Dept. of Good Stuff: Update!

I'm happy to be posting again about my Maggie and Oliver book illustration project, with an update! Things were put on hold this summer because my lovely & wonderful editor moved to another house. (It's publishing. It happens.) The book was reassigned to a new editor (just as lovely & wonderful)* and I'll be finishing up the cover and endpaper art in the next month or so. Look for a Fall '11 publication date! I still intend to blog about the whole process of working on the book– probably closer to the release.

Meanwhile, here's a sneak peek at one of the interior illos:























*(Just gotta say, I'm feeling really, really fortunate to have the chance to work with so many lovely & wonderful people!)

Imagekind Updates

I've added a few new pieces to my Imagekind Gallery.

I also created a separate section for maps... most of the ones I work on are commissioned for a specific purpose, but these are a few that I thought may be more general interest. Hope you enjoy!

Whooo... Goes There?

Rough sketches for a new promo piece. I think it shall be black & white.

Dept. of Illustrators I Love

So You Want to be a Great
Children's Illustrator
An interview with David Small.

(Via Fans of SCBWI on Facebook.)

Veggie Days

What? It's August, and I haven't blogged about my vegetable garden since March? Well, here we go then:

First, there were radishes and baby spinach.

Then, snap peas, snow peas, and parsley.

Mountains, and I do mean mountains, of zucchini.

Lettuce and Italian broad beans.

Pecks o' purple peppers!

Zucchini, a.k.a. "baseball bat."

A plethora; and attack of the killer tomatoes begins.

And more tomatoes. Lots of tomatoes. Lots and lots of tomatoes...

Next up: Kale Invasion.

Yay!

Thrilled to say I've been accepted to this year's Rutgers One-on-One Plus conference! Last year was my first time going, and it was a fantastic experience. I highly recommend applying to anyone who is serious about writing and illustrating for children. (I blogged about last year's conference here.) More notes to come...

Sketchbook

Watched old home movies last night. So many memories... I laughed and cried and laughed again. Where does the time go?

Dog Days

It's very quiet around here.

August is an odd month.