Vita Lane 7/24/23 Vita Lane 7/24/23

The Unveiling at BCM

Vita Lane 7/6/23 Vita Lane 7/6/23

Creating a (giant) piece of art for the Boston Children’s Museum

Vita Lane 10/13/20 Vita Lane 10/13/20

Chowder Rules! ...how the interior was made

When I started thinking about the interior of Chowder Rules! (written by Anna Crowley Redding), I started with post-it notes…

Vita Lane 9/18/20 Vita Lane 9/18/20

Chowder Rules! ...the characters and the color palette

Chowder Rules!, written by Anna Crowley Redding, is based on real events that happened in 1939, so when I turned my attention to figuring out what the characters in the book would look like, I had to do my homework…

Vita Lane 6/26/20 Vita Lane 6/26/20

Chowder Rules! ...how the cover was made

Today I’m showing you the process of creating the cover for Chowder Rules!…

Vita Lane 5/22/20 Vita Lane 5/22/20

Chowder Rules! ...the beginning...

The past year has been QUITE a ride…I illustrated my first traditionally published picture book!

Vita Lane 3/1/19 Vita Lane 3/1/19

Fake it til you make it

I love middle grade and young adult novels…

Vita Lane 8/4/17 Vita Lane 8/4/17

What I’m reading

Summer is insane. The kids are here, there are camps to go to, meals to prep, family to visit, cookouts to attend, beaches to swim in…

Vita Lane 5/12/17 Vita Lane 5/12/17

Pipistrello

This past year I worked on a fantastic private commission for a lovely couple looking to create a book for their young son.

Vita Lane 5/5/17 Vita Lane 5/5/17

#NESCBWI17

A couple weekends ago I was at the fun-filled, inspiration-filled annual NESCBWI conference in Springfield, MA.

Vita Lane 4/14/17 Vita Lane 4/14/17

Goings on at the Children's Museum

I had the pleasure of illustrating the latest newsletter…

Vita Lane 1/10/17 Vita Lane 1/10/17

My Baby Brother

For the first time, I participated in the SCBWI's Tomie dePaola Award contest this past year.