She did the line art in ink, scanned it, and painted it digitally.
Congratulations, Roya!
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| © Rongyuan Ma, "Daughter of the Dragon" |
Showing posts with label RISD CE graduate news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RISD CE graduate news. Show all posts
Monday, February 13, 2017
Student Successes: Rong Yuan Ma
Rongyuan (Roya) Ma won the Gold Award in the Children's Market catagory from the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles 54th Annual Illustration Exhibition for this stunning piece of art.
She did the line art in ink, scanned it, and painted it digitally.
Congratulations, Roya!
She did the line art in ink, scanned it, and painted it digitally.
Congratulations, Roya!
More Catching up: Student successes: Sarita Rich!
I'm trying to catch up with a few of the accomplishments of students from the RISD-CE Children's Book Illustration certificate program. Although the program is being discontinued, the students who went through the program are out there doing fantastic work.
Sarita Rich is one of those students. Her book, Hypnosis Harry, came out February 28, 2016, written by Catherine Bailey, published by Sky Pony Press. In the meantime, Sarita is busy working on more books and raising two daughters.
Want to read about how she got an agent?
Read the 7/11/16 blog interview
Author/Illustrator Sarita Rich travels the road of Persistence and Luck in acquiring a Picture Book Agent.
http://www.moniritchie.com/book-nook/sarita-rich-books-an-agent
Another blog about her first book, Hypnosis Harry:
https://taralazar.com/tag/sarita-rich/
Sarita Rich is one of those students. Her book, Hypnosis Harry, came out February 28, 2016, written by Catherine Bailey, published by Sky Pony Press. In the meantime, Sarita is busy working on more books and raising two daughters.
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| Hypnosis Harry, Illustrated by Sarita Rich |
Want to read about how she got an agent?
Read the 7/11/16 blog interview
Author/Illustrator Sarita Rich travels the road of Persistence and Luck in acquiring a Picture Book Agent.
http://www.moniritchie.com/book-nook/sarita-rich-books-an-agent
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| Interior spread of Hypnosis Harry, Illustrated by Sarita Rich |
Another blog about her first book, Hypnosis Harry:
https://taralazar.com/tag/sarita-rich/
Catching Up and Student Successes: Lesley Breen Withrow, Meg Sodano, Melanie Linden Chan
It's been a long time since anyone posted, but that doesn't mean that nothing's happened.
The biggest event was the the Children's Book Illustration certificate at RISD-CE was discontinued. We are finishing up with students who were already "in the pipeline," and those amazing students will be graduating this year and next.
Great children's book illustration classes continue to be offered.
And the grads and students who went through the program continue to do us proud. Here are a few of the folks who are out there creating amazing books for children!
One of our earlier graduates, Lesley Breen Withrow, had TWO children's books come on the market this year.
Here's what PW has to say:
And "You're my Boo," written by Kate Dopirak, published by Beach Lane Books (S&S).
I will post some more catch-up posts asap. Congratulations to our talented illustrators!!!
The biggest event was the the Children's Book Illustration certificate at RISD-CE was discontinued. We are finishing up with students who were already "in the pipeline," and those amazing students will be graduating this year and next.
And the grads and students who went through the program continue to do us proud. Here are a few of the folks who are out there creating amazing books for children!
One of our earlier graduates, Lesley Breen Withrow, had TWO children's books come on the market this year.
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| "Bunny Bus," illustrated by Lesley Breen Withrow |
Bunny Bus
Ammi-Joan Paquette, illus. by Lesley Breen Withrow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
Public transit gets a springtime makeover as Paquette (Ghost in the House) and Withrow (You’re My Boo) introduce the Bunny Bus, an anthropomorphized conveyance with a fluffy tail, two large ears, and a bucktoothed grin. Dapperly dressed owls, cats, and other animals clamber aboard: “Room for more? Of course! Pile on!/ The Bunny Bus rolls on and on.” Withrow’s scraggly pencils, lined-paper backdrops, and splashes of color and pattern create an exuberant atmosphere that’s only briefly interrupted when the overloaded bus temporarily breaks down, sending carrots and painted eggs flying. It’s a novel spin on familiar Easter themes. Ages 2–4. Author’s agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary Agency. Illustrator’s agent: Chris Tugeau, Christina A. Tugeau Artist Agency.
