The Studios of
Illustrators
Last weekend I got to spend time with all of the artists you see below. Not quite in their studio, but at the 2013 Tuscon Festival of Books! It is the fourth largest book event in the country. And it happens right here in Arizona. It's a two hour drive south for me, but gives you two full days worth of book fun! I went to the presentations of the following picture book illustrators. (Plus, many excellent authors, but since Fridays are all about studios I'm going to focus mainly on the illustrators. Although I did find a couple of cool writing spaces I had to include.)
To see a link to each studio, some with interviews, click on the photo. To go to the website of each artist click on their name. So be sure to click both places!
Peter Brown
Molly Idle
Chris Gall
You can also see an interview I did with Chris in 2007 here.
Jerry Pinkney
Jacqueline Woodson
Lester Laminack
Adam Rex
You can see even more of Adam's studio here.
Floyd Cooper
Mr. Cooper is currently updating his website.
Check back later at floydcooper.com.
Matt Phelan
Stephan Pastis
Guy Poririo
R.L. Stine
Remember, this is just a handful of the talent the Tuscon Festival of Books had to offer. There were many, many sessions I had to pick from, so some I had to miss. If you haven't gone before, mark your calendar for next year!
Be sure to check out the post at Gommies World. She has some great information, and a video, of the workshop Floyd Cooper presented. I was right there in the front row for this one too. It was a very special day!
