Twin Cities Book Festival

Fellow Elva Resa illustrator Nina Crittenden and I will be at the Twin Cities Book Festival next weekend and we’d love it if you stopped by!  I’ll be signing copies of the award-winning children’s book, The Wishing Tree and Nina will be signing her debut book, Cedric and the Dragon, which is sure to be winning awards soon.  Nina recently sold out all her copies of Cedric at the Minnesota SCBWI Fall Conference, so grab the next batch while you can!

Twin Cities Book Festival
Date: Saturday, October 16^th 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Place: Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 1501 Hennepin Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55403

The Children’s Book Illustrators Guild of Minnesota (CBIG) will also be in attendance, so please be sure to stop by their booth as well.  They’ll be passing out information on the group and selling books and art by notable CBIG members Alicia Schwab, Marilyn Brown, and others.

We hope to see you there!

CBIG Reception Recap

While I was unfortunately unable to attend the Children's Book Illustrators Guild of Minnesota show reception at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts last Thursday night, I’m relieved to hear it went well.  It’s a smaller show than we normally do, but the art is great and of course you can’t find a better location!  Check out some great photos from the event on the CBIG blog.

The show is running through June 20^th on the upper level of the MCBA.  Thanks to all the volunteers who put this together!

Spring 2010 Art Shows

Just a quick post about the local exhibitions currently featuring some of my work:

Imagination, Exploration and Creativity: The Children’s Book Illustrator’s Guild of Minnesota
Show Dates: April 9 – June 20, 2010
Place: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Please join us for the “Preview Party” TONIGHT, April 8^th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  I will be showing an illustration from the Tejas Star Book Award nominee, Baseball on Mars / Beisbol en Marte.

Living Creatively 2010: Art St. Croix and The ArtReach Alliance
Show Dates: Ongoing; exhibit closes April 18, 2010
Exhibit Reception: Sunday, April 11th, 2010, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Place: ArtReach Alliance, 224 North 4th Street, Stillwater, MN 55082
One of my illustrations from the bilingual picture book, Un dia con mis tias / A Day with my Aunts, is included in this exhibition.

Thanks to CBIG, the MCBA, and the ArtReach Alliance for their generous support!

CBIG Art Show at St. Thomas Recap

Thanks to all the folks who were undeterred by the rain and attended yesterday's opening reception for Minnesota Made: Through the Eyes of the Children's Book Illustrators Guild of Minnesota. It was really fun to see so many faces, both new and old, as we celebrated the event at St. Thomas University. The artwork was amazing (I love having so many talented friends!) and the networking was great!

If you’re local and missed the reception, you can still see the show. It runs through February 28th and will be on view during the popular Hubbs Children’s Literature Conference. Stop by and check it out!

Special thanks goes to the Star Tribune for the press they gave us, UST's art history librarian Sue Focke for acting as our liaison, and CBIG’s fearless leader, Vicki Deutsch, for organizing the show.

“Minnesota Made” Art Show Announced

I hope everyone is enjoying 2010 so far! Several members of the Children’s Book Guild of Minnesota (myself included) are having an upcoming art show later this month. The show features the work of 20 artists and will be held at the University of St. Thomas. I will have two prints from the award-winning children’s book, Storm Codes, on view at this event.

Minnesota Made: Through the Eyes of the Children’s Book Illustrators Guild of Minnesota Opening Reception
Date: Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: University of St. Thomas, O'Shaugnessy Educational Center Lobby Gallery, 2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105

The show will run from January 22 through February 28, 2010. Download a copy of the postcard for a full list of participating artists. For more information and directions, call (651) 962-5560 or view the University of St. Thomas St. Paul campus maps.

We hope to see you there!