tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64363407556794390252024-03-14T12:06:53.632-07:00Victoria Jamieson IllustrationVickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-46523061227183330412015-07-31T11:19:00.000-07:002015-07-31T11:19:36.495-07:00March?!My last post was in... March?!<br />
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My apologies for the lack of blog posts! I don't know what could possibly be taking up all of my time these days.<br />
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ANYway, I am now on Twitter, and <a href="https://twitter.com/JamiesonV" target="_blank">I do hope you'll follow me</a> as I am doing a better job at staying active there.</div>
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In the meantime, some images to share! Here is the cover for my newest graphic novel, coming out in February 2016! Yippeee!</div>
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And here's a sketch from the interior. Hint: trouble is brewing in the cafeteria.<br />
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This graphic novel is for younger readers than the audience for ROLLER GIRL, and writing it has been a much different experience. If I had to describe the experience in one word, it would be "fun". If I were given 3 words, they would be "fun, fun, fun". That is why I decided to become an author- my command of the English language.</div>
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I hope your summer has been fun, fun, fun as well! </div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-5497518313578740262015-03-22T10:40:00.002-07:002015-03-22T10:40:37.935-07:00Kid Life DrawingI teach a children's book illustration course at <a href="http://www.pnca.edu/" target="_blank">Pacific Northwest College of Art</a>. One of my favorite parts of class is a little thing I like to call Kid Life Drawing. Students have lots of adult life drawing at PNCA, but kids have such different proportions and it can be hard to draw them well. So, every few weeks I ask parent friends of mine if their kids would like to model for our class. In return, each student gives the parent/kid a drawing at the end of the session. Here are a few sketches of mine from this week's class- an awesome 11-year-old named Aria.<br />
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Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-89504086321833057602015-03-06T13:59:00.001-08:002015-03-06T13:59:15.788-08:00The Making of ROLLER GIRL<a href="http://www.victoriajamieson.com/free-e-book/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4YiQBim9uOA/VPoiSaodurI/AAAAAAAACTM/TTs63QuRYIc/s1600/MakingOfRollerGirl_cover.jpg" height="320" width="244" /></a>Oh boy oh boy, VERY FEW DAYS REMAINING until the release of ROLLER GIRL! I am preparing for my book release parties as we speak! (hint: a rainbow of frosting). In the meantime, please enjoy a *free* e-book on the making of ROLLER GIRL- you can click on the image to download a pdf file.<br />
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Tuesday, March 10th<br />
7 pm<br />
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing<br />
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Saturday, March 14th<br />
2 pm<br />
Green Bean BooksVickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-9899379781723218052015-01-26T17:06:00.001-08:002015-01-26T17:08:03.935-08:00An interview with yours truly... Me! Betsy Bird, with School Library Journal, interviewed me for her new and awesome web series. We talk roller derby and graphic novels and the comic strip "For Better or For Worse". WHAT ELSE COULD YOU WANT? Thanks for having me, Betsy!<br />
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<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-5723271116210365482015-01-14T16:09:00.000-08:002015-01-14T16:09:09.458-08:00ANOTHER star!!!Holy moly! Another star for ROLLER GIRL! This time from School Library Journal! I am beyond thrilled. One of my favorite lines: "Her clothes shopping 'hell' sequence is spot-on". Ha- I am glad my hatred of clothes shopping translated so clearly. You can read the whole review <a href="http://www.slj.com/2014/12/reviews/grades-5-up/a-cow-goes-rogue-dickens-goes-steampunk-and-katie-friedman-goes-luddite-fiction-grades-5-8/#_" target="_blank">here</a>. Thank you, SLJ!<br />
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<i>A page of early thumbnails from my sketchbook. I am so neat and organized!</i></div>
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I am so thrilled that Kirkus gave ROLLER GIRL a *starred* review! They said it was "full of charm and moxie." Thanks, Kirkus! You can read the whole review <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/victoria-jamieson-39159/roller-girl/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<i>An early, early sketch for the book.</i></div>
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Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-81198607551196720012014-11-21T11:48:00.000-08:002015-01-14T16:11:38.637-08:00Baby steps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As always, you can read all of my derby comics <a href="http://www.victoriajamieson.com/roller-derby-comics/" target="_blank">on my website</a>!</div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-31882491241545259342014-11-06T15:20:00.001-08:002014-11-06T15:20:28.299-08:00My new projectIt's going to be a lifetime labor of love...<br />
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It's a live person! My little boy- our first- was born a month ago. I will now attempt to figure out how you working parents do it! So far he is healthy and we are very happy- the rest will work itself out, I am sure. :)</div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-71523387709575053802014-07-17T22:11:00.000-07:002014-07-17T22:11:20.651-07:00Blog tour!Here I am, participating in my first blog tour! Tour bus not included. I was invited by my pal <a href="http://abigailmarble.com/" target="_blank">Abigail Marble</a>, a fellow Portland illustrator. Isn't this illustration of hers charming?<br />
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So much warmth and tenderness between the characters. You can see more of her work (and read her responses to the blog tour questions) <a href="http://abigailmarble.com/blog/" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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Alright, let's get down to business. Here are my responses to the bloggy questions:</div>
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Answer: I am currently "working" here!</div>
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Just for the week, though! I'm on the faculty this week of the wonderful <a href="http://www.occbww.com/" target="_blank">OCCBWW conference</a> (Oregon Coast Children's Book Writers Workshop). Yes, I'm being forced to spend a week in Oceanside, Oregon with a bunch of amazing people talking about children's books, while I am fed delicious gourmet meals three times a day. It is a rough life. </div>
