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I'm a children's illustrator and writer. I hopped across the pond to Maine from Scarborough, England. Enjoy my blog!
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This is just to say farewell to blogspot for me.
It's been a nice few years, but finally brought everything together over on my website.
Streamlining.
Thanks for following me here
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I am thrilled to have been asked to mentor on the celebrated Nevada SCBWI Mentor Program this year. I was part of the program as a mentee back in 2010/2011. It's pretty special to be asked back and to work with 2-3 mentees myself. The program was probably the one thing I did that really set my career on it's way. The friends and contacts I made are still strong and very much part of my life. Ellen Hopkins and Suzanne Morgan Williams did a marvellous job starting this program and it's as great as ever! Check out the line up of mentors for yourself. Maybe I will see you there? Applications are open ... spaces are limited. What are you waiting for?
http://nevada.scbwi.org/nevada-scbwi-mentor-program/
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The Little Crooked Cottage : Hazel Mitchell's (and Toby's) Five Favorite Dog St...: Welcome HAZEL MITCHELL and her very famous poodle pooch TOBY to the Cottage! Toby is the star of Hazel's upcoming book, Toby (Candlew...
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In my new book 'Imani's Moon', by JaNay Brown-Wood, I utilized traditional and digital illustration methods, much more so than in my previous books. This part-folk-part-fantastical story cried out for much more texture and depth of colour to reflect the diverse culture and life of the Maasai people.
Here's a look at how I worked up one of the illustrations ...
First thoughts on the layout for this spread. Mama is telling Imani about the legend of Moon Goddess, Olapa, I felt a great way to show the story would be in the swirling stars in the sky.
The sketch is letter size.
The finished graphite drawing, which is a little bigger than the finished book size.
I work on Archers 300lb cold press and with 2B-8B pencils.
I tape the paper and work over it with a wash of prussian blue (grumbacher) watercolour
to add value and texture, using salt, splattering, scraping and blowing techniques.
The hair dryer is a requirement to aid drying time! I try to keep the painting as loose as I can.
Here's the finished under-painting.
Next, I scan the image at 400dpi (not too high a quality as I want to keep some muzziness
and not have the art too 'sharp') and start to overpaint in photoshop, particularly paying attention
to getting the right levels in the sky tones.
I work with colour in photoshop 'descriptively'. The layers are light, mostly using 'multiply' mode so the pencil and watercolour textures show through. (I'm not into dense digital colour paintings, it doesn't work for me. And this is how I work in watercolour also ... lightly, letting the ground show through, so it is just the same way as I think, on screen). I don't use many brushes. I don't like to complicate things! Sometimes I will make notes on what I used and colour paletted. But mostly, I wing it. Usually I'm using a soft edged brush in different sizes, at 50% opacity or less. Sometimes a brush with a little texture, usually when I am burning or lightening. I use the dodge and burn tools a lot, with the same principles. I do use several layers, but I also mix colours on the same layers. For example in the skin tones and the landscape. I work in CMYK (and try and get a printer colour setup driver from the design department, to colour proof on screen, if I can). The actual colouring in photoshop takes me much longer than the drawing and underpainting. Probably 2 -3 times as long, depending on detail and size. (To those people who say painting digitally is cheating ... ok, you try it!) I love digital 'finishing', because it gives me immediate options to change and correct -er - mistakes. And I can also do things with colour much more easily than on one flat painting. AND it's fun! I've been using photoshop for over 20 years now. It's a major tool in my studio. But I'm also enjoying the fact that I can incorporate my fine art training and get the best of both worlds.
You may also notice a couple of changes in the finished painting. (That photoshop thing is handy again!) I wasn't happy with the profile of Imani, so I redrew and scanned and pasted over the first drawing. I also made the moon smaller, so it doesn't overpower the stars.
I added the stars last, and I did do them digitally. I tried them by hand first, but because the image was quite complicated, they were too lumpy and didn't look right to me. So I DID use the star brush in photoshop, then I added 'glow' around them and around the moon. I read a review that said that the watercolour images were 'enhanced' digitally (ie the stars and glowing bits). It made me chuckle as they failed to understand the extent of work I did digitally. So it quite pleased me! But digital or traditional, is the end effect pleasing? Does it serve the story? I do get tired of people trying to 'spot the digital'. So misguided in these days when so many top illustrators work with both digital and traditional methods.
