Friday Studio Links!

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!

Friday Studio Links!

The Studio of Gail Maki Wilson

 

Since I've been spending so much time in my studio and it's been so long since I did a post just about me, I thought today I'd link you up with some previous posts all about my studio! I hope to someday get all the photographs from when we built the studio organized and show the construction, as well as the construction drawings I drew, to build this little piece of paradise.

My very first post - Studio Tour 

An Adventure in Spring Cleaning - Really? Hmm, looks like I'm need of another one of those!

The Heat is On - At least I can keep those studio doors open for a couple more months.

Spring!- Just because they are about to blossom now.

Clearing Things up- OK. Just because it's something I have to admit to.

 

Friday Studio Links!

The Studio of Wendy Watson

 

 

Today we've got a tour of the summer studio of award winning, third-generation author and artist Wendy Watson. Wendy has written and illustrated twenty-one children's books, and illustrated more than sixty children's books for other authors! Just a few of her books include, The Cats in Krasinski Square and Spuds both written by Karen Hess, and The Family Bedtime Treasury: Tales for Sleepy Times and Sweet Dreams and Bedtime Bunnies, both written by Wendy. And yes! I did say summer studio. Wendy is also is lucky enough to divide her time between two places, Arizona and Massachusetts.

 

And what studio wouldn't be complete with out a favorite chair and someone to keep you company.

 

Wendy's work for BEDTIME BUNNIES was included in the 2011 Society of Illustrators annual "Original Art" exhibit. You can read more about Wendy in this great interview. And be sure to follow these links and head over to Wendy's blog to see even more photos of her summer studio. Both before and after being cleaning up!

Friday Studio Links!

Etch-A-Sketch

Everyone has had one of these right? Sadly, the french inventor of this timeless toy passed away last month. In honor of André Cassagnes, the creator of this Ohio Art classic, check out the following artwork and studios of these amazing Etch-A-Sketch artists.

Bryan Lee Madden
Kevin E. Davis
Jeff Gagliardi

And finally, if you haven't seen it yet, you are in for a real treat! Head over to the website and studio of world famous Etch-A-Sketch artist George Vlosich III.

Friday Studio Links!

The Studio of Mark Teague

Today, check out this Mark Teague video from School Library Journal's 100 Scope Notes. You'll not only get to peek into his studio and see his process, you'll get a bit of advise and inspiration. Also check out this great interview with Mark and Jane Yolen from Scholastic. You find some of Mark's books here. And his bio here. Enjoy!

Caldecott & Newbery 2013

Congratulations to all the winners!

 Caldecott Medal Winner 

 Written and illustrated by Jon Klassen

Published by Candlewick Press

Caldecott Honor Books

 

Written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown

Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

  

 Written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen

Published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

 

Written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Published by by Roaring Brook Press

Written by Toni Buzzeo and illustrated by David Small

Published by Dial Books for Young Readers

Written by Mary Logue and illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

Published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

 and...

Newbery Medal Winner

By Kathrine Applegate illustrations by Patrica Castelao

Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books

Newbery Honor Books

by Laura Amy Schlitz illustrations by Bagram Ibatoulline
Published by Candlewick Press

 By Steve Sheinkin book design by Jay Colvin

Published by Flash Point, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press

 

by Sheila Turnage illustrations by Gilbert Ford

Published by Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin

Special thanks to the American Library Association (ALA) for the live webcast. What a fun way to hear the results over my morning cup of coffee! Be sure to follow this link to see the complete list of all the winners in all of the categories. Congratulations again to everyone!

Friday Studio Links!

Today's tour will be all about links. So sit back, click, and follow some fun. In honor of the upcoming Caldecott Award announcement on Monday, I'm putting in my vote for favorite picture of 2012. It is The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce.

Take a tour of the studio office space and the creative team Joyce has put together at:
Moonbot Studios

You'll find more Morris Lessmore here:
morrislessmore.com

Here you'll find an interview about the app.

You can read about the Academy Award winning short film version, and even watch the film's trailer  here.

Follow this link to see a few thumbnails and the creators of this story.