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I am currently working on quite a few projects at once! Several middle grade jackets and interior illustration projects are just waiting for me, and I for them. I love what I do. I can't share any of those images yet, but I CAN share some from my other current project...</div>
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This is a (rough! unfinished!) page from my upcoming graphic novel with Henry Holt, coming in 2016. It's the first of a young reader series about a bunch of classroom pets creating meyhem in a school by night. </div>
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We often discuss style in the classes I teach at <a href="https://cereg.pnca.edu/" target="_blank">Pacific Northwest College of Art</a>, and in a recent class I came up with what I think is a very poetic description of "style". Many people worry that they don't have a "style", to which I say, relax. Most people also think that their house doesn't smell funny, but that's probably because they're used to it. Visitors to your home can probably smell your distinctive house odor, even if you can't. (*note to self: clean Sharon's litter box upon return home). Point is, you probably DO have a style, just as you have distinctive handwriting or a particular way of walking- keep drawing and it will become more and more obvious.</div>
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I always write about things I care passionately about. The Olympics, for example, or Broadway musicals. Probably the closest correlation to real life is my forthcoming graphic novel, ROLLER GIRL.<br />
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It's a subject I care about deeply and I wanted to channel my love for roller derby into my other love, writing & illustrating. It was so fun drawing on my past experiences with the sport and translating them into a work of fiction. I'm so excited for the book's release (March 2015!!!)<br />
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My graphic novels and my picture books both start off the same way: sketches. Lots and lots of sketches.</div>
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I like to work on loose sheets of printer paper because sketchbooks make me nervous. With loose paper I'm free to screw up without worrying about crummy drawings being stuck permanently in a book.</div>
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This is how I get to know my characters and start to think about their story. Basically I'm just doodling and thinking up funny situations for my characters to get into. After a while, plot points start to emerge and I begin to weave together various scenes into a cohesive story. I go back and forth between typing a Word document manuscript and scribbling tiny little indecipherable thumbnail sketches.</div>
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Once I have a general sense of the story arc, I do a set of more detailed sketches:</div>
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Still on loose paper. At this stage I then scan my sketches and add text to send to my editor for her input. Once I've received her feedback and I've sent in revised sketches, it's on to final art! This page, for example, needed a few added panels.</div>
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I've graduated from junky paper now, to nice smmmmoooooth Bristol board. I use a brush pen along with some smaller pens for detail work.</div>
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The next step is adding color to the ink drawings. In Photoshop I add placeholder colors (also called "flatting"). The colors are close to the final, but not exactly. The final step is adding lighting, shadow, mysterious creepy effects-- and of course, word balloons. I'm not there yet with this book, so you'll just have to take my word for it!<br />
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<a href="http://airlieanderson.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Airlie Anderson</a> is a dear friend of mine from art school. She's the author/illustrator of <a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/9781846436031" target="_blank">MOMO & SNAP ARE NOT FRIENDS</a>, terrific illustrator, and all-around great gal. She's been an early set of eyes on many of my projects and I'm very thankful.<br />
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<a href="http://deborahhockingillustration.com/blog/" target="_blank">Deborah Hocking</a> is a Portland illustrator. I just love her work! We share the same agency- go <a href="http://www.rodeenliterary.com/" target="_blank">Team Rodeen</a>! We've been meeting with small group of illustrators recently and that support has been very helpful with my recent projects.<br />
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Here's a little somethin' somethin' I did for a buddy recently. It's Portland- chickens are required.</div>
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<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-85628842593688215152014-06-20T10:04:00.001-07:002014-06-20T10:04:58.413-07:00Rodents galoreI love the beginning of a new project. My desk is clean (for me) and the future is bright and rosy. Here is the first page of chapter one of my next graphic novel, THE GREAT PET ESCAPE! And a few concept pieces of the main character, G.W.<br />
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Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-54643172911142251832014-05-20T09:28:00.000-07:002014-05-20T09:28:08.644-07:00Sketchy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Just a little sketch! I grew up in Florida (well, from age 12-18), and it's funny- I didn't appreciate the weirdness of that state until many years later. I wish I had discovered the joy of the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks or the Weeki Wachee Mermaid Springs while I was still a resident...</div>
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<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-14052046367034141972014-04-07T18:16:00.001-07:002014-04-07T18:16:12.834-07:00ROLLER GIRL sketchesI've been cleaning up my studio this week in the burst of "grown-up-edness" that always follows me doing my taxes. Usually, I have about a week's window in which I attempt to tidy up, get grades in, and otherwise get my life in order before my previous slovenly ways take hold again. So, I found these early- and I mean, some of the EARLIEST- sketches I did for ROLLER GIRL! Behold!<br />
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Most of my early sketches look like this- a combination of drawings and random words and phrases.</div>
