| Barbara Spurll | barbara@barbaraspurll.com | Bio | Barbara's family traded the English fog for the wind-chill factor of Winnipeg, Canada when she was three-and-a-half. She survived the winters and Cream of Wheat, eventually moving east to Toronto to study art at the Artists' Workshop, the New School of Art and George Brown College. Barbara's humorous style has been said to portray "animals with attitude". Barbara has illustrated many children’s picture books including Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper!, Emma’s Eggs and others commissioned by publishers such as Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Scholastic Inc., Oxford University Press, Clarion and Zonderkidz. |
| beckydenny | admin@pilartaylor.com | Bio | Deeply rooted by family and place, Becky Denny is an artist and designer whose work is found on products for the home. The Becky Denny brand has grown from limited edition, handpainted ceramic pieces to icensed, branded collections in the tabletop, giftware, stationery, and home decor product categories. Her home studio is constantly inhabited by children, dogs, cats, neighbors, and occasionally her husband Tim, with whom she has lived and worked for 20 years. |
| Carol Yoshizumi | zumi@earthlink.net | Bio | Carol Yoshizumi has a sweet, joyful style that appeals to family, children and tween markets. Her work has been widely published in books, magazines, greeting cards and other print materials by clients such as American Girl, Peaceable Kingdom Press, Hallmark, and Disney. |
| Dave Garbot | dave@garbot.com | type of art work | Digital, Humor, Cartoon, Whimsical, Children's Book, Games, Animals, Bears, Dogs, Landscapes, Family, Lifestyle, Lettering |
| Jack Pittman | jack@jackpittman.net | Published Works | National Geographic Society, Reader's Digest, Gatorade, Kellogg's, Focus on the Family, Steck-Vaughn, McGraw-Hill, Wildlife in North Carolina, NC Museum of History, Coca-Cola, American Express, Weekly Reader, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Time Warner Cable, Newsweek, A&E Network |
| Jackie Stafford... | jackie@sniderillustrations.com | Published Works | Seymour The Scaredy Shark - Scholastic
Build-A-Word - Innovative Kids
The Biggest Snowball Fight - Scholastic
By Myself or With My Friends - Creative Teaching Press
Copy Cat - Gymboree
Eight Legs are Great - Scholastic
My Family and I/Mi Familia y yo - Me + Mi Publishing
Petula Who Wouldn't Take a Bath - Harper Collins
Pizza Pizzazz - Scholastic
Skippy Skunk - Scholastic
Why Can't You Fold Your Pants Like David Levine? - Harper Collins
What's Up With That Cup?- Scholastic
Lizzy's Dizzy Day - Scholastic
Math Drills - Barnes and Noble
Joke and Riddle Bally Hoo - Sterling Publishing
The Tortoise and the Hare - Scholastic
Writing Skills - Barnes and Noble
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| Judy Stead | judy@judystead.com | Bio | My freelance illustration career actually began in fourth grade, raking in playground quarters from friends who commissioned me to draw horses. Later, in college, I majored in my two favorite subjects, reading and drawing, a good combination for working as (sequentially) teacher, graphic designer, art director, illustrator, author, and painter. My last real job title was Sr. Interactive Designer for a top secret early-internet company in Cambridge, MA. I liked to say I was a construction worker on the Information Superhighway.
I live with my family in Charlotte NC where my "treetop" studio overlooks some of Mother Nature's wildest work. My imagery appears in books, magazines, institutional and corporate publications, and licensed surface design.
The Adobe Illustrator CS WOW! Books series features my art in the 2010‚ 2006, and 2004 editions. My creative work has been recognized with honors by Print Magazine's Regional Design Annual, Art Director's Club, and Bookbuilders of Boston. In favorable reviews from The Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, Booklist, and Kirkus Reviews, my illustration has been called "exuberant, joyful, vibrant, lively, inviting, vivid, energetic, expressive".
