A day I always look forward to every year is the SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators Day 2015. It is indeed a very special day for children’s book illustrators. This year’s event was held at the Decatur Public Library in Decatur, Ga,, just outside downtown Atlanta. The guest speakers for this year’s event were Neal Porter […]
The Second Annual Multicultural Children...
Today, January 27 is the second annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day. The goal behind this annual day of celebrations and promotion is to call attention and recognize children’s multicultural books. Last year there was also a realization for the promotion of these books on social media and the hash tag, keywords were established #WeNeedDiverseBooks. This […]
Kidlit 411 Birthday Bash and Giveaways
January is a special month for writers and illustrators with all of the special events now through January 15 with the Kidlit Birthday Bash and giveaways. Most children’s writers, authors, and illustrators are familiar with Kidlit 411, a website and blog that gives resources, and information that is very helpful and informative. There is […]
Illustrators Sketchbook Event – Atlanta
Recently I attended the SCBWI – Southern Breeze Illustrators sketchbook event to Atlanta Botanical Gardens. The sketchbook events are always fun and it is great to meet with other like-minded people like myself that like to draw and illustrate. I was especially excited about this […]
Second Birthday For My Book Drabsville
This month marks the second birthday for my book, Drabsville. I came up with the idea for the book around 1980 when I was attending Georgia State University. I had always wanted to write and illustrate a picture book but had no idea how to do so. I was taking art education courses and […]
My August ABC Insects Illustrations For ...
My August ABC Insects Illustrations for Doodle Day kept me very busy last month. For those of you that might not have heard of Doodle Day, it is a group on Facebook for anyone that likes to doodle, adults and children. The prompts each month are daily and based on a them for the […]
My Diversity Illustrations from Doodle D...
My diversity illustrations from Doodle Day are from the prompts that are suggested for different days for the month of June. Each day the prompt was for a different country and anything could be drawn that related to that country. Doodle Day is a FaceBook group for those that like to draw. Some are teachers, […]
Creative Minds Meet At SCBWI Southern B...
March 28-30th was the weekend where creative minds met at Southern Breeze Spring Mingle 2014. It was my third time to attend the SCBWI conference locally here in Atlanta. Southern Breeze is the local chapter of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) which includes Alabama, Georgia and the panhandle of […]
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators Sketc...
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators Sketchbook event to BAPS Mandir was Saturday, September 27, 2013. The word Mandir means place of worship and prayer in Hindu. It is located in Lilburn, Ga.. As we met outside the gift shop on a beautiful fall day, we admired the large pool with the fountain of elephant heads […]
Lucy’s And Pablo’s Bug Garden, My Newest
About a year ago, I was washing off some avocado and peach seeds, when suddenly I thought about the idea for Lucy’s And Pablo’s Bug Garden, my newest book. The thought of the seeds reminded me how much fun I had watching my first plant grow in a cup in a window sill at Vacation […]