Get a behind the scenes look at the beginnings of an idea for a picture book inspired by nature in the city. I was delighted to wake one morning to the noisy going-ons of a mourning dove couple setting up home in my top floor window in the back of the building. Over the first summer of the pandemic I was privileged to watch the development of two families from the same couple and was inspired to write a story about it and how it effected my life and brought a new sense of won

Another picture book creation journey begins where a pair of mourning doves nest in my window, and I pose a question: bars or no bars on the windows?

IT’S OFFICIAL!!! Many of you have watched and waited and shared in the journey from initial text dummy to final book for Boomer the...

Update on the book making process following Boomer's journey from sketches to final book.

You are all due an update for Boomer! Time has gotten away from me with so much of my attention at the drawing board with this project,...

Great news! I'm illustrating another picture book! I'm thrilled to be diving into illustrating a new picture book, Boomer, written by my...

Itsy Bitsy Teddy Bear's Adventure is Off to Press

I'm celebrating the pioneering woman artist , Ruth Asawa, and helping support the USPS with a book giveaway of the book I illustrated...

A behind the scenes look at my process of illustrating a children's picture book The project begins: * manuscript cut up into text dummy...

I had a great time at my launch party for Ruth Asawa: A Sculpting Life. Thank you all for your support and help in sharing. I'll share...

I'm Celebrating the little things and the BIG things, like having another picture book coming out this fall. Here's the back story. I've...

A behind the scenes look at the making of a picture book Since May is the month of #Mermay, I thought it fitting that my first post on...