Ammi-Joan Paquette, illus. by Lesley Breen Withrow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
Public transit gets a springtime makeover as Paquette (Ghost in the House) and Withrow (You’re My Boo) introduce the Bunny Bus, an anthropomorphized conveyance with a fluffy tail, two large ears, and a bucktoothed grin. Dapperly dressed owls, cats, and other animals clamber aboard: “Room for more? Of course! Pile on!/ The Bunny Bus rolls on and on.” Withrow’s scraggly pencils, lined-paper backdrops, and splashes of color and pattern create an exuberant atmosphere that’s only briefly interrupted when the overloaded bus temporarily breaks down, sending carrots and painted eggs flying. It’s a novel spin on familiar Easter themes. Ages 2–4. Author’s agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary Agency. Illustrator’s agent: Chris Tugeau, Christina A. Tugeau Artist Agency.
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| Interior spread from "Bunny Bus," written by Ammi-Joan Paquette, illustrated by Lesley Breen Withrow |
And "You're my Boo," written by Kate Dopirak, published by Beach Lane Books (S&S).
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| "You're my Boo," by Kate Dopirak, illustrated by Lesley Breen Withrow. |
Meg Sodano, who has two certificates... one in natural science illustration and the other in children's book, has been combining her talents perfectly. Not only did she take an amazing trip to the Galapagos, teaching natural science drawing, but she has a new picture book out!
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| Meg Sodono's illustrations grace "Lila's Harbor" |
To see more of Meg's amazing work, go to her website:
Melanie Linden Chan had quite a year.
She signed a contract to illustrate a non-fiction children's pickturebook for Tilburyhouse.
In the meantime, she built and moved into a house, and she and her husband created a beautiful, amazing, perfect baby boy!!!
Friday, October 30, 2015
Student Sucess: Marcela Staudenmaier
Marcela Staudenmaier received the R. Michaelson Gallery Emerging Artist Award at the NESCBWI 2015 conference. This year the award was given to the creator of the best portfolio at the portfolio showcase.
Marcela's gorgeous 3D papercut illustrations impressed the staff at R. Michaelson Galleries. She will have one of her pieces hung in the gallery's 26th Annual Children's Illustration Celebration,
On exhibit: November 8th, 2015 – January 15th, 2016
Opening reception: Sunday, November 8th, 4-6pm
Here's a link to an interview with Marcela and more of her great artwork.
http://www.kidlit411.com/2015/06/Kidlit411-Illustrator-Marcela-Staudenmaier.html
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| Illustration © Marcela Staudenmaier |
Marcela's gorgeous 3D papercut illustrations impressed the staff at R. Michaelson Galleries. She will have one of her pieces hung in the gallery's 26th Annual Children's Illustration Celebration,
On exhibit: November 8th, 2015 – January 15th, 2016
Opening reception: Sunday, November 8th, 4-6pm
Here's a link to an interview with Marcela and more of her great artwork.
http://www.kidlit411.com/2015/06/Kidlit411-Illustrator-Marcela-Staudenmaier.html
Student Success: Brook Gideon
CBI program graduate Brook Gideon illustrated the middle grade Azalea, Unschooled by Liza Kleinman, recently published by Islandport Press.
The book has been attracting attention, and was recently awarded a Gold Medal by the 2015 Moonbeam Children's Book Award, for Best First Chapter Book.
Congratulations Brook Gideon and Liza Kleinman!
The book has been attracting attention, and was recently awarded a Gold Medal by the 2015 Moonbeam Children's Book Award, for Best First Chapter Book.
Congratulations Brook Gideon and Liza Kleinman!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Student Successes: Robert Martin
As our children's book illustration certificate students head out into the "real world" to pursue their dreams, news of successes have been coming my way. I need to crow a bit about their accomplishments, so here is one story. More will follow.
Robert Martin teaches photography at Wheeler School in Providence, RI. He embarked on a personal project to turn the story of the school's founder, Mary C. Wheeler, into a children's book.
To bring this dream into reality, he took his manuscript to Marlo Garnsworthy's Writing for Children class at RISD-CE. Then he signed up for the children's book illustration certificate, and used the classes to hone his drawing, color, digital, and designing skills.
