Whenever I come across 3D artists that remind me of our very own Creative Cupper, Suzanne Del Rizzo, I feel compelled to share. I just checked out Busy Little Mouse by Eugenie Fernandes, a sweet little read teaching youngsters the sounds of animals. The story isn't particularly memborable but the illustrator, Kim Fernandes, is. Very sophisticated use of polymer clay...great textures and colors.
Suzanne, are you familiar with her? If not, she's worth checking out :)
Busy Little Mouseby Eugenie Fernandes, Illustrated by Kim Fernandes
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to share my amazing news!! I just found out I won 2nd place in the Toronto Star's Emerging Artist Contest! I'm so super excited! If you get a chance, my illustration is in todays's Toronto Star(Dec 24th). And on their
Toronto Star online gallery, just scroll down to "cover art contest top 10". And I would love your crit./feedback as always.
I want to thank you guys for all the great critiques and suggestions over the past year. Being part of this critique group has really helped me grow as an artist,. Thanks guys!
I posted about the contest over on my
blog.
I also want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! I look forward to seeing more amazing artwork from all of you in the new year!!
Hi Everyone,
Here is my submission for the Holiday Recipe Contest over on They Draw & Cook. It is a recipe for a Egg-free, Nut-free (and milk-free) Christmas Tree cupcake "cake". I actually made 2 a few years ago for my boys' class parties. I did a little post about it over on my
blog, if you're interested in seeing a picture of the actual cake. I can't wait to see the other submissions and get some yummy baking ideas for this year's Christmas treats.
Just wanted to share it with you guys! Now my stomach is rumbling....:)
Hi Everyone. Thanks for all of the great feedback. I made a few changes and think it is working much better now. As you can see, I changed the face of the little chipmunk, darkened his claws so they didn't blend into the rope as much, and added the tail to Mr. Mouse(opps). As always, I'd love to hear what you guys think now!
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to let you know about this fantastic blog I came across called
Ripple. It was created by Kelly Light, another great Children's Book Illustrator. She came up with the most creative way to help raise funds for the animals that have been effected by the Gulf oil spill disaster. Illustrators from around the world donate small artcards that may be purchased with the donation of $10 to a variety of animal rescue organizations. Brilliant or what??!!
I designed this pelican illustration for her site.
It is a great way to be proactive and feel a little less helpless.
As Kelly so eloquently states on her blog,"our small actions together will ripple outward".
I hope you will pop over to her site and take a look!! :)
And please pass it on!
Hi! My name is Suzanne Del Rizzo. I have been a fan of the Creative Cup Illustrators Group for quite a while now. So when I read the latest post that asked for interested illustrators to send in a comment if they'd like to be considered for membership, I jumped at this great opportunity. I have wanted to join a critique group for quite some time, but I'd been unsuccessful finding any similiar groups online that were just starting up, or accepting new members. I want to thank Stacia for the invite!! I am really excited to be part of the Creative Cup group, and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone and share artwork ideas and feedback- this is so exciting!!!
About me....well, this illustration career is a new one for me. I used to be a Medical Science Laboratory Research Technician/Assistant at a Cancer Research lab in the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute in Toronto. Yes, I know, quite the mouthful and completely unrelated to children's book illustration. Well, throughout high school I was torn between following a career in science or pursuing my passion in art. Obviously the science won out, or so I thought. After my maternity leave with the birth of my first child, I became a stay-at-home mom(they grow up sooo fast). And now...4 kiddies later....I have come to realize that nothing is sweeter then seeing my kids learn to read and the enjoyment they get out of books. It got me thinking....children's book illustration would be a really fun and rewarding job!
I slowly got back into my art again, but wasn't sure what medium to focus on. Until the day I was completely blown away by a book one of my children brought home by Barbara Reid. I had dabbled with polymer clay in the past and loved it, but never considered modelling clay as a medium for illustration. Since that day I have been totally addicted to plasticine illustration.
I have been greatly inspired by the amazing work of Barbara Reid, Kim Fernandes, Susan Eaddy, Jeanette Canyon and many others. I have had a great time researching how to go about becoming an illustrator. I started a blog a few months back to get my art "out there", in the hopes of meeting other artists and gaining valuable feedback. It looks like that one can be ticked of my list with joining this critique group.:)
I'm still working on defining my style, and trying to soak up all the business info. and advice from other seasoned illustrators. I have to say the online community of children's book illustrators have been so kind, friendly and always so giving of ideas and advice. Thanks guys!
Right now I am in the process of putting together a children's book illustration portfolio, and getting a website up and running.
I'm looking forward to all the great things this blog has to offer, and to having some fun creative discussions! :)
Hi Stacia, I initially sent an email via my Blackberry, not sure if it went through? Sorry I've been MIA this week we've had a nasty stomach virus going around our family- yuck!
Yes I am very familiar with Kim Fernandes' gorgeous polymer clay illustrations. She actually has a series of "Little Mouse" books out all written by her mom Euginie. They are all so wonderfully illustrated. Another great polymer clay illustrator is Jeanette Canyon. She has a series out by Dawn Publications 2 of which I recall are "Over in the Ocean" and " over in the Jungle"- the author's name escapes me right now sorry- must be the flu talking...
Thanks so much for passing along the info and book, my kiddies love her work very much, and rub their little hands over the pages expecting to feel the textures.
It's too bad Kim Fernandes doesn't have an online portfolio website :(
Yes, I looked for her website but couldn't find one.