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!

Beware, Children;.!

Here's a design for the cover of the Quaker book I am re-designing and illustrating.  I think this looks fairly B.-A.  Wonder if Richard will like it?

Inspiration: 19th Century flowery, art deco-y book covers, of course!

It's a Jungle Out There

Gearing up for another conference, this time in the beautiful mountains of northeastern PA!  Thing have been busy, but rest assured I've been hard at work on several projects.  The biggest one to date I just finished a few weeks ago, and I believe I mentioned on this blog before:  3 acrylic panels of a jungle scene for a baby's room.  They turned out great!  Only thing is, I think I'll never use MDF again.  It's nice when you don't want to spend $100 on canvases (and are terrible at making them yourself) but it's so hard to paint on!  The surface just hated my brush and I ended up having to go over every single part of the paintings multiple times before it would look decent.  But enough complaining.  Here they are:

 

I made this flier for a friend's charity event.  I think it turned out pretty nice for someone who doesn't do design that much. 

You should go!  It raises funds for a genetic disease that causes blindness.