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 ...
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At the end of February, I was invited to Edmonton by the Young Alberta Book Society to participate in Story Avenue, an annual workshop for grades 5 and 6 from different schools to learn about creative writing. Although I have given several presentations to adults, and I teach an adult illustration class, this was my first time working with elementa ...
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I sent out my most recent promo postcard to editors and art directors in children's publishing this past spring. The image was inspired by a children's book manuscript written by Barb Marshall. Barb runs a great little blog about letter writing and stationary called RiteWhileUCan. I also love following her on twitter for all the quirky content she ...
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I love to garden. I'm not very good at it, but I find it really enjoyable to putter in the yard. And it's a good way to spend time outside with my son. I have one big flower bed that runs along our fence that is full of different flowers: poppies, peonies, irises, ferns, daisies, purples ones, orange ones, blue ones, white ones and others whose ...
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