Here's where the text went in the final image. Another changes along the way that worked well.
Thanks to my art director at Charlesbridge. Susan Sherman, who had so many great suggestions in the making of this book.
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on 10/16/2014
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This week is the book birthday for my new book with Charlesbridge Publishing
'Imani's Moon by Janay Brown-Wood.
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Hurrah for One Word Pearl!
This is the image that got a Bronze Award in the Children's Market category of their 'Illustration West 52' exhibition.
I'm excited and so is Pearl!
Find out more about the competition here
http://si-la.org/news/sila/illustration-west-52-judged/ ... it was stiff judging and I was over the moon to be in the exhibit, let alone get an award.
OK .. winter is nearly over. I've been quiet lately, hunkered in the studio, finishing 'Imani's Moon' for Charlesbridge (Fall 2014) and working on an ABC book due Fall also. But we'll have a proper catch up soon!
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Over on Turbo Monkey Tales this week I look at what I got out of attending the American Library Association's summer convention the last couple of years.
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ONE WORD PEARL
is here
and I'm celebrating with a MEGA giveaway!
Pearl loves words. All kinds of words. Words make up songs, stories, poems . . . and what does a lover of words do? She collects them, of course!
But one day, most of Pearl’s words are blown away, leaving her only a few which she keeps safely in her treasure chest. After that day, she uses each word carefully—one at a time, until she has no words left. When her teacher asks her questions at school, she doesn’t answer. When her friend wants to know what she has for lunch, she can’t respond. What will Pearl do without her precious words? Will she ever find them?
One Word Pearl explores the power of words to transform, inspire, and cultivate imagination. This whimsical story is the winner of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Children’s Book Competition in the Picture Book category.
Here's what you could win:
Signed and personalised copy of 'One Word Pearl'Original signed sketch from the book.One Word pearl poster AND I will change the words to whatever you would like!Signed postcard.
To enter: Share this blog post with your friends on any social media network, and send or message me with the link (email [email protected]).I will make the draw on Friday August 16th at 8pm.Good luck!
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This week over on Turbo Monkey Tales I'm talking about my visit to Bologna in March.
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Pearl is coming soon! Next time, what I got up to at ALA Chicago, 2013.
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Book Festivals - I love them! Not only do you get to meet great kids who are excited about reading, parents who are excited about kids reading, you also get to visit with lots of great authors and illustrators.
Yesterday I was part of Cape Elizabeth, ME, Book festival - their first and they did a great job! Over 30 exhibitors and a wonderful flow of people all day. Makes the heart sing!
Here are a few pics of the day ...
A young fan in disguise with All Star Cheerleaders.
The Big Apple tells all.
Scott Nash and Stephen Costanza, duelling illustrators.
At the ready ...
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Will be at
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Saturday May 11th 2 -5 pm.
Fantastic line up of authors and illustrators! Check out this link...
If you are in the area, bring yourself, bring your children, bring your friend's children and come along for a fantastic afternoon!
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PS - I will be doing a doodle for every child! Don't miss it.
I was tagged by my friend Jennifer Marsh Morris to participate in a blog tour. I've known Jennifer several years now (hell we were even roomies at a conference) and she's ALWAYS busy! She has two books out soon: the first is called The Ice Cream Shop. It's being released by Scholastic next summer (2014) A second book called The Sea Monster is scheduled for the fall. Here are the critters who inspired the stories ...
... read more about Jenn's books here
http://jemorris.blogspot.com/2013/04/i-was-tagged-by-my-friend-sue-fliess-to.html Here are the questions that I am supposed to answer...
1) What is the working title of your next book?
The title is '
One Word Pearl' written by Nicole Groeneweg.
2) Where did the book idea come from for the book?
Nicole is the winner of The National Association of Elementary School Principals Foundation Annual National Children’s Book of the Year Award Contest - the winning book is published by Charlesbridge Publishing. It's a very cute story about a little girl who loves to collect words!
3) What genre does your book fall into?
It's a picture book.
4) What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
Hmm ... I think it would be an animated story. I am thinking Emma Watson for Pearl.
5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Pearl loves to collect words and uses them whenever she can - until one day the words go crazy and chaos ensues!
6) Who is publishing your book?
Mackinac Island Press, an imprint of Charlesbridge.
7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
In this case the manuscript was already written, so my job was to create a rough layout of the book which took me about 2 weeks.