I've illustrated a dozen children's trade books, and THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN NORTH CAROLINA, credits me as author/illustrator. |
| karen craig | karen.craig1@gmail.com | type of art work | Preschool, graphic, bold, colorful, digital, cut paper, educational, cute, whimsical, cartoon, kindergarten, elementary, editorial, fun, happy, cute, family, decorative, nature, animals
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| Korey Scott | korey_scott@hotmail.com | type of art work | Illustration, Digital, Comics, People, Characters, Humorous, Cute, Fun, Kids, Children, Dogs, Fish, Ocean, Nature, Landscape, Outside, Educational Material, Children's Books, Bilingual Books, Phonics Cards, Cartoon, Cartoons, Animals, Sports, Multicultural, Spot Illustration, Whimsical, Colorful, Cat, Bird, Family, Monsters, Bus, Planes, Pigs, Cows, Elephants, Trains, Piano, Pool, Soccer, Suspense |
| Patrice Barton | patrice@patricebarton.com | Published Works | "Sweet Moon Baby" by Karen Henry Clark to be published by Alfred A. Knopf 2010, "Layla, Queen of Hearts" by Glenda Millard, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux April 2010, "The Naming of Tishkin Silk" by Glenda Millard, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2009, "The Looking Book" by P.K. Hallinan, published by Ideals Publications 2009, "Oh My!Ginny Fry! First Grade Trouble" by Gina Shaw, illustrated by Patrice Barton, © 2008 Scholastic Book Club,"A Place in My Heart", "There For You", "Flora's Family", and "The Rainbow Club" by Annette Aubrey, illustrated by Patrice Barton © 2007 QEB Publishing. |
| Sarah Beise | Sarah@SarahBeise.com | Published Works | "Pats Perfect Pizza" Macmillan Mcgraw-Hill
"What's New?" Macmillan Mcgraw-Hill
"Prodigal Son" Golden Books
"Uncle Howie" Simon & Schuster
"Best Friends" Golden Books
"Love is in the Air" Golden Books
"The Giant's Sock" Harcourt
"Blair and Claire" Harcourt
"Mort's Trip to the Store" Harcourt
"Travel Games and Activities" Publications International
"Family Fun Activities" Publications International
"Addition Annie" Scholastic Inc.
"I Can! Yo Puedo!" Me+Mi Publications
"Snow Magic" Grosset & Dunlap |
| Susan Lawson | susan@susan-lawson.com | Bio | Susan is a graduate of the BFA program, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Her work has appeared in Ladybug, Click, Highlights High Five, Family Fun, Weekly Reader, Good Housekeeping, Money, and Ladies Home Journal. She enjoys gardening, photography, writing, and walking her dog. |
| Tanja Bauerle | tanja@bauerle.com | Bio | Even though Tanja has been an artist her entire life she has worked professionally as a Graphic Designer for over 12 years. Her design sense and strong composition and color skills can clearly been seen in her illustrations. Since 2003, Tanja has strictly worked as a freelance illustrator and designer with her main focus being children’s illustration. Her first picture book, “There’s a Coqui in My Shoe!”, written by Marisa de Jesus Paolicelli and released by ChiChi Rodriguez Books in 2007, won the 2008 10th Annual International Latino Book Awards for Best Educational Children's Book - English. Her second book “The Adventures of Salt and Soap at Grand Canyon” published by the Grand Canyon Association will be released in the spring of 2009. In addition to design and illustration projects varying from character studies, book illustrations, greeting cards and marketing collateral, Tanja has enjoyed working on numerous book jackets ranging from children’s titles to adult fiction and non-fiction titles. Her love of story telling drives her to continually refine her craft. Traditional mediums such as acrylics, water color as well as pen and ink are Tanja’s favorite, but she also loves the freedom that digital tools such as Photoshop offer.
Tanja is an active member of the Arizona chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and helps out as Co-Illustrator Representative. After having lived in Germany and Australia, Tanja now calls Arizona her home with her family and her two Goldens Otto and Peanut and cat Ducky.
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