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 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 2/1/19 Vita Lane 2/1/19

What I'm Reading

I recently picked up from the library (oh I love that place) the graphic novel A Year Without Mom by Dasha Tolstikova…

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.