
This Tuesday I head to Sao Tome and Principe! MICA’s Office of Continuing Studies sponsors a Summer Intensive Travel Program where students and life-long learners are able to explore different cultures and make art. The illustration department travels to Sao Tome. Other programs include Fibers in Istanbul, Sculpture in South Korea, General Fine Arts in … Read more
I am a huge fan of design. Those who know me, know that I majored in communication design before I moved completely to illustration. Fortunately, I have been lucky enough to further my design practice along with my illustration and am now able to find balance between the two disciplines. In NY, I sharpened my … Read more
Award winning artist, R. Gregory Christie has launched a kickstarter campaign to open a working store and studio in North Dekalb Mall in Atlanta, GA! Why should you support this? 1. There are no other stores like this in Georgia…especially North Dekalb Mall. 2. It’s Greg Christie 3. I wanna go and hang out there. … Read more
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
The trailer for WHITE WATER is finally finished! Thanks to Southern Peach Media for the great work~
Today is the earth shaking release of WHITE WATER! Run to your local bookseller and grab a copy! Check out a great review of WW from The Happy Nappy Bookseller, where she says: I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed White Water. Many times historical picture books are so focused on teaching, there’s … Read more
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
Have you seen the new book, WE ARE AMERICA, by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers? If not, run to your local bookstore and pick up a copy! It is a gorgeous tribute to our nation’s triumphs, it’s struggles, and all of the rich and varied people who make up our country. I am so … Read more