8) What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I think Pearl would relate to Madeline, Fancy Nancy, Lady Bug Girl.
9) Who or what inspired you to write and/or illustrate this book?
Pearl reminded me of ME in a way, I was always cutting out words and pictures and making up stories when I was young, so it wasn't hard to relate. The story also allowed me to work in a more abstract way with some of the images and with collage, the language used is a lot of fun and inspiring!
10) What else about the book might pique the reader's interest?
Definitely the use of words. This is a great book for teachers to use with young children, to get them thinking about words and how they can be used in with the core curriculum. I hope the reader will enjoy the fun pictures too!
Pearl is available on pre-order
http://www.amazon.com/One-Word-Pearl-Nicole-Groeneweg/dp/1934133531/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1366981322&sr=8-1Check back soon for another author illustrator to link to in this blog tour....
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ONE WORD PEARL
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'1,2,3 by the Sea' is officially here!
And to celebrate I'm having a giveaway for 2 lucky winners!
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Open internationally - draw will be made from entries 10pm ET March 8th 2013.
There will be TWO great first prizes ...
Prize ONE will be a signed copy of the book
and the ORIGINAL cover sketch, also signed!
Prize TWO will be a signed copy of the book
and a signed giclee print of the first page.
Which one would you like to win?
Good luck!
(remember you must be a follower of the blog and leave a comment on this post to be in the draw!)
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Over on Turbo Monkey Tales today I am chatting about why I find the skill sets of illustration and writing pretty similar, using examples from my new book from Kane Miller, 1,2,3 by the Sea, by Dianne Moritz.
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If you're a picture book illustrator you'll know the significance of Page 32. It's the end of a long haul during which you created illustrations for the 32 pages of a picture book, plus cover and possibly end pages. You've put together a pdf for final proof and you've pressed 'send'. A strange kind of peace descends. The moment before you launch into whatever else is lurking on your to-do list. It's the quiet when the wind drops and the snow falls soundlessly. Ahhhh.
You try not to think about the spreads that weren't quite as you saw them at the moment of conception. When they existed only in your head after you read the manuscript. Of the character you met and the world they occupied. Of the colours you might use. Those first frantic days of scribbling in notepads and the 'yes' moments (and the 'no'). Of how vital the first pencil strokes were as you made marks and textures and bold, incisive strokes.
Of how you struggled in the middle. And how the redraws of the first ideas diluted the energy. The long hours, nights and many cups of tea working to get it back.
Then you got to the colour and it was a surprise, because now there was another element on the paper dictating where this was going; musn't let it get away from you! You were a child again and the colours made you smile. And you wondered if the child looking at the colours would smile also?
So, after weeks or months, you come down to final tweaks. Zoom in from outerspace, a view of the planet, the continents, then the country and finally you scutinize the town and streets and houses and focus on a particular room. Until you reach page 32 and you feel yourself sink into the armchair of nothing left to do. You send it into the world. Then you make a final cup of tea and reflect.
In the morning you are not living with those 32 pages anymore. They have launched into the atmosphere. For now, there is peace. An uncertain peace, granted. Tomorrow, the day after, they may re-enter. Ready for more tweaks and changes.
But right now there is a space in my heart.
'One Word Pearl' by Nicole Groeneweg, from Mackinac Island/Charlesbridge Fall 2013.
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It's 7.37am Jan 1st, 2013. I'm at the desk, drinking tea and nibbling blueberry pie. Well, it is still a holiday! I'm thinking on how we humans need touchstones and wondering why that is. Reflection and thinking forward seems our peculiar fate.
Enough with the philosophizing. I'm on a book deadline this week and am looking forward to a full day off sometime soon. Possibly. Here's the other thing - it's brilliant to be doing something you can't wait to leap out of bed to get on with.
But, before I pick up my pencil, I wanted to underline the highlights (mostly!) of 2012 for myself. Writing it here, on my blog, is an affirmation and a reminder of where I have been and where I am going (see para.1). I can see if I hit the goals I had in mind - or what came along on it's own two feet. There are things on the list I didn't think I would see. It's a reminder that the future always has some great things in store if we work hard at our dreams.
I could also write a list of things I didn't achieve or that went wrong. But that would be a bunch of negative and you don't want to hear me moaning (not on New Year's Day anyway).
