Recently, my boyfriend/hunny/fiancee moved back to Singapore for a little while. It’s for work, which he doesn’t have yet. I can only wish him luck and count the days til he comes back home. In the meantime, we are skyping like crazy. And here’s a little snapshot of what we look like: Come home soon … Continue reading »
Remembering an idol
Today, Maurice Sendak passed away. And the children’s book world lost one of it’s innovators. I wrote about this on my blog over at Kidslit Musings on Pinwheel Books. Here’s a transcription of what I wrote: Inside all of us is hope. love. fear. sadness. dreams. adventure. and so much more. If it hadn’t been for Maurice Sendak, … Continue reading »
Darwin’s Back!
So when I actually have time to do my own illustrations, I work on Darwin – aka Mud Pup. These are just a few sketches of him. I’m working on developing my style so that I introduce line into my characters. It’s very freeing to be able to illustrate in a limited palette, and draw … Continue reading »
Ageless
This is a picture of me at the age of four. Sunday was my birthday, and my family came to visit! My mom brought this picture, along with many other baby pictures to reminisce with: I can’t believe that was twenty years ago. TWENTY!!!!!!!! But I have to say – I still wear polka dots … Continue reading »
Locks.
Recently I’ve started doing some self-portraits, in a bit of a different style. Same media, still children’s book-ish, but a little darker, a little bolder. I tried using a dark line around the character, as my agent recommended I try out. It doesn’t always come naturally to me, but I’m trying! Anyways, here’s the result, … Continue reading »
A Sketch of my Nona
I recently came across a really old sketch I had done in preparation for working on some images for my story “My Grandmas are Both Italian”. This is an image of my Nona – Anita – mixing a bowl of food in the kitchen. She is always cooking us something great, while wearing her famous … Continue reading »
wandering thoughts
today might be a sad feeling day. My thoughts were wondering, as I looked out my window at work, and I thought of this: i could look outside and see the trees still have no leaves, the scattered trash on the ground, disgruntled people walking down the street. or i could see the brilliant sun … Continue reading »
Teaser!
Recently, I’ve linked up with Writer’s House LLC, a literary agency in New York that represents children’s book artists, as well as many other talented individuals. You can view my profile here, and contact my agent Kristy King: kking[at]writershouse.com That being said, we are launching my big release, and I’ve put together some top-secret images … Continue reading »
Nostalgia
Last night, I had the pleasure of going to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to see the final night of their performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, and it made me so nostalgic for my former days playing violin. Before the main piece, the strings, wind instruments, and brass put on smaller acts without a conductor. Seeing … Continue reading »
New Home for My Blog!
Well, I’ve made the switch over the wordpress. It’s much simpler than the old website builder I was using, and frankly cheaper too. Now, I can post my blog with my portfolio anywhere and anytime. This will also make it easier for me to share a lot of my insights with you in my recent … Continue reading »
