GIVEAWAY!! Happy Book Birthday to CROWS: An Egg-to-Sky Story!

(Thanks, Daniel Levy for the book trailer!) I have always been fascinated with crows, since I was a little girl. I loved to watch them in the cornfields from the bus window on the way to school. Whether they were … Continue reading

Word Up Community Bookshop Kid Lit Festival 2019

Word Up Community Bookshop had a “Mini-Festival” of children’s literature this weekend and it was so fun. I was there with many of my uptown illustrator and writer colleagues, from Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Roller Coaster Grandma) and Chris Raschka (Yo! … Continue reading

CROW MADE A FRIEND publication party! (Part 1)

What a great time we all had making friends at the CROW MADE A FRIEND (Holiday House 2015!) publication party this past Sunday! What I wanted to do most of all to celebrate Crow, and makers everywhere, was to have … Continue reading

Blog Tour for Stencil Craft!

Stencil Craft: Techniques for Fashion, Art and Home will begin its blog tour in one week with TLC Blog Tours:   Each stop on the tour will feature a review, some will include an author interview, and all will have … Continue reading

Free Book Giveaway! The Successful Artist’s Career Guide

Do you have the desire to create art as a fulltime career but aren’t sure how to make it a reality? My book The Successful Artist’s Career Guide has the answers! Marion Boddy-Evans from About.com says, “It’s like an upbeat, introductory … Continue reading

Book Giveaway! Quinn McDonald’s INNER HERO Creative Art Journal

  Quinn McDonald has written a lovely book in Inner Hero Creative Art Journal: Mixed Media Messages to Silence Your Inner Critic. With creative prompts, encouragement, new techniques and worksheets, you will get closer to having your inner critic step … Continue reading

Inkblot Review by Curriculum Choice

                                            Stephanie Harrington wrote a very nice review of Inkblot: Drip, Splat and Squish Your Way to Creativity on … Continue reading

Happy New Year and the 2014 Artist’s and Graphic Designer’s Market

                  The Successful Artist’s Career Guide: Finding Your Way in the Business of Art is excerpted in the 2014 edition of The Artist’s and Graphic Designer’s Market! Along with a lot of … Continue reading