I wanted to share these 2 illustrator interviews that I recently read and enjoyed.The first one was with Carson Ellis on the blog, Picturebook Makers. Her first picture book that she's both written and illustrated, Home, is coming out this month. The entire post was really inspiring, but I especially found myself relating to what she said about "co ...
Read MoreI've stumbled accross some illustration related things online over the last few months that I thought were worth sharing...As anyone who reads this blog can attest to, I am a huge fan of the work of Mr. Oliver Jeffers and I came across 2 really great interviews with him. The first is from The Great Discontent (read it here) and the second is from W ...
Read MoreI've come across quite a few interesting and inspiring videos lately that I wanted to share.• The first one is a video by Mike Kerr about the sketchbooks of children's book illustrator Renata Liwska: A Quiet Look - How to become a children's book illustrator in one (not so easy) step from mike kerr on Vimeo.• Next is a TED talk by children's book w ...
Read MoreFor anyone who's not familiar with it, Book-By-Its-Cover is a really great blog that reviews art books. Every Friday they feature a peak into artist's sketchbooks and today's artist is my friend, Karen Klassen. I love her sketchbooks. They're really inspiring; full of experimentation. Check them out here. ...
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