Search updates from people that live within:
Viewing: All Updates
Updates Made by Shawna JC Tenney
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50:34 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Brunhilda's Dress:
Shawna JC said, "I recently finished the artwork for my book Brunhilda's Backwards Day. The book will be published in fall 2016 by Sky Pony Press. Although I can't share a lot of images from the book yet, I wanted to share a little sneak peak of Brunhilda's..." more
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 12:04:11 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Two More Wizards!:
Shawna JC said, "Willow the SquirrelRowena the PorcupineGreeting blog friends! Do you remember the game, Wizards of the Wild which I helped illustrate that was funded on Kickstarter back in March and April? Well, since the Kickstarter campaign reached so..." more
Monday, April 20, 2015 10:31:23 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Artist Round Table Episode #3 with Mallory Carlson:
Shawna JC said, "Good day friends! Over the weekend, I once again hung out with some of my art friends to bring you another conversation about being a professional artist today. You'll notice I was not in Episode 2, as I was speaking on a panel at a local writing..." more
Thursday, March 12, 2015 10:20:46 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Wizards of the Wild on Kickstarter!:
Shawna JC said, "I'm happy to announce that the game, Wizards of the Wild, for which I was one of the illustrators is now funding on Kickstarter! Click here to go to the Kickstarter page!I had the great opportunity to participate in this fun project! I illustrated..." more
Monday, March 2, 2015 9:22:49 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Artist Round Table #1 with Jose-Luis Segura:
Shawna JC said, "Greetings friends! Over the weekend, I hung out with an awesome group of artists, and we had a great discussion about our careers as artists. We started by interviewing artist Jose-Luis Segura, and then broke into a group discussion. Come and listen..." more
Monday, February 2, 2015 9:14:32 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Sketching Sketching All Day Long!:
Shawna JC said, "Some sketches of a character I have been working on from my sketchbook!In the month of December, I drew in my sketch book nearly every day. I skipped a couple weekend days and Christmas, but I was proud of the fact that I sketched nearly every day...." more
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 8:23:42 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled 2015 Utah SCBWI Illustrators Conference with Art Director Kristine Brogno:
Shawna JC said, "Artwork by Shawna (that's me)!Utah and Southern Idaho Illustrators Unite!! Mark your calendars! Utah/ Southern Idaho SCBWI presents, our 2015 Illustrator's Conference, February 21, 2015 with art director Kristine Brogno from Chronicle Books! Other..." more
Monday, December 1, 2014 8:37:25 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled PiBoIdMo Winner 2014! And Daily Sketch Commitment!:
Shawna JC said, "Hurray! I participated once again in PiBoIdMo in November- 30 picture book ideas in 30 days. It was a little tricky with CTNx and Thanksgiving, but somehow I managed to come up with 31 ideas! I can guarantee that the majority of them are pretty bad..." more
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 1:12:55 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled My Amazing CTNx Experience:
Shawna JC said, "I had a most amazing time going to CTNx (Creative Talent Network Animation Expo) in Burbank this past weekend. Here are a couple highlights from my trip.The day before the Expo, we got together with people from the Oatley Academy. We had breakfast..." more
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 1:12:55 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Happy News!:
Shawna JC said, "Happy Happy News! I just wanted to share that my book "Bruhilda's Backwards Day" will be published by Sky Pony Press in 2016!!!Here's some more posts about Brunhilda that you might enjoy! I have been sharing much of my process on this project!The..." more
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 9:06:01 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Going to CTN and Other Updates!:
Shawna JC said, "I was going through some old photos and found this little gem. This is me 11 years ago, 2003, my senior year in the Illustration department at BYU. We went on a trip to L.A. where we visited museums and some studios. I remember when I visited the..." more
Monday, August 11, 2014 9:30:54 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Picture Book Writing Retreat with Literary Agent, Jodell Sadler at Beautiful Sundance!!:
Shawna JC said, "Come join me and my literary agent, Jodell Sadler at Sundance Lodge Writing Retreats where she will be doing picture book critiques on August 30th! The cost for the whole day (including 3 gourmet meals) is $150. If you need lodging for Friday..." more
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 2:00:41 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Questions To Ask Potential Illustration Clients:
Shawna JC said, "In this video blog post, I talk about questions you should ask a potential client for book illustration jobs, whether they be working at a publishing house, or a self publishing author. It is important to have good communication to weed out..." more
Sunday, July 27, 2014 10:16:15 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Make Your Single Layered Sketch into a Multi-layered Illustration in Photoshop:
Shawna JC said, "In this Youtube Video, I share the technique I use to make my one layered sketch into a multi-layered illustration in Photoshop. Please "like" and share if this is helpful to you!"
