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Sign your work!
Sign your work!

You simply can’t trust that a piece you create will always show up on your portfolio or instagram feed, where it can be closely linked with your contact details. If you’re lucky, and your piece is popular, it’ll wind up on pinterest, tumblr, twitter, etc, and rest assured, you can’t trust anyone, not even billionaire philanthropists, to assign proper credit.

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Prompt Party! December 2018 assignment
Prompt Party! December 2018 assignment

As many of you know, I run the Prompt Party account over on instagram. It’s a year old as of last month! It started out as weekly prompts, but a week isn’t always enough time to do portfolio-ready work, especially if you’re busy. It was always my intention to create something that you can jump in and out of from week to week, but after running a poll in my instagram stories, it seems that what’s best for people is fewer, more thoughtful assignments.

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The 2018 Global Talent Search
The 2018 Global Talent Search

If you’re reading this, you probably know that I was one of the winners of the Lilla Rogers Studio 2018 Global Talent Search. My life has been an absolute whirlwind since then, but I thought I’d share my thoughts on the competition—what it was like to compete, and what it takes to win—while it’s still reasonably fresh in my mind.

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I took a day off from drawing to sew a bunch of pencil cases for #lillasretreat. In other words, I took a day off from work to work. 😂 I'd been wanting to do something like this for ages, and lucky for me I'd already made a repeat pattern of all these icons for my website. And extra lucky for me, I'd already used the same palette to make some geometric patterns, so voilà, instant coordinates. I ordered the fabric from @spoonflower and got a bunch for my sister @jes784, too. She is an excellent seamstress, and she made a bunch of little pouches and pencil cases for the retreat, too! She shipped them directly to @lillarogers, so I haven't seen them yet, but rest assured, I will take pictures! . I have a Spoonflower shop now if you're interested. It's linked in my bio. . #spoonflower #sewing #fabricdesign #pencilcase #surfacepatterndesign #surfacepattern #patterndesign #surfacedesign #patternobserver #wallpaper #icons #motif #artlicensing #lillarogersstudio #lillarogers
In just under a week, I'll be heading out to my lovely agent @lillarogers' annual artist retreat. I can't wait! I've been a busy little bee, working pretty much around the clock (on some really cool projects I can't wait to share) and I'm looking forward to a bit of a break. I'm also really excited to meet up with my fellow LRS artists. It's always so energizing and there are a few folks new to the agency that I've known for a year or more but haven't met yet! I'm looking forward to meeting with all the Art Directors, too. There are a couple of familiar faces I'm especially excited about, including Frances, the super awesome Creative Director over at @runningpressbooks who worked on A Songbird Dreams of Singing with me! I know I've said this before, but she did such an amazing job and I can't wait to thank her in person. . . . . . #illo #illustration #illustrator #illustrationartists #characterdesign #visualstorytelling #childrensbookillustration #picturebookillustration #picturebooks #kidlit #childrensbooks #ilustración #kidlitart #illustrated #illustracion #illustrazione #illustratorsofinstagram #illustrationartists #illustragram #illustrate #illust #editorialillustration #dessin #lillarogers #lillarogersstudio #lillasretreat #bonvoyage
🎪Here’s my #PortfolioClub assignment! I recently re-listened to the audiobook of Coraline, so my mouse circus is loosely inspired by that. I initially planned to include Coraline, but as I was thumbnailing, this composition jumped out at me. Like my last piece, this piece is a mix of traditional and digital techniques. I'll share the process in my stories. . 🐅Special thanks to @louve.draws for July’s prompt. The August prompt will come from @juliachristiansde and @kathryndurst, so be sure to check out their feeds on the 1st. If you miss it, check my stories. I will save the assignment for you. . About #PortfolioClub: . PortfolioClub is a low-commitment challenge that you can take your time with. Each themed assignment will be developed by one or two art/illustration professionals. We’ll post an assignment on the first day of every month. You post your final on the last day of the month. Follow #PortfolioClub to get updates, and use the hashtag so that everyone can see your piece. . Your other #PortfolioClub hosts are: @jennifermpotter, @devonholzwarth, @andrea_stegmaier, @carolinebonnemuller, @tanja_stephani, @sofiamoore_studio, @rachaelschaferdesigns, @sandiesonke, @laure_illustrations, @matejalukezic, @nicallanart, @debrastyer, @kellyannedalton, @chelslarss, and @shelly_laslo . . . . . #illo #illustration #illustrator #illustrationartists #artchallenge #illustrationchallenge #characterdesign #visualstorytelling #childrensbookillustration #ilustración #kidlitart #illustrated #illustracion #illustrazione #illustratorsofinstagram #illustrationartists #illustragram #illustrate #illust #editorialillustration #dessin #circus #mice #coraline
