The Studio of Molly Idle
It's a privilege for me to take you on a
tour today of the studio of Caldecott Honor winning author/illustrator Molly Idle. (Yes! I said
Caldecott Honor!) Molly has illustrated over 16 picture books, and has created (written and illustrated) two characters destined to become classics - Rex (from Tea Rex and Camp Rex) and Flora (from Flora and the Flamingo and the soon to be released Flora and the Penguin.) Click on the book covers below to see more about each book.
Hot Off the Press
2014 Caldecott Honor Book
I've had the pleasure of knowing Molly
for
more than eight years. We
have a bit in common. We both live in Arizona. We both work in Color
Pencil. And her backyard is home to her very own studio too!
Molly is just as fun and down to earth as her
books are. Plus, she likes to share! Back in 2007 she offered her studio up
for a workshop with art director Tim Gillner and more than a dozen other
illustrators. Yes, her studio is big enough to host workshops!
Before heading over to her studio for a close-up tour, how about a few questions for Molly?
Whats your favorite color? (It’s okay, if you don't say pink!)
How many pencils did it take to complete Camp Rex? (It’s okay if you guess!)
No comment. (I’ll be hosting a book giveaway soon that will address this very question…)
More numbers.
I notice you have quite a collection of picture books!
How
many do you own?
(You don't really have to count. An estimate will do.)
Judging by shelf space: Far too many.
Judging by how many wonderful books there are out in the world: Not nearly enough!
If you had to use something other than color pencil, what medium would you choose?
What’s the favorite thing about your studio?
The people I share it with.
My
whole family utilizes the workshop: My Dad, an inventor, can be found
building prototypes here. My Mom, an actress, holds improv workshops
here. My husband, Steve, builds ship models here. And our boys come here
to do their homework and help me make messes. It’s very much a family
affair in the Idle workshop! But for now, I’ll just show you my part…
My prized rubber chicken.
A few books, books, books…
You can see, I like to keep up to date-
using the very latest in technology…
A few things you can never have enough of:
celebratory drinks, printer ink, and storage space.
Can you ever have too many pencils? I submit that you cannot.
My desk...
Thank you Molly for being so good at sharing!
Want to learn more about Molly?
You'll find some more fun interviews at the following links.
Teen Penguin
Sharpread
Nerdy Book Club
You can see a great trailer for Camp Rex at this link.
Watch. Connect. Read.
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