By: Mo Willems,
on 5/10/2013
As readers of the blog know, the Willems family (and guests) spend our dinners doodling on the paper table cloth that we use for our meals. These drawings are real doodles, nothing pre-thought out. Just fun and letting loose. They're a joy to do and to look at after. Here are some recent doodles: My wife is into abstractions, but this time she framed it. Shapes Love the hair my
By: Tanya,
on 5/2/2013
<!-- START INTERCHANGE - DOODLE WITH MAISY -->if(!window.igic__){window.igic__={};var d=document;var s=d.createElement("script");s.src="http://iangilman.com/interchange/js/widget.js";d.body.appendChild(s);} <!-- END INTERCHANGE --> Last year I reviewed Create with Maisy by Lucy Cousins, which I adored above all else for the fact that Cousins really did create a craft book with projects
By: Maryam Tabatabaei,
on 4/19/2013
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By: Leslie Ann Clark,
on 3/21/2013
Hooray for The Master List! There is nothing like getting all your thoughts on paper…. and yes, I said paper! Sitting right in front of me where I can doodle on it, cross it off, highlight it etc. I have tried the electronic list making but nothing quite satisfies this artist.
All my ideas are added to my The Master List. For a creative person, this list is quite freeing! I can stop trying to shuffle all of this around in my head. Yes, these items and more have been yelling at me from my head! ha! Everything was fighting for recognition… saying things like, “Me first!”, “NO! Me first!”
Now I can decide who is first! Does this sound a little scary to you? Leslie is hearing things? I assure you, this is the world of many of us who are visual thinkers! The world speaks to us! Being the cartoonist that I am, I can actually imagine people as cartoons. Many of my Facebook friends can attest to that fact. It’s quite fun!
Okay, Now to the next step. Working at crossing off all these things on the list! I will keep you posted.
So what do you have on your list?
By: John Shelley,
on 3/6/2013
By: Maryam Tabatabaei,
on 8/7/2012
By: Tara Lazar,
on 9/30/2012
I know you will probably say, “Tara, you had me at Peter Brown…”, but you will no doubt flip at the entire spectacular line-up of authors, illustrators, editors and other kidlit professionals I’ve secured for this year’s Picture Book Idea Month, affectionately known as PiBoIdMo ’round these parts.
Plus, we have an adorable mascot this year: Doodle! She’s the doggie pal of artist-couple Peter Harren and Kayla Skogh (who are equally adorable), and she’ll be making several cameos throughout the month of November!
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PiBoIdMo will kick-off on October 24th with a guest post from….
YOU?!
That’s right! One lucky former PiBoIdMo participant will win a guest blogging spot to write about how past events have inspired you, what you’ve done to gear up for the event, and how you sort through that fat file of ideas to pick ones to pursue.
All you have to do to be eligible is:
I will read all your entries and pick the blogger who most exemplifies the spirit of this annual event.
And now, without further ado, here are your guest bloggers!
Peter Brown
James Burks
Priscilla Burris
Kelly DiPucchio
Amy Dixon
Kate Dopirak
Ame Dyckman
Donna W. Earhardt
Marcus Ewert
Deborah Freedman
Tiffany Strelitz Haber
Peter Harren
Charise Mericle Harper
Julie Hedlund
Carter Higgins
Ward Jenkins
Mike Jung
Ella Kennen
Diane Kredensor
Emma Ledbetter, Assistant Editor, Atheneum
Kelly Light
Deb Lund
Tracy Marchini
Wendy Martin
Diana Murray
Laura Murray
Debbie Ohi
Carol Rasco, CEO of RIF
Aaron Reynolds
Laura Sassi
Liz Garton Scanlon
Corey Rosen Schwartz
Kayla Skogh
Tammi Sauer
Melissa Sweet
Will Terry
Audrey Vernick
Robert Weinstock
Tamson Weston, Editor & Consultant
Timothy Young
Stay tuned for more PiBoIdMo announcements in the coming days!
By: John Shelley,
on 11/12/2012
I've not posted any sketches for a while, largely because I've been grappling with a mountain of things from very involved deadlines to house moving. I have been drawing though in brief moments of solace, so it's about time I posted something! Here's a couple of meandering doodles....