MY BEST OF 2012 LISTPublished - 5 books
Illustrated - 2 more coming 2013
WIP - graphic novel and MG illustrated adventure
Got shingles - :-(( (See below)
Attended ALA - 2 signings
Attended 1 conference
Attended a Highlights Foundation course
Attended R.Michelson Gallery opening and was part of the group photo (awed)
Attended an awards ceremony in NY Times Center for 'How to Talk to an Autistic Kid'
Won a gold medal from Foreword Reviews at ALA for Autistic Kid book, a couple of other awards and mentioned on lists
Mentioned in Publisher's Weekly
Exhibitor at Princeton Book Festival and several others
Did school visits (learned a lot!)
Heard some great authors and illustrators speak (feeding the soul)
Met new friends
Sadly said goodbye to old friends
Met up with wonderful old friends
Sailed on the sea several times
Art in a couple of exhibitions and visited some great ones
Received fan mail (means I gave back to someone)
Read a good amount of books (but not as many as I would like!)
Started a couple of new blogs
Sketched and drew more than I ever have
Stopped worrying about my style and just did it
Writing that list just made me realize what a fantabulous year 2012 was! I did so much more than I remembered. Thinking of those things gives me vitality and optimism for 2013. Except shingles ... and I nearly took that off the list. It wasn't an achievement or a good thing ... but it does remind me that in the list I write for 2013 looking after my health must be high.
So off to write me a list of goals for the coming year - I know already it's going to be a good one. I will do my best not to let myself down. Check back in next year to make sure I didn't.
Happy New Year to you all and I hope your resolutions bring you happiness and peace in 2013.
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You can win ....
a copy of
'Sleeping Bear - Journey of the Cubs'
- illustrated by (me!) Hazel Mitchell
A sweet chapter book retelling the legend of the Sleeping Bear Dunes of Lake Michigan,
great for K-2 and for Christmas stockings!
PLUS! (Yes, there is more!)
The ORIGINAL pencil drawing for the illustration from the page you see above from Chapter one,
signed and dated by me.
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Over on my sister GLOG
Pixel Shavings, am sharing my process for my entry to this year's Tomie de Paolo SCBWI award ... you can read all about it here :
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Couple of weekends ago I had one of those surreal-y fab days that stay in the heart for a long time.
We threw a bag in the car, got the animal sitters organized and travelled down to the far reaches of Massachusetts to visit the Eric Carle Museum for the 10th Anniversary celebrations.
The museum was buzzing with fabulous illustrators and authors, excited children and an amazing new exhibition of art from all periods of children's illustration and by an array of stellar artists. There were book signings and readings and among others, Eric Carle and Tony Deterlizzi madly raising money by doing doodles! (Like 100! that's A LOT of drawing in a day). The lines were out the door.
Oh and me on the end!
How can you not smile standing in front of this beautiful painting?
The Eric Carle is a beautiful museum and arts facility. If you get the chance to visit, go. It lifts the heart! A special moment for me was stopping in front of works by
Ashley Bryan and finding
Jerry Pinkney next to me and exchanging some thoughts with him about Ashley.
Then it was right on to the 23rd Children's Exhibit at the
R.Michelson Gallery in Northampton. My first visit there and what a cool place this is! Situated in a beautiful old bank and full of STELLAR illustrations and art. Again, if you are in the area GO! For several years I have had attending this event on my bucket list. I'm glad I made it and it won't be the first visit. So much talent, so many HUGE people in the book world there, humbling. It's moments like this that keep you warm through the winter in the lonesome studio when self doubt and pressure of work overwhelm. Then I will look back at these pictures and find inspiration.
So many interesting conversations, re-meeting of friends and making of new ones.
Plus - breathtaking art work!
Fellow illustrator
Russ Cox was there with his prize winning print from the NESCBWI poster contest 2012. In the Dr Suess section no less! Congrats to Russ and Maine!
Norton Juster presenting Anita Silvey with her award. His speech was SO FUNNY.
The biggest thrill of the evening, though, was being in this line up of talent. OMG!! After seeing this yearly pic oline for several years, I didn't imagine I would get to be in it. I feel honoured. I won't go through all the names ... I am sure you recognize many of them. If not
click here to see the full line up on the website.
All I'm saying is; there I am, on the left, 3rd row, next to
MO WILLEMS. That is all!!
Afterwards, to dinner with Kelly Light and family, Russ and Lynn Cox and an explosive time was had by all!