He took Book Dummy to do his prototype, during which he took a vacation to France where he tracked down and photographed some of the locations Mary visited in the late 1800's. While he did venture all the way to Germany to find the bridge connected to Mary's arrest on suspicion of espionage, he ended up using one of the stone bridges from our very own Roger William Park instead.
Bob used Final Projects to complete many of the illustrations. After he graduated from the program, he continued work on his own, and Wheeler School published the completed book in 2015.
Mary Wheeler was born in 1846 in Concord, Massachusetts, a neighbor of Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was a time when her dreams of becoming an artist were not supported by American society.
After traveling to Europe to study art, she returned to Providence RI and established Miss Wheeler's Studio, at 26 Cabot street.
In 1889, she turned the art school into a college preparatory school for
young ladies. Wheeler school still provides a fine education in
Providence, RI today.
Congratulations, Bob, for following your dream!
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| Bob with his family at RISD CE graduation, 2014 |
Robert Martin teaches photography at Wheeler School in Providence, RI. He embarked on a personal project to turn the story of the school's founder, Mary C. Wheeler, into a children's book.
To bring this dream into reality, he took his manuscript to Marlo Garnsworthy's Writing for Children class at RISD-CE. Then he signed up for the children's book illustration certificate, and used the classes to hone his drawing, color, digital, and designing skills.
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| "Mary Wants to Draw" © Robert Martin |
He took Book Dummy to do his prototype, during which he took a vacation to France where he tracked down and photographed some of the locations Mary visited in the late 1800's. While he did venture all the way to Germany to find the bridge connected to Mary's arrest on suspicion of espionage, he ended up using one of the stone bridges from our very own Roger William Park instead.
Bob used Final Projects to complete many of the illustrations. After he graduated from the program, he continued work on his own, and Wheeler School published the completed book in 2015.
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| Illustrations of Mary Wheeler as a child © Robert Martin |
Mary Wheeler was born in 1846 in Concord, Massachusetts, a neighbor of Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was a time when her dreams of becoming an artist were not supported by American society.
After traveling to Europe to study art, she returned to Providence RI and established Miss Wheeler's Studio, at 26 Cabot street.
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| Mary Wheeler studying art in France. |
Congratulations, Bob, for following your dream!
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| Mary being arrested! |
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
RISD CE Children's Book Illustration students and instructors celebrate at opening for "Picture This!" at the Danforth Museum in Massachusetts
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| Roya with her artwork, and Emilie and Marcela at the opening of "Picture This!". |
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| Emilie and Marcela with her beautiful cut paper illustration. |
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| CE Instructors Dara and Emilie also had art in the show. Here celebrating with Marcela. |
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| CE student Linda Norman-Lyman with her lovely illustration. |
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Latest labors of love..
I've been pretty quiet lately...thought I'd show my friends what I've been up to...combining my love of Herbology/Wildcrafting with Illustration and creating an herbal calendar. Each month contains a plant found in New England, some info/easy recipes, an interesting quote, and the "spirit/fairy" of the plant... LOVE doing this...in colored pencil on vellum...
Best,
Tina
Best,
Tina
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Little Women
posted by Cindy Cornwall
This is my entry for the 2013 Tomie de Paola contest. Though I hadn't yet read it, I thought that of the three book options, I could relate best to "Little Women." And I did enjoy the book, after I got over the conventions toward women of that period. Thank goodness for Jo, who was the rebel of the family!
After many versions, I did mine in pencil with digital alteration in Photoshop. It was fun to add pattern to the piece and (hopefully) not go overboard!
Overall, it was a learning experience working in just black and white. As an artist, I'm still working on balancing detail vs. overall composition and creating strong values that read from a distance.
As always, I enjoy seeing the variety of pieces that come out of the Tomie de Paola contest. There are so many wonderful illustrations that I can't imagine how he picks the winner!
This is my entry for the 2013 Tomie de Paola contest. Though I hadn't yet read it, I thought that of the three book options, I could relate best to "Little Women." And I did enjoy the book, after I got over the conventions toward women of that period. Thank goodness for Jo, who was the rebel of the family!
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| Art in full spread layout |
After many versions, I did mine in pencil with digital alteration in Photoshop. It was fun to add pattern to the piece and (hopefully) not go overboard!
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| Art before layout |
Overall, it was a learning experience working in just black and white. As an artist, I'm still working on balancing detail vs. overall composition and creating strong values that read from a distance.
