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The Dreamtime Journal
I illustrated and designed the Dream Time Journal (author, Ingrid Roper) for Scholastic Inc/Tangerine Press, which was published in 2001 and sold at school book fairs. The book was meant for tweens as a “guided journal,” which means each spread had a different theme and offered ideas of what to write about. Not only about nighttime…
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Oh, Great Pumpkin, where are you?
It is almost Halloween, my favorite holiday, and I was initially inspired to blog about my disappointment in the way that certain neighbors are improperly using spiderweb decorations around my neighborhood in Park Slope. I took a walk around this week to observe and shoot photos. I’m here to offer constructive criticism as well as kudos…
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Butterflies of the World
A love of textiles and world culture inspired this series after a visit to New York City’s Natural History Museum. Each butterfly floats above an original photograph of its natural habitat and the borders represent textile patterns created by craftspeople or tribes native to the area. Butterfly: Scarlett Swallowtail; Habitat: Rain forest, coastal lowlands; Border: Ati Ahan festival…
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What being an artist means to me
A shared post from Pikaland: What does being an artist mean to you? The organizer/instructor of the online class that I’m taking, Amy Ng, is very active on her blog, Pikaland, which is how I found out about the class in the first place. This week she asks readers, “What does being an artist mean…
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The Artist on The Artist
A small selection of my illustrations from over the years… … and more on this wall. I also looked at my online work. Recently I began an online class called Work / Art / Play via an illustration blog I’m a fan of, Pikaland. Discussing my work for the class is right in line with the…
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Feeding the body, feeding the soul
I made a deal with myself tonight that I’d write a blog post or do some work related to my illustration business before I ate dinner. This is usually my game plan on the evenings that I come home from my day job in magazine publishing and don’t have any set social plans. Luckily tonight…
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Plus France #2
Here’s another finished illustration from my Plus France, Sil Vous Plait: Ways to be More French book idea.Accordion-playing street musicians are definitely part of the fabric of Paris. I’ve heard their music playing at least once on each of my glorious trips to the City of Light. And any cliched or even sincere movie set…
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Play on Words: Urine Luck
I always get a kick out of a good play on words, idioms, and double-meanings. I saw a Facebook post by a friend on her son’s birthday about her memory of the day she found out that she was pregnant with him. My comment was, “Urine Luck!” The phrase got stuck in my head and…
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Attention all Artists!: Friday POP Quiz: If MONEY was no object…
I just filled out this survey on the Art-Fix blog, you should, too! Watch the video at the link and see if you are inspired to comment. Art-Fix: Friday POP Quiz: If MONEY was no object…: What would you do with your life if money was no object? What kind of artist would you be? …
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