Tune in tomorrow morning at 7:25AM to the Bill Anderson Show, 900AM WURD Philadelphia, as we talk about this weekend’s African American Children’s Book Festival! The show streams live over the internet here.
Over your airwaves!
February 1st, 2012African American Children’s Book Festival
January 31st, 2012Come out to meet and greet your favorite illustrators and writers at this year’s African American Children’s Book Fair! We are celebrating 20 years of books by African American writers and artists! This is my third year participating and it is always a well attended and well loved event. Congratulations to Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati for creating, organizing, and sustaining this amazing community event for 20 years.
Gymnasium of the Community College of Philadelphia
17th & Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Fun with crayola
January 27th, 2012Here is today’s rockin’ drawing from rockin’ Lexington Market. Below are a few experiments with Crayola and watercolor. Me likey.
January News
January 27th, 2012
Lots of things brewing in January! You can see them all here.
Eliza is an NAACP Nominee
January 22nd, 2012Congratulations also goes out to Jerdine Nolen for her nomination of ELIZA’S FREEDOM ROAD for an NAACP Image Award! A much deserved honor for a fantastic book!
WHITE WATER is an NAACP Image Award Nominee
January 19th, 2012
Congratulations to Candlewick Press, Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein on being nominated for an NAACP Image Award for WHIITE WATER (illustrated by yours truly)! What an accomplishment~
Tune in to the 43rd annual Image Awards on February 17th. Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees~
Reflecting on 2011
December 22nd, 2011
What a year! I moved to a new city and completed my first semester as an illustration professor. I’ve met some wonderful new friends and even managed to make a bit of art. I wasn’t as productive as I hoped I’d be, but I learned a little more about myself and made some personal strides nonetheless.
I have learned to let go of things that aren’t meant for me and embrace those that are with no fear. I have learned that getting everything you want at once is probably more stressful than not getting the one thing you think you want the most. At the end of the day it’s all a balancing act.
Happy holidays everyone. Enjoy the journey!
Skpe and City Paper
November 16th, 2011What a week! On Tuesday I visited with Atlanta International School via Skype. Technology is mind boggling. It was my first time using video Skype with anyone, let alone a classroom of youngsters. The video is pretty long in cyber time (a whole 10 min.), but is pretty interesting for those interested in conducting Skype visits. Thanks to Morris Gardner with the Auburn Avenue Research Library and Sharon Hermann, media specialist, at Atlanta International School for sharing this video!
And a special CONGRATULATIONS to my Visual Journalism class for being featured in this week’s edition of Baltimore City Paper. One of my sophomores, James Harper, even made the cover! Go MICA!!
Interior images taken from Lidia Garcia’s blog, JUSTICE FOR ALL.
Polar Bears at the zoo
November 14th, 2011Two weeks ago I took my Visual Journalism class to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. The assignment was to gather as many drawings as they could and use them for reference to create a poster advertising the zoo. Here is my favorite drawing of the (freezing cold) day.
brush pen with digital color
Historic Ships of Baltimore
November 12th, 2011This week I took my students to the Inner Harbor. My dearest, Taeeun Yoo, was with me after having spoken with my Advanced Book Illustration class and we braved the elements together to get some really great drawing done. Check out my crown jewel of the day, The US Frigate Constellation~
To learn more about the US Constellation, head to your local library and ask for the book titled, USS Constellation, Pride of the American Navy, by Walter Dean Myers.
