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It's an open call. Are you an illustrator attending #LA16SCBWI?
If you'd like to share a photo of your conference notes/sketches, you can leave a link here in comments, or tag your image on either twitter or instagram with #LA16SCBWI.
We can't wait to see - and share - what inspires you, and how you express it!
For the last few conferences, we've been asking a handful of illustrators to share a page from their conference journals/sketchbooks of something that inspired them during the conference. (
You can see some recent entries here.)
The idea is that it gives illustrators a spotlight, and shares a multi-faceted visual take on all the craft, inspiration, business, community and opportunity of an SCBWI conference!
This time around, we're changing it up, opening it up, to ANY and EVERY illustrator attending #NY16SCBWI who wants to take part.
Just add a link to your image that you've posted somewhere online here in comments. It's that easy!
Remember to SIGN your artwork
(including your website so you can be contacted if someone falls in love with your illustration.)
Ready? Set? Illustrate!
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| Rachelle Meyer |
Rachelle wrote this about herself:Rachelle Meyer was born in the state of Texas and spent most of her childhood with her nose in a book. Reading became the wellspring for her continuing passions in life: drawing, storytelling and traveling. She graduated with a degree in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin and then spent eight years in New York City working as a graphic artist and designer. She has since moved to Europe and launched a successful career as an illustrator, specializing in children's books and editorial interpretations. Her talents have been used to interpret the work of contemporary best-selling authors such as Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius), Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife) and Nick Ortner (The Tapping Solution). She also writes and illustrates her own picture books and graphic novels. She volunteers as the International Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI. She now lives in Amsterdam with her English husband, her Dutch son, and her cranky old New York cat.
You can visit Rachelle online at her website
http://www.rachellemeyer.com/and check out more of her sketches on instagram
https://instagram.com/rachellemeyer/One of Rachelle's illustrated books:
Some finished art:
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| Susan Eaddy |
Susan wrote this about herself:Susan Eaddy and begins work every day with clean hands. Within 15 minutes those hands are bright green, or purple, and covered in clay! Each illustration is a discovery process as she studies nature and animals to figure out how to bring them to life in clay. Her clay critters inhabit pizza boxes in her attic studio and she’s pretty sure they play at night while the humans sleep. She loves to travel and has done school visits all over the world from Alabama to Taiwan to Brazil to Hong Kong!
She is the Illustrator Coordinator for the Midsouth and a member of the SCBWI Team Bologna.
You can find out more about Susan (and check out more of her art) at
www.susaneaddy.comHere's the cover of a picture book she illustrated (with clay!):
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| Kary Lee |
Kary wrote this about herself:I wrote and illustrated my first book the summer before third grade; a pollywog pond action-adventure, with a little fantasy twist. My career began as an art director in Dallas, but something was missing. I found my way back to books through my kids. I attended my first SCBWI Conference in 2003 and realized I had ‘found my people.’ - even won a portfolio award! (who knew?) Five books and several years later I’m still at it. Two years ago I became the Illustrator Coordinator for my Northwest Region of SCBWI which has become the icing on the cake.
Growing up in Southern California in an artistic family, expression and storytelling were second nature. Instead of coloring books I was given a pad of newsprint and a huge basket of crayons. Summers were spent barefoot in a perpetual bathingsuit and lasted for about five years. On sunny days I would mix powdered tempera paints with the garden hose and use the sliding glass door as my canvas. On rainy days we would read. Laura Ingalls was my invisible friend. Raggedy Ann & Andy were my first character inspirations. Our little pollywog pond was my Narnia. And then there was Judy Blume, easing me through the tweens.
By nature, I am a story teller. It makes the rest of my world fall into place. And, I'm famous in the eyes of the local 5 year olds. Some years ago my daughters play group was discussing what their parents did for a living. “Well,” my daughter stated, “my mommy colors for a living.” Silence fell over the room. I’m
totally cool!
