Red and orange mixed-media art. Includes multiple icons: glass, hand, eye, cat, flowers, bird…
Another #sketchbookrevival2026 session. This one with artist, Idania Salcido, “titled loosen your hand”. I combined all 3 exercises and love the layered result. May explore this further.
I’m guessing a family of 10 since so many lights have been left on. 😆
Yes. They're probably a lovely old couple or a family of imaginative children.
Drawings of a brown coffee cup using different perspectives.
Shall we share a cup ‘o Joe this morning? Black Sharpie and #watercolors. Thanks @koosjekoene.bsky.social for the session. #sketchbookrevival2026 #artjournal
Thank goodness for artists!
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Watercolor painting of a wobbly house.
I’d like to learn more about the family who lives in this wobbly house. Wouldn’t you? Posca pen and watercolors #sketchbookrevival2026 #artjournal #kidlitart
Image of hand made piano hinge journal. Top and side view.
Image of piano hinge journal. Backs and spine.
Made this Australian Piano Hinge sketchbook for #SketchbookRevival2026! Can’t wait to fill it. Thanks to @iamsarahmatthews.bsky.social for the great tutorial.
#artjournals #bookbinding
PLA announcement for illustrator, Quinette Cook book signing.
See you there.
Loose drawing of little girl with hand going to her mouth. In a bright red & orange print dress.
Day 8 #The100DayProject
Playing with #pastelpencils & #markmaking. Holding the pencil loosely at the top is like drawing with your non-dominant hand. 🤣🤣🤣
#kidlitart #childrensbookillustration
New YouTube video!
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Watercolor painting of an adult (Auntie) cuddling a little girl.
Day 7 #The100DayProject
Cuddles with Auntie
#watercolor #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #scbwi
This looks wonderful! Can’t wait to get my copy!
It’s official! I received my copies of HOME MOVES WITH ME!!! 🥳🥳🥳
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It would be a good appetite suppressant too.
Thank you for all the behind the scenes work! What a wonderful opportunity.
Thank you!
So excited to share that I made the shortlist for my MG novel, HEART OF THE MIDWAY!
#historicalnivels
#kidlit
#middlegradenovels
Serene.
Pencil drawing of dog and two boys sitting on a couch. The boys are gaming.
Day 6 #The100DayProject
Quick #pencildrawing of the “boys”.
#kidlitart
#sketchbookart
#illustration
Wish I could be there.
I really do have to get reading these.
Pastel and pencil drawing of sitting boy leaning against a wall.
Day5: #The100DayProject
Trying out different mediums (pastel & pencil) and styles. Working on showing emotion.
#drawing
#kidlitart
#illustration
#sketchbookart
Ugh. 😡
Three drawings of girl and her umbrella.
Day 4 #The100DayProject
Wish I had taken more photos of this girl and her umbrella. Gouache and pencil.
#kidlitillustration
#drawing
#scbwi
#sketchbookart
Pastel drawing of a girl with a box of pastels nearby.
Day 3 #The100DayProject
Limited to the colors in my box of oil pastels. I like the messy, waxy marks they make. Can you guess what’s is in her hands?
This.
Celebrate National Music in our Schools Month with @mollyruttan.bsky.social’s SOMETHING WILD and @writerjolene.bsky.social’s MAMIACHI Y YO! 🎶 ❤️🎶 #kidlit #booksky #musiceducation
Day 2 #The100DayProject is meh.
My takeaway: making art is messy, not everything you create will be a thing of beauty, but keep showing up.
There’s always Day 3 through 100!
#MixedMedia
#KidlitIllustration
#scbwi
So excited to share that I made the short list for the Children’s & Young Adult Category for my MG novel, HEART OF THE MIDWAY! Congratulations to all the other winners. Thank you @histnovsoc.bsky.social!
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