Sunday and Books Of Wonder

I got an email from Books of Wonder telling me of a picture book signing

on

Sunday April 28th 12: PM-2: PM

David Ezra Stein also Paul Schmid would be there, both I have enjoyed for a few years now.

 

 

It was nice that David remembered me from SCBWI winter conference and Paul was generous with his time letting me know that Picture book work is not an easy road but very rewarding.

 

 

As my girlfriend and I wondered the store she picks up a book and says to me this is beautiful! I quickly glance at it and said I now that artwork and got very excited and said we need to buy this book it is a Russian Folktale called “Hedgehog in the Fog” I was introduce to this story by Michael Sporn’s splog (blog) as animation.

I never knew it was a book first, well I do now!

 The book is as wonderful as the animated version or vice a versa.

This was a great Sunday!  

 

  

 

                            

Illustration Friday "Train"

 

Illustration Friday

"Train"

 

 



Illustration Friday "Wild"

Illustration Friday

"Wild"

 

 



Subway ride to work

Original photo

taken with my phone while riding to

work on the subway.

  

Step 1

with Instagram filter

 

Step 2

I took Instagram picture and uploaded it

 on to Twitter and used one of their filter's 

 

Step 3 Final

 Twitter picture back into Instagram to come

 up with this final photo.

 

 

  I don't usually take pictures of strangers. But this couple had that certain something between them that needed to be captured    

Illustration Friday " Urban"

 

"Urban"

 

 

 



Illustration Friday "Egg"

 

Illustration Friday

"Egg"

 

 

 

 

Ol'MamaSquirrel by David Erza Stein

       

      

I have been following Davids work since he gave me this pin

                                So it come to me very easily to support his newest book

 

I met David briefly at the SCBWI Winter Conference this year (2013), David signed a copy of “Interrupting Chicken” that I think is very well written, and fun illustrations. So I’m looking forward to picking up his newest book “Ol’ Mama Squirrel”.

Post Easter " Vevo" music videos

Post Easter,
As I digest the food intake and family love that was displayed on Easter day I thought I would share a few music videos that was introduced to me because of my interest in animation.