Randomness

Sorry I've been MIA from my blog recently, but that's a good thing because that means I've been busy!!

I've been spending loads of time drawing fish faces on costumes, and working on basic set design for the school spring musical! We are going to have some really cute undersea creatures in a few weeks!

And, my egg is now up for auction! The Open Fields school's open auction is under way. You can check out my egg here. There are some really amazing artists who have provided eggs this year! I feel honored to be in their company!

And finally, I've been working hard on the homework assignment for the upcoming NW-SCBWI conference.

The assignment is to sample a moment from the storyline. It can be an original story, or an interpretation of an existing story. We need to think about how one page leads to the next, and how the story will be supported by location of text, page orientation, trim size, whether the illustrations are panels, bleeds, etc.

You can see some examples of some of my sketches over at Smells Like Crayons.

I've also been working on my poster for the Poster Competition at the conference, as well as getting postcards to leave once the posters are judged. That has to remain a secret though until after the conference! :) I'll post it then, promise.

Just a few more weeks! I can not wait.

Illustration - Rescue

My youngest's birthday is coming up in 15 days. She's going to be 6!! This year, instead of birthday presents, she asked that her friends donate money to help the endangered animals at WWF. I must admit, I was very surprised when she suggested it. I'm so proud of her.

Anyway, this year, being the Year of the Tiger, and the fact that the estimates for the numbers of tigers left in the wild are down to 3200, I immediately thought of the many child crusaders out there like my daughter trying to rescue the wild tiger populations!!

Illustration Friday - Expired

It was just one of those days.

Sue spilled tea all over her favorite top, and had to change. She tripped out the door and hurt her back. As a result of losing the battle with the tea/door, she was late to her youngest's Dr Appt, was asked to reschedule and was charged a $25 fee. The appearance of the parking enforcement officer walking in the direction of her car could only mean one thing in this day so rife with happiness: Expired. Some days you just need to go back to bed and start all over.

It has been ages since I've done an IF. Glad to be back on board!

Smells Like Crayons

Check out Smells Like Crayons for a glimpse of what I've submitted to the American Recorder Magazine! And then, take a look at all the other cool things the members of SLC are doing!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

A super quick coloring sheet I did for our girls' classes at school. I think they went over very well. It was a fun, fun, day!

Storytime

Open Fields' Great Goose Egg Auction

Every two years, Open Fields School auctions off approximately 100 intricately decorated goose, ostrich, and duck eggs. One of the school's most exciting events, the Great Goose Egg Auction brings together the creative skills artists from all over the world and the hard work of many volunteers and sponsors to provide an exciting day of bidding.

I'm so excited because this year one of my goose eggs is being auctioned off too!! Yippeee!! I sure hope it does well! Check out their link for more info.