Totally unplanned sketch in traditional media. Scary stuff. I went in thinking I was gonna draw a cat in a chair, but then grandma happened, so that was a pleasant surprise. 👵🐱 . @panpastel and @carandache Supracolor on @bee_paper, finished in @procreate. You can see the traditional process in my stories. . . . . . #illo #illustrated #illustracion #dessin #dessinateur #illustrazione #illustratorsofinstagram #illustragram #illustrate #illust #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #childrensbookillustration #lillarogersstudio #panpastel #watercolorpencils #watercolorpencil #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #procreate #catlady #comfychair
💤🐺A little mixed media experimentation for this week's @makeartthatsells Illustrating Children's Books assignment. Swipe to see the whole spread. 👉 . . . . . #illo #illustratorsoninstagram #illustratorsofinstagram #illustrationartists #childrensbookillustration #bookillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #best_of_illustrations #illustrator #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartist #illustrated #illustracion #dessin #dessinateur #illustrazione #procreateart #lillarogers #ipadartist #matsicb #matsicb6 @procreate
I completely forgot to share this sketch I did when I went camping a few weeks ago. When I started it was really sunny, but of course a cloud came along and blocked the sun just as I took the picture. 👉 Swipe to see more pics of this gorgeous place, as well as my supplies and the bench I sketched from. . Sketchbook: @fieldartista Pencil Case: @blue_q Pencil Set: @fabercastellglobal Watercolors: @danielsmithartistsmaterials . . . . . #lillarogersstudio #usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #sketcheveryday #travelsketch #illustratorsoninstagram #illustratorsofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #illo #sketchoftheday #pleinair #enpleinair #illustrated #illustracion #dessin #dessinateur #illustrazione #illustragram #illustrate #illust
Here's my second assignment for the @makeartthatsells Illustrating Children's Books class. Just to mix things up, I also tried a colored pencil version, which you may have seen in my stories, but I still need to clean it up. . . . . . #illo #illustratorsoninstagram #illustratorsofinstagram #illustrationartists #childrensbookillustration #bookillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #best_of_illustrations #illustrator #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartist #illustrated #illustracion #dessin #dessinateur #illustrazione #procreateart #lillarogers #ipadartist #matsicb #matsicb6 @procreate
I'm very busy with client work this month but I'm still doing my best to make time for the Illustrating Children's Books class from @makeartthatsells. If you've been following me for a while, you won't be surprised that this is my fourth time taking the class! It's taught by my indomitable agent, @lillarogers, and the super clever, @zoe_tucker_design. This piece is from Zoë's text, Greta and the Wolves, which is inspired by @gretathunberg's activism. It's a lovely story about the power of resistance, and I hope to see it published someday, regardless of who illustrates it (but I would certainly love to)! . . . . . #illo #illustratorsoninstagram #illustratorsofinstagram #illustrationartists #childrensbookillustration #bookillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlit4climate #picturebook #best_of_illustrations #illustrator #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartist #illustrated #illustracion #dessin #dessinateur #illustrazione #procreateart #lillarogers #ipadartist #matsicb #matsicb6 #gretathunberg #activism @procreate
⭐️BIG NEWS⭐️ 🐆🦔🦝🦒 . @penguinukbooks bought the rights to A Songbird Dreams of Singing, so it will come out in the UK in November along with the US edition! And just look at the cover on the UK edition! Gold foil for daaays! I'm drooling. 🤩 . Don't worry US folks, our cover will have gold, too! . . . . . #coverreveal #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #bookbirthday #illo #illustrated #illustagram #lillarogers #lillarogersstudio #childrensbookillustration #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #picturebook #childrensbooks #kidlit #illustratorsofinstagram #illustratorsoninstagram #illustracion #editorialillustration #illustrazione #illustrationartist #dessin