I love book people. LOVE I say!
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I know books get me this excited too!
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Tree climbing can be stressful.
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That's it! October is done in a snap of the fingers. Fall colour came and went in a week or so. Now, as I look out the window, the mist settles on naked branches and the nights are wrapping themselves around us. Sleep (the studio cat) is putting on his winter weight. Soon there will be snow.
While everything else is going into cold-storage, my work is hotting up! First on the drawing board is a new manuscript I'm illustrating for Charlesbridge's imprint,
Mackinac Island Press. And darn it, I can't divulge much about it YET. I tell you, the not telling the hardest thing. I'm excited to be working on this book - and it's going to be a little different from anything I have done yet, watch out for it Spring 2013.
I also found out that my two proposals for workshops at New England SCBWI 2013conference have been accepted, maybe I will see you in Springfield, Massachusetts next year! FUN! (I can't tell you what those are about yet either).
More good news - from my publisher Kane Miller. The book I illustrated in Spring this year will go straight to trade and also be an e-book. Yippee! And I can't tell you about that yet either!! But it will be on their Spring list soon.
I should have called this blog post, '
Stuff I cannot tell you YET'.
I did leave the attic a few times - for an author/illustrator day at a school in Mid Maine and then last week I shadowed the fabby author
Lynn Plourde at my local elementary where she was doing workshops with the kids for two days. Lynn REALLY puts her all into those visits and I can see why she is invited back time and after time ... she is something to aspire to!
Mid month we had a family break to Florida to visit hubby's family. It was lovely to see the sun and swim in the ocean. Still very warm down there.
And not forgetting the Edward Gorey exhibition at the Portland Library, Maine. OMG!! It was wonderful and sparked a need in me to start delving more into Gorey's work. It's hard to admit that I didn't know Gorey's huge body of work till I came to America. I knew his illustrations from old Possum and Hilaire Belloc and Edward Lear's books, but not his prolific talent. What a sad education I had back then! Anyway I am making up for it now. I viewed the exhibition with Maine illustrator/author Jeannie Brett and we had an excellent lunch after. Worth the 4 hour round trip! I leave you with some pics from the exhibition. If you were effected by the Hurricane I hope life returns to normal for you soon. Thanks for visiting with me!
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To witches and wizards of all sizes and shapes, pick up those wands and put on your capes!
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Mid month we had a family break to Florida to visit hubby's family. It was lovely to see the sun and swim in the ocean. Still very warm down there. 
I emailed you my link, Hazel! What a super thing to do. Thanks so much.
Sent you the links I shared. I just love this book! And your sketches are amazing. :)
Wow. What a great giveaway! I tweeted the link to it. https://twitter.com/heisereads/status/365877584518590464
What a charming book and terrific giveaway, Hazel; I'd love to win it! I tweeted: https://twitter.com/DonnaLSadd/status/365887237889601536! Much success with it. :0)
I love this book My niece has a copy and she loves it also! I would love to win this! I shared on facebook and I tweeted about it. (https://twitter.com/Tink1113/status/365892471915421698)The art work is so beautifully done! Thank you for the giveaway. Good luck all!
Just sent you an email, thanks for this opportunity, I love your work
Terrific giveaway for a terrific book. I love Nicole's story and your art work is the perfect complement.
I shared your blog on facebook. Your artwork is adorable.
OK...I will post it on my Picture Book and Illustrators group and with hope, it shows up.
I love the illustrations on this book. Marvelous job with book.
It's done. I have it on my Picture Book Writers and Illustrators Group. I love your drawings and book.
Posted on facebook, where I have my friends, teacher friends and an art gallery where I am a partner/owner! Lots of exposure in Windsor/Amherstburg area!!! Good luck to you!!
https://www.facebook.com/shannon.mcpherson.90
This book looks fantastic! I shared this on facebook (Kirstine Erekson Call) and twitter @kirsticall.
Just Tweeted this! Fabulous art as usual, Hazel!
This is a great opportunity. Shared the link on face book and sent a message. My link is www.facebook.com/tamisha.finleymitchell.
Thanks to everyone for entering .... I had over 100 entries for my giveaway for 'One Word Pearl' and the winner is Bobbi Miller! Congrats to you!
I was looking for some illustrator related blog site to read contents as regular basis. & finally found your nice blog! I'll definitely read your post as regular basis.