To make art for the young at. Tales from my Mother Goose. SCBWI Tomie dePaola Award entry, 2014. Illustrated Swamp Rabbit Trail Map.

Tuesday, 31 January 2017. New Year Reflections on 2016. Well it has been three years since I actively started blogging and as it is January it is a time for reflection upon what I got up to in the last year. In general I have blogged less this year, probably due to returning to the world of work after an extended maternity leave, but I have still endeavoured to become a picture book Author and Illustrator, which is what my blogging aims to document.

A few years ago my daugher-in-law asked me to draw her a mouse with a big hat standing on a watermelon. She loves summer! From the sketch, I created her picture. You can read how I did it on this weeks post at the KidLitArtists Blog. Character Bibles- Discover Your Story.

Monday, March 26, 2018. Overcoming fear and becoming the our best artistic selves. Little mouse is overwhelmed by his artistic goals. 1 First you have to start. And I need to change that. What exactly do I want to illustrate? I want to illustrate.

Available now on iTunes Appstore! Choose from six characters. Buddies when you are done.

Combines ink, pencil, crayon, and monoprinting to create the rich collages in. A sweet picture book about friendship and imagination by Jackie Azúa Kramer. There are so many great details to linger over. Today Maral tells Pen and Oink about her inspirations and her really cool process.