giveaway time! Thank you all for reading along my illustration journey. I work as a team of 1 in my studio, but once a month I get all your replies and I'm suddenly a single goose in an entire flock! Honk, honk!
I'm giving away books
5 subscribers will get a signed book from MUAH
Here's how to enter: Be subscribed to my newsletter (check!) Forward my newsletter to a friend that you think would enjoy it Reply to this email and tell me you shared my newsletter You're entered! BOOM
BONUS: For bonus entries, you can send my newsletter to up to 5 friends!! (for 5 entries into the drawing for the prize! wow!)
You have until March 5 to share and get back to me. Then I'll choose random winners and let you know via email! Then, a few days later, you'll get a wonderful book in the mail. 😊 Readyyyyy GO! |
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Little plants are pushing through the frozen dirt. Spring is unstoppable. |
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I've never actually liked spring as a kid. It just feels too cold in the mornings, and I prefer HOT summer days. But then again, as a child in Oklahoma, I never experienced a snowy, hard, cold winter. This year, after a Nebraska winter with -20F temps and snow up to my knees, spring feels like a beautiful, impending miracle. I'm noticing each minute longer we get of sunlight. I'm looking for green buds on my walks. Spring is unstoppable. |
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Speaking of spring, check out this BEAUTIFUL book that's coming out this September! |
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This month I just wrapped up the final edits on these paintings, and I'm very pleased with how things came together. It's been a long process, but everything is finally submitted and off to the printer! Here's a quote from one of the authors on what this book is all about: "Join Etta Extraordinaire and her classmates on an unforgettable adventure to the White House! When their school organizes a field trip to the nation’s capital, Etta and her friends are bubbling with excitement. |
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"With the spirit of democracy in the air, the class takes a vote, teaching Etta and her friends about the power of their voices and the importance of making decisions together... Available for pre-order now, Etta Extraordinaire Goes to the White House is a story of friendship, empowerment, and the magic of democracy." ~Charnaie Gordon |
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Here's one of my favorite pages. This story involves LOTs of cherry blossoms. Last spring when I started drawing the sketches for this book, I created a mood-board in my sketchbook to inspire my work: |
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Very excited for the reveal on September 10th! 🥰 |
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It's February, and everyone is talking about their favorite books by black authors and illustrators in celebration of Black History Month. So here's one of mine! |
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I went over to a public garden near my house to take these photos. You may not recognize the cover, because I usually take the dust jackets off of my books when I put them on my bookshelf. |
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I love this book. Christian Robinson's shape-y, painterly style is simple yet emotional. It's thoughtful and powerful. This book has brought me to tears many times. |
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Christian R masterfully zooms WAY out, out of our time, out of our planet, then zooms WAY in on your present emotion. Your present moment. I empathize with a meteor, then an ant. I feel seen. I feel heard. I laugh and cry through this poem. |
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REMINDER: GIVEAWAY!! "Is it even a little warm? Get OUTSIDE! It's good for you!" ~ the artist mumbled quietly to herself at her desk. See you next month! CB |
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