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26. August update

Hi, All!  It's been a busy month!  I just finished the artwork for "Big Red and the Little Bitty Wolf", to be released by Magination Press in spring 2016!  I hope to be able to share some images from this book soon.  However, in the meanwhile, here is my new promotional piece.  I wanted to create something to appeal to upper elementary readers, and I have always loved magic, mystery and steampunk.  I had a lot of fun with lighting in this piece.  Hope you enjoy!


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27. MB Artists Promotional Catalog

My agent just released our new promotional catalog, themed "Ethnicity".  I love seeing all of the artists' interpretations!  Check it out!

http://www.flipsnack.com/AC98DF86AED/mb-artists-ethnicity-catalog.html

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28. MB Artists Catalog

Check out the great artwork in my agent's new promotional catalog, themed "Perspective"!

http://files.flipsnack.com/iframe/embed.html?hash=fdp5ypmpg&wmode=window&bgcolor=EEEEEE&t=14295355671433771289

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29. Rainy Day Friends

New promotional piece!


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30. Save the Date

Save the Date for an "All My Stripes"  book signing!  See you there!


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31. Book Release and Publishers Weekly

Exciting news!  "All My Stripes" has been released by Magination Press!  You can purchase the book through my store on my website, or through any bookseller.

 Also, Publisher's Weekly has announced by next picture book from Magination Press, "Big Red and the Little Bitty Wolf."  I'm working on the final art for this title right now, and am excited for its release in spring 2016!  In the meantime, check out this sneak peak at the character art!  I had a lot of fun designing Red's outfits!


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32. New MB Artists Catalog

Check out my agency's newest catalog, themed "Hobby"!  So many fun illustrations by some great artists!

http://files.flipsnack.com/iframe/embed.html?hash=ftiyvif9r&wmode=window&bgcolor=EEEEEE&t=14226326691422632716

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33. Highlights Hidden Pictures

Fun mail. A copy of "Highlights High Five" came in with one of my hidden pictures inside. Many of these horses pictured are similar to ones I played with as a child. Olivia and I had fun doing the puzzles in this magazine together today!


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34. Pre-Order "All My Stripes"

My newest picture book "All My Stripes" will be released on March 9, 2015, and is now available for pre-order!

http://www.amazon.com/All-My-Stripes-Children-Autism/dp/1433819163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419637554&sr=8-1&keywords=all+my+stripes

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35. All My Stripes

It was a fun mail day for me.  I just got my illustrator copies of "All My Stripes", my newest picture book to be released by Magination Press in spring 2014.  "All My Stripes" is a story about a zebra named Zane who feels out of place due to his autistic stripe.  Zane's mother gives him space to express his feelings of being different, and helps Zane to see and appreciate his many other "stripes".  While "All My Stripes" is foremost a book that reaches out to children on the autism spectrum, it is also a great story for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider....which is something that I think everyone can relate to.  Since one of Zane's interests is math, I have hidden visual "Easter eggs" throughout the book that pertain to math and math history.  It was such a challenging, enriching and ultimately fun project to be a part of!  I can't wait for the release in the spring!



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36. Day of the Dead

Check out this special Highlights hidden pictures image that I did for The Day of the Dead, sponsored by 20th Century Fox for their new movie "The Book Of Life".  This was a great piece to work on, because in addition to working with some fun imagery, I got to learn about another culture's holiday, which I was previously unfamiliar with.  I love how each of my projects opens the door for me to learn something new!  Happy Fall, everyone!


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37. Welcome, Baby Elyse!

As many of you know, we have been expecting a baby, and are happy to announce that our second daughter Elyse Zivoin arrived this past weekend!  Our 3 year old daughter is very proud of being a big sister.  Elyse is doing very well, and we love having her in our family!

Also, the new MB Artists catalog, themed "School", has been released!  Check out my page at the end for a sneak peak at my newest picture book to be released by Magination Press in 2015....
http://files.flipsnack.com/iframe/embed.html?hash=ft9azf3uw&wmode=window&bgcolor=EEEEEE&t=14133790461413379089


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38. Highlights Winter Hidden Pictures

I love getting fun mail!  Today, I got my copies of the upcoming "Highlights" Hidden Pictures Seasonal Winter Edition, featuring my artwork on the cover!  Can you find all of the objects and hidden snowflakes?


