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03 Jan 2019

I Didn’t Stand Up – Aisha

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Another peek at an illustration from my book. This is Aisha. I remembered to take some photos of the painting process while I was working on the final art for this one so you can see how it came together. The completed illustration: Here's the final spread from the book: ...

02 Jan 2019

I Didn’t Stand Up – Duncan

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Illustrating this book was very creatively satisfying for me. One reason for that is that I was able to use colour conceptually. I had done an experiment in my sketchbook a couple years ago that came to mind when I initially read the manuscript and that was the inspiration for the palette that I used. This is that sketch: I decided to onl ...

01 Jan 2019

I Didn’t Stand Up – Storyboards

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I’m so excited that my latest picture book, I Didn’t Stand Up by Lucy Falcone and published by Clockwise Press, is finally coming out on January 7th! In anticipation of that, I wanted to talk a bit about the book and also share some of my process. This book came into my life at a time when I really needed a project of my own to work on. My edito ...

30 Oct 2018

Moths

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It’s not obvious, but this illustration is about struggle. Around 11 years ago, I read an anecdote that stuck with me. It was about a man who witnessed a moth emerging from a cocoon. The moth was struggling to get out so the man very gently snipped the cocoon so that it could easily get free. But the moth’s body was swollen and its wings were sm ...

26 Oct 2018

Cover Reveal: I Didn’t Stand Up

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This is the cover of my next picture book! It’s called I Didn’t Stand Up, written by Lucy Falcone and published by Clockwise Press. It’s slated for release in January, 2019. ...

27 Mar 2018

Matryoshka Sketches

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I have always had a fascination with Matryoshka dolls. I love that they're made of wood, I love their folksy patterns and colours, I love that they're Russian, and I love that they nest inside of one another. I've managed to acquire a small but diverse collection over the years so I'm not sure why it didn't occur to me until recently to draw the ...