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By: DIANE SMITH,
on 12/5/2012
It's been forever since I've been able to pick up a pencil and doodle something for fun. It was my turn to work in the Town Center Gallery which gave me a rare moment with my sketchbook, a little music, surrounded by art. So, I started with a doodle - as I always do - to get the juices flowing. Unfortunately, the camera that I usually use to photograph my drawings is no longer working. I was forced to scan this on my basic scanner/printer and I don't like the quality at all. But, what can ya do...?
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By: Gina Perry,
on 12/6/2012
By: Maryam Tabatabaei,
on 2/9/2013
By: John Shelley,
on 2/14/2013
So yes, last weekend I was off on the train for a couple of hours, as promised I was drawing all the way. However due to the constraints of reserved seat allocation and tightly tiered seat layouts, many Eastern region trains don't offer themselves easily to sketch the other passengers. (That is a grumble, yes!) On the outward journey this is as much as I was able to see:
By: Mo Willems,
on 2/14/2013
By: Mo Willems,
on 2/22/2013
It has been a tradition at Knuffle Manor (and before that Brooklyn's Pigeon's Nest) to throw a big party once a year to celebrate the efforts of those "behind the scenes" who insure that my books, animated films, and other projects get out into the world looking a good as possible. Still before the storm I am the first to admit that when it comes to my work, I need a lot of help.
By: Mo Willems,
on 3/1/2013
Here is another sampling of dining room dinner doodles from the past month or so. As you can see, each member of the Willems' clan is doing their own thing (my daughter, faces; my wife, abstracts; myself, I have no clue) and having a great time doing it! 2 parallel lines will never meet... Love this one!
By: sketched out,
on 12/18/2011
I love holiday cards. I love getting them, but most of all I like making them.
At least it starts out that way.
There’s the initial concept. Fun!
Sketching it up. Fun!
Drawing, painting, tweaking. Fun! Fun! Fun!
But then, there is the whole standing in line at the post office because I absolutely must have those special snowman stamps.
Followed by an attempt at addressing the cards and the subsequent admitting to people that I wrote their address on a scrap piece of paper last year and my cat batted it under the couch and apparently a spider drug it away to it’s nest, so could you pleeeeeeease give me your address for the fifteenth time… and I promise I’ll key it safely into my iPhone this time!
Couple that with the fact that I waited until pretty much the last minute, even though I promised last year and the year before that and the year… ok, the past ten years that I would start in August.
Before you know it, I’ve got a holiday card meltdown on my hands.
Does any of this sound familiar? Am I alone with this?
Anywho, fun? Not so much.
But despite the griping and moaning, after all is said and done, the truth is, it’s just not Christmas until I’ve sent off all my cards and, of course, I receive that very first card in the mail, be it Christmas, Hanukkah or Festivus (I’m still waiting for my first Kwanza card.)
I just love holiday cards!
It’s tradition! Every bit of it, from fun to meltdown and I hope it never goes away!
By: Donna J. Shepherd,
on 1/22/2012
Would you like to win a copy of Poodle and Doodle? Click this link for more information! http://mymcbooks.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/book-reviewgiveaway-poodle-doodle-ends-feb-11th/#comments
Doodling again, in my little Moleskine journal. Marker pens, Pilot drawing pen. Very therapeutic, though I wouldn't want to speculate on what it says about my state of mind. At least the colours are relatively calming ... Cheers!
By: DIANE SMITH,
on 3/2/2012
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By: Tanya,
on 4/25/2012
Calef Brown, poet, painter and all around funky creator, is now a doodle book maker! I didn't intend for that sentence to be so rhyme-y, but Brown and his new book, Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny, just inspire that kind of playfulness. For an overview of Brown's work, click here and for a sampling of his poetry, click on poem titles: Snails and Skeleton Flowers. For details on Dragon, Robot,
By: John,
on 5/4/2012
Today’s Keith Haring Google Doodle.
By: Maryam Tabatabaei,
on 6/7/2012
By: Maryam Tabatabaei,
on 6/18/2012
By: Zarifi Haidar Marin,
on 6/22/2012
By: Zarifi Haidar Marin,
on 6/25/2012
I’m with you!… It really is freeing to get those creative thoughts down on paper. Right now I seem to be obsessed with 3×5 cards… Great for spontaneous scribbling!
Maisy is a big hit in our house right now. I am in the market for a new coloring/art book that will have some direction to it, so I will have to check out Doodle with Maisy and see if it fits the bill.
Hope it works for you! It's hard to find coloring/doodle books for toddlers.<br />