Life and the Museum

I haven't had much time for blogging now that I'm working full time and pedaling picture books. But I am working at a very exciting new museum, the MIM in Phoenix. If you're in the area be sure to stop by for a visit. If you're not, be sure to add it to your must do list when visiting. Just make sure you give yourself a lot of time!

Words of Wisdom -The Future of Publishing

Be sure to watch this all the way through. It's what happens at the end that counts! This really makes you think of how easy it is to look at things differently. Thanks Karin for the link.

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Become a Follower!

Forget leading. It's time to become a follower. I just did! And as a bonus I could win a free chat with literary agent Mark McVeigh. Come on, join me. It's easy. You could win a chat too. Here's how. Go to his blog, The McVeigh Agency Blog, become a follower, and get 10 others to do the same. That's it. It's a blog your going to want to bookmark anyway.

The blog officially launches in two weeks and promises to be loaded with interviews with publishing legends, give-aways, videos, and gossip! Plus, I have the inside scope on his upcoming interview. Stay tuned...

Thanks az-ang for the info!

Launched!

It's time for a fresh start. So I'm starting the new year with a new website! It was so much fun to work up the design, plus having total control over it will allow me the ease of updating images more often. Be sure to check it out now, and come back later. I'll be adding photos of how we built my studio to the Studio Tour section.

Life and Lemons

Heavy with lemons the branches reach to the ground, brittle and ready to break. But instead, the heat warms the lemons and they let go, dropping to the ground like leaves on an autumn day. There are so many that we squeeze for hours, day after day, and freeze enough juice to make lemonade all summer. Maybe even all year!

So this is life lately. Nothing but lemons. I keep making lemonade. More and more lemonade. I love lemonade! But I've had it with lemons. Maybe it's time to try a new recipe?

We really have a lemon tree. I see it from my studio window. These are the lemons from just one afternoon drop when the summer first turned scorching hot. And it really hasn't been a good year. I guess that's why I haven't been posting here much. I have been doing a lot. I think of topics to post, I go to events, I take photos, I plan on posting. But somehow it never happens. I still draw. I still write. I still submit. But I'm wondering if it's time to try a different way of doing things?

Wednesday Links

I must have found this on one of those days when I was reacting just like those people on the commercial for Bing. It's in my bookmarked folder, but I have no recollection of how I found it, or where it came from. But I'm glad I bookmarked it! It's a good one. Here's the link. How to be a Children's Book Illustrator. Last week they had some great videos with Caldecott Medal Winner Brian Selznick. Oh, and try not to get lost while you're checking it out.

Take the Dare...

Cynthea Liu has a new book coming out! It's called Paris Pan takes the Dare. And boy, does she know how to celebrate! Join in on the fun and help out. There are a ton of great prizes you can win. Plus, she just announced "Due to the craziness of the holiday weekend, the auction has been EXTENDED through July 8th."

To learn more about “Take the Dare: Show You Care,” please visit www.cynthealiu.com/showyoucare or contact cynthea@cynthealiu.com.