You can find out more about Kary and see more of her work at
www.karyleeillustration.com
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| Linda Olafsdottir |
About Linda:
Linda Olafsdottir is an Icelandic illustrator, based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Linda’s been drawing ever since she could hold a pencil, and she’s still drawing every single day and never gets tired of it.
Linda got her MFA degree in illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Picture books are her passion and she’s constantly being inspired by her two children and her surroundings. Most recently Linda illustrated three books for Sterling Publishing.
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| One of the book covers Linda created for Sterling Publishing |
Her work has also been published in several picture and chapter books for publishers in Iceland. In 2014 Linda received Ibby’s (The International Board of Books for Young People) “Spring Breeze Awards” (
ibby.org) and was one of Iceland's nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards (
alma.se).
You can find out more at
Linda's blog and at her website:
http://www.lindaolafsdottir.com/
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| Illustrator Jen Betton |
Jen wrote this about herself: I am a freelance illustrator in the Boston area, where I also teach at a local art college. I have a BFA in painting from the University of Central Florida, and an MFA in Illustration from Syracuse University. I also learned amazing things at the Illustration Academy.
I love working in watercolor, solving visual problems, and seeing a story come to life through creating image. My illustrations are primarily narrative, although I also do editorial and advertising work as well, and my pieces have appeared in CMYK, 3x3 Magazine, and Illustration West.
Jen's blog is at
http://www.jenbetton.blogspot.com/ and you can visit her website here:
http://www.jenbetton.com/
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| Bryan Langdo |
About Bryan:
Bryan Langdo has illustrated nearly 30 books for children. His picture book Tornado Slim and the Magic Cowboy Hat won a 2012 Spur Award from Western Writers of America.
He is also an editor/writer for an ESL website and app. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two kids.
Bryan's website:
http://www.bryanlangdo.com/home.htm
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| Cindy Derby |
About Cindy:
Cindy Derby is a children’s book writer, illustrator and puppeteer.
She began her journey as a puppeteer building puppets and performing in shows all over the world (including living rooms and underground railway stations). She was commissioned by Puppet Animation Scotland to produce her puppetry fable “Edward’s House of String”; and awarded by the Jim Henson Foundation to produce her one-woman puppetry musical “Mr. Kyoto’s Aquarium Shop”.
Continuing her love of storytelling, Cindy began creating picture books. She loves to use watercolor, acrylic, black ink, and cuts out pieces and collages it together digitally.
She currently lives in Marin County, California where her art studio is a big lovely mess with large fur balls from her dog.
Cindy's website:
http://www.cindyderby.com/
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| Illustrator Keith Frawley |
Keith's bio: Keith Frawley: Dad, Husband, Illustrator, Goofball, Cookie Monster & Backyard Kickball Champion.
Keith Frawley is a New York based illustrator. Keith illustrates for the children’s market and for national agencies. His work appears in children’s books, apps & character design.
“Normal gets you just that; stay weird.” -Keith Frawley
About James:James Burks is the author-illustrator of several children's books, including Beep and Bah, the Bird and Squirrel graphic novel series, and Gabby and Gator, a Junior Library Guild selection. Most recently, he illustrated The Monstore by Tara Lazar. He lives in Valencia, California. You can visit him online at
www.jamesburks.com |
| Author-Illustrator James Burks |
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| A piece of James' finished art - the cover for his "Bird & Squirrel On Ice" |
About Ruth:Author and illustrator Ruth McNally Barshaw worked in advertising and won big bucks creating grand prize winning entries for national essay contests (Kudos, Suave, American Library Association, Stouffers, Robitussin...) before getting into kids' books. Sketch-journaling the 2005 SCBWI Winter Conference directly led to her getting published. Her sixth Ellie McDoodle book comes out this September with Bloomsbury, and she's illustrating a picturebook for Sleeping Bear Press for 2015. See her work at
http://ruthexpress.com |
| Author and Illustrator Ruth McNally Barshaw |
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| An example of Ruth's illustrations, the cover for her "The Ellie McDoodle Diaries: The Show Must Go On" |
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By: Lee Wind, M.Ed.,
on 7/29/2016