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39. JZ Artworks has a New Look!

It's been a long time coming, but my website JZArtworks has a new look!  Thanks so much to my husband and personal web developer Romeo Zivoin for the beautiful new design, and for all of the UX coding to make this site more mobile-friendly.  Check it out!

www.JZArtworks.com

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40. Riley Mae and the Sole Fire Safari

Hi All!  "Riley Mae and the Sole Fire Safari", has been released!  I've done the book covers for this new Christian series for tween-age girls.  Hope you enjoy!

http://www.amazon.com/Riley-Sole-Safari-Faithgirlz-Shoes/dp/0310742838/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411072525&sr=8-1&keywords=riley+mae+sole+fire+safari

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41. Highlights Hidden Pictures Fall Special

Hi All!
It's been a busy summer!  I've been working on a new picture book, and also many images for Highlights and Highlights High Five Magazines.  Check out the cover artwork for the new Highlights Hidden Pictures special Fall Edition, coming out this week!


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42. MB Artists Promotional Cataolg #10

Check out the great new artwork in my agent's newest promotional catalog!  All artists created pieces with a "Food" theme.  I highly recommend sitting down with a bowl of ice cream or a cup of hot chocolate while browsing!  Enjoy!

http://www.flipsnack.com/AC98DF86AED/fun8bfq0

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43. Summer Fairy Article and Book Signing

Hope you can join us for the Book Signing and Storytime for "The Summer Fairy" this coming weekend!  There will be fun take-aways for the kids as well.  Also, check out the article that our local newspaper "Current in Carmel" ran about "The Summer Fairy"!  It gives a little of the back story as to how the family tradition spread to friends and neighbors, and then became a vision for a full novelty picture book.


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44. Sticky Bunny Diner

Check out my new portfolio piece, inspired by my current chocolate cravings, and my daughter who loves bunnies.  I really enjoyed researching retro diner designs and colors for this piece.  Enjoy!


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45. Once Upon A Sketch and Children's Illustrators

Hi everyone,
Check out my new post at Once Upon A Sketch!  It's about the Indiana SCBWI conference that I attended a few weeks ago  What a great experience!

http://onceuponasketch.com/2014/05/indiana-scbwi-spring-conference/
Also, great news!  I am illustrator of the week at ChildrensIllustrators.com!  Yay!  Thanks so much!
Thanks for reading, everyone!

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46. Highlights Hidden Pictures

I recently got my copy of the new Highlights High Five Hidden Pictures magazine, with my artwork on the cover!  This was fun to work on, because my daughter is just the right age for High Five.  It has been fun introducing her to the hidden pictures games.  Can you find all five kites?

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47. The Monsters Come Out At Night

My agency puts out a quarterly catalog featuring all of the artists in our group, and each catalog has a theme.  The second catalog of the year has the theme "Family", and I decided to take a slightly darker view of the subject than would be "typical" for the children's market, but is nonetheless very real for many children.

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48. Fairy Tales

MB Artists, the amazing artist agency that I belong to, has released a promotional catalog with the theme "Fairy Tales".  Each artist contributed a piece of artwork with that theme. There are so many great illustrations!

http://files.flipsnack.com/iframe/embed.html?hash=fdumen9c&wmode=window&bgcolor=EEEEEE&useOnSW=true&t=13672483201367248319

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49. JPiC interview

My plan to single-handedly conquer the internet takes another step as catch-all art website Super Punch interviews josh pincus is crying!
You can read the hard-hitting, in-depth conversation HERE.

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50. Punk Rock and Jersey Fresh--TOMORROW in the good old S.O.



They say you can't go home again...but just who are these mysterious "they," anyway? What do they know? 
Dave and I are out to prove them wrong--tomorrow night!

We're going to be presenting a rockin' (we hope) book talk about So Punk Rock at our hometown library, aka South Orange Public. We'll be chatting with adolescents of all ages from 7-8:30pm. If you're local, we'd love to see you. 

Click here for the info.

Rock on,

M

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