birds in a tree

Found out we can do Cousin Ann's Stories in color!  Here's the first illustration in the book (not counting the original frontispiece) for a poem about getting to know all the different kinds of birds.  But that's kind of obvious I guess.

Coming Soon!

I made this for a conference that Richard (my friend who's publishing the Cousin Ann book with me) is attending.

Publishing Announcement!

So if you've seen my blog lately, you'll notice I have been working on illustrations for a book of Quaker stories written by Ann Preston, a famous doctor in the 1800s.  I've been working on it with a friend of mine who is a professor at Temple U and an antiquarian bookseller (it was his idea, intro, and editing).  Well, he found us a publisher!  They're called Inner Light Books and they specialize in Quaker lit, appropriately enough.  They plan to have our book out by Nov. 2010, just in time for Christmas.  So if you like Quakers, or whimsical black-and-white ink illustrations, or morally-instructing tales of woe and horror, then start your Christmas list early and make this one number one!  

Lizzie Fox-Top featured in Landenberg Today article!

So this article about my book/me came out on April 28.  I think I mentioned when she interviewed me back in January (I think?) I just was able to scan/upload it now.  So exciting! Nancy did a really great job.  I feel like a real artist now :)

Tweaked Cover

I Talked at A Middle School

Did a talk/reading at Mannington School in New Jersey yesterday.  I basically bestowed my knowledge of writing/publishing/and a little illustration upon 50 6/7/8th-graders.  I think they liked it! They asked some questions, which is always good.  And I was kind of surprised at how I was able to talk without benefit of my extensive notes--just referencing my bare-bones powerpoint.  I was worried about making it relevant and interesting for them, which I think I at least achieved the latter.  It's hard to know what to talk about with that age--they appreciate my book but it's not the main focus so I have to think of other interesting things to tell them.  Fun though.  Hopefully I get to do this sort of thing more often!

Again.

I forgot to add the complimentary color!  Do we like it better now?

Oh, also, Drunken Boat has my logo at the top of their page.  I think it's been there awhile but I didn't check it out til now.  Yay!