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:15:21 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Character Design Sketches:
Shawna JC said, "Here are a few character sketches from a new personal book project I am working on! This represents only a very small portion of the pages and pages of character sketches that I have drawn, and I am sure there will be many many more to..." more
Friday, June 27, 2014 7:28:07 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Blog Tour: Writing Process:
Shawna JC said, "Greetings Illustrator Amigos! Today I am part of a blog tour! I was invited by the super talented illustrator and banjo player, Russ Cox! Before I begin, let me introduce you to Russ! Russ Cox was raised by a pack of crazed..." more
Thursday, May 15, 2014 1:20:46 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Dummy Books Part 3- Sending the Dummy Book to Agents and Publishers:
Shawna JC said, "Welcome to Part Three of my Dummy Book Series! If you missed it:PART 1: Making the Dummy BookPART 2: Preparing the Dummy Book to Send to PublishersToday in Part 3, I will talk about what to submit to Editors and Agents, sending your dummy book..." more
Friday, May 9, 2014 1:06:22 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Dummy Books Part 2- Preparing the Dummy Book to Send to Publishers:
Shawna JC said, "Welcome to Part 2 of my series on Dummy Books!Stay tuned for part three next week, where I will talk about researching editors and agents and sending your Dummy Book out into the world.In case you missed it, here is where you can find part 1, where..." more
Friday, March 28, 2014 4:01:55 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled SCBWI Conference, My Trip Part 2: Things I Learned! #NY14SCBWI:
Shawna JC said, "Snippets of Wisdom from the NY SCBWI ConferenceIn part 1 I told about some of the fabulous places I visited and people I met on my trip to New York.It's been over a month since the conference, but today in part 2, I'm keeping my promise to share a..." more
Thursday, March 20, 2014 11:07:36 AM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Painting Drama 2 at the Oatley Academy Part 1:
Shawna JC said, "I was privileged to be among the first students of the Oatley Academy when it was started by Chris Oatley in August of 2012. I was among the first to experience the mind-blowing awesomeness of his class Painting Drama 1. Ever since I have been a..." more
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 1:32:40 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled A Teacher Can Make a World of Difference:
Shawna JC said, "Me at age 6 with the mural I made for my 1st grade class Christmas program.Today I am getting ready for an elementary school presentation. I am going to talk to the kids about how I became an illustrator. I wanted to connect what they are doing now..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 2:24:26 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled SCBWI Conference and Beyond, My Trip Part 1: People and Places #NY14SCBWI:
Shawna JC said, "Greetings friends out in Internet Land! You may have wondered why it has been a month since I have posted anything. Well, I've been hard at work preparing for the New York SCBWI Winter Conference! Here is a brief recap of some of the people and..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:28:27 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled 8 Lessons I Learned About Being an Illustrator From Dancing Ballet:
Shawna JC said, "Me at age 16. My obsession: ballet.Although my life was ballet at the time (literally- I had class and rehearsals 5-6 days a week), just a couple years later, I decided to turn my focus on art...for quite a few reasons, which I won't go into..." more
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 2:36:22 PM
Shawna JC Tenney wrote a blog post titled Blog Moving to Website:
Shawna JC said, "Yes, you read that right! I've finally decided to make the switch. I am going to be moving my blog directly to my website. It will be a new blog. In fact, you can see it here. It's sad to say good-bye to my old blogspot blog. We've been together for..." more