As always, I enjoy seeing the variety of pieces that come out of the Tomie de Paola contest. There are so many wonderful illustrations that I can't imagine how he picks the winner!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tomie 2013
posted by Brook Gideon.
Here is my entry for the Tomie DePaola contest for 2013. I chose to work from The Yearling. I did my piece in linocut and watercolor on hot press watercolor paper. It was fun to create and participate. As always, the Tomie awards are very random, he often chooses simple over complex and the styles he likes and the winners he chooses, he states they are "HIS" choices. Congratulations to the winner, Sandra Ure Griffin and the runners-up, Brent Beck, Anni Matsick, Bradley Cooper, Stephen Ingram, Sarah Dvojack, Alice Ratterree and Andrea K. Lawson!
Tomie does explain that black and white is very hard to master successfully. He stated that some actually used bits of color, a no-no, and others were very muddy in their execution. I agree and it is definitely something I would love to work more on perfecting!
You can certainly get a better ( and bigger) look at all the entries on the link Cheryl posted!
Here is my entry for the Tomie DePaola contest for 2013. I chose to work from The Yearling. I did my piece in linocut and watercolor on hot press watercolor paper. It was fun to create and participate. As always, the Tomie awards are very random, he often chooses simple over complex and the styles he likes and the winners he chooses, he states they are "HIS" choices. Congratulations to the winner, Sandra Ure Griffin and the runners-up, Brent Beck, Anni Matsick, Bradley Cooper, Stephen Ingram, Sarah Dvojack, Alice Ratterree and Andrea K. Lawson!
Tomie does explain that black and white is very hard to master successfully. He stated that some actually used bits of color, a no-no, and others were very muddy in their execution. I agree and it is definitely something I would love to work more on perfecting!
You can certainly get a better ( and bigger) look at all the entries on the link Cheryl posted!
Friday, December 7, 2012
Christmas Reindeer
©Lesley Breen Withrow
It's that time of year again! Here's a fun holiday card I illustrated for Garter Greetings last year. It's for one of their box sets. Happy Holidays!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
More bragging! Graduate Lesley Breen Withrow illustrated a Holiday App!
Lesley Breen Withrow was one of the program's first grads. She recently illustrated an app called Sing Along with the 12 Days of Christmas for Polk Street Press.
Polk Street Press is a new publisher that is focusing on creating innovative digital experiences for kids.
Here is a trailer about the app from Polk Street Press, and a link to Itunes for purchasing it.
To read lots more about Lesley's app, and to see her art and other work, go to:
Lesley's blog
Polk Street Press is a new publisher that is focusing on creating innovative digital experiences for kids.
Here is a trailer about the app from Polk Street Press, and a link to Itunes for purchasing it.
To read lots more about Lesley's app, and to see her art and other work, go to:
Lesley's blog
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
A RISD-CE grad is signing her books!
Cathryn Housley has illustrated a book for Pelican Publishing, The Christmas Cats. You have three more chances before Christmas to get a book signed by her.
We're proud of you, Cathryn!!!!
Saturday Dec. 17, 2-4 pm
The Providence Athenaeum
reading and workshop
251 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903-2709
Dec. 20th, 3:30 to 4:30pm
reading and workshop
Rochambeau Library
708 Hope Street
Providence, RI
Dec 22 7-8pm
Providence Public Library
The P.J. Story Hour
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI
We're proud of you, Cathryn!!!!
Saturday Dec. 17, 2-4 pmThe Providence Athenaeum
reading and workshop
251 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903-2709
Dec. 20th, 3:30 to 4:30pm
reading and workshop
Rochambeau Library
708 Hope Street
Providence, RI
Dec 22 7-8pm
Providence Public Library
The P.J. Story Hour
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
I am so excited! My new book, The Christmas Cats by Nancy K. Wallace, is available for review and sale now on GoodReads.com. and Amazon. I hope that you will put it on your Christmas list for all of the cat lovers in your life and leave a review if you get a chance.
Thanks to all of my incredible teachers, Cheryl, Judith and Nancy. You helped make this possible!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Mural at Crazy Burger, Narragansett
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| Mural painted by Cathren Housley |
It was commissioned by Michael Maxon, owner and creator of the wildly popular restaurant. Crazy Burger was featured on the Food Network show "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives".
Please come down and join us for fabulous burgers and more...
and Van Gogh!
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