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And some of the drawings haven't changed much from sketch to finished book!</div>
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Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-66887167930568253472014-02-14T11:04:00.000-08:002014-02-14T11:04:01.194-08:00Ava And PipSeveral months ago, I had the pleasure of creating a jacket illustration for the middle-grade novel <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781402288708" target="_blank">AVA AND PIP, by Carol Weston</a>. It's an endearing story of two very different sisters- it's sweet, funny, and touching all at once. It gets a gold medal from me!* (*I have Olympics fever.)<br />
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I thought maybe you'd like to see the jacket sketches. Well, here they are!<br />
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Many thanks to everyone at <a href="http://www.sourcebooks.com/spotlight/jabberwocky.html" target="_blank">Sourcebooks Jabberwocky</a>- I had such a fun time illustrating this cover (and reading the book). And thanks of course to Carol Weston for writing such an inspiring book! I could not wait to draw these two girls. You can visit Carol's website <a href="http://www.carolweston.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, and buy the book <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781402288708" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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... and I'm just going to pick up where I left off, and pretend I HAVEN'T been absent for four months!</div>
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Here's a piece from a few months ago that I found while cleaning off my desktop:</div>
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I have the time to clean off my desktop because... my derby graphic novel is now DONE! (Well, except for revisions and the like.) Files are off to my publisher!! I can't wait for this book to come out, and in the coming months I will share more about my process, now that I actually have the time to do so! Yay!!</div>
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-91925855110593879912013-10-02T09:41:00.000-07:002013-10-02T09:41:14.396-07:00Inking pagesOnly a few months left to get EVERYthing done for my graphic novel! Almost all of the pages are inked, and almost all have preliminary color. I'm inking some of the few spreads (or, "splash pages", as my husband tells me they're called in comic books!) today. Here's the title page, mid-inking:<br />
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Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-70085045389449228592013-09-03T23:53:00.000-07:002013-09-03T23:53:01.181-07:00Derby Heroes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a direct link to Maria's funny and informative <a href="http://rollerboobies.weebly.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>... as well as the link to her <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/3zo3dc" target="_blank">fundraising page</a>. Cause you know- cancer ain't cheap.Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-54206888268407723652013-08-23T00:25:00.000-07:002013-08-23T00:25:28.228-07:00Derby Daze!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wish me luck! If you want to find out more about Derby Daze, check out the <a href="http://www.rosecityrollers.com/" target="_blank">Rose City Rollers website!</a>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-78243439117324249522013-07-19T10:02:00.001-07:002013-07-19T10:02:20.147-07:00Graphic novel!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Looking over my past few posts, I realized I haven't talked too much about my graphic novel... which is strange, because I'm working on it ALL. THE. TIME. I am SUPER excited about this project- it really is a dream come true. It's a middle-grade graphic novel about roller derby. Right now I'm at the inking stage, which means (in my working habits), I'm going from my rough page layouts:</div>
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I promise to do a more complete breakdown of my process at some point. But right now I'm in "the zone", and days when I can't sit and draw all day, I feel like this:<br />
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In the meantime, if you're interested in process, check out this <a href="http://jordanmechner.com/blog/2013/07/the-making-of-templar/" target="_blank">fantastic free ebook</a> on the making of the graphic novel <a href="http://www.firstsecondbooks.com/books/new-book-templar/" target="_blank">Templar</a> by Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland. I've been a big big fan of<a href="http://www.leuyenpham.com/" target="_blank"> LeUyen's</a> picture books for a while, and I can't wait to see her work in graphic novel format!Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-56959173911921088502013-07-01T00:13:00.000-07:002013-07-01T00:15:39.120-07:00PEST IN SHOW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Two weeks ago, I had my first book signing for my newest picture book, PEST IN SHOW!</div>
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It was held at <a href="http://www.greenbeanbookspdx.com/" target="_blank">Green Bean Books</a>, one of my very favorite bookstores in Portland. I mean, look at this little fairy hidey-hole in the backyard!</div>
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To help take the edge off (and to take some of the spotlight off of my singing), I decided to bring along some musical instruments and some dress-up clothes for the kids to play around with during the reading.</div>
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But you know what? Once people started arriving and the reading actually started... it was totally fun! And the singing that I had worried about for an entire week- I was kind of sad when it was over. Maybe I am a diva in disguise.<br />
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So, thank you, Green Bean Books, for hosting me once again! And thanks to all who made it out that day!</div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-4137244625680322192013-05-25T11:32:00.000-07:002013-05-25T11:32:48.823-07:00Roller Derby Comic- TMI edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really struggled with putting something so personal up on the internet. But I've been listening to a lot of TED talks recently about the need for connectivity and the power of vulnerability, so I figured, why not. I was also really blown away by <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Hyperbole and a Half's latest post</a>, and really admire her honesty. After all, why create art if not to bare your soul from time to time?Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-38940699853082527392013-05-08T22:05:00.000-07:002013-05-08T22:05:59.428-07:00Life imitates artPeople often ask me if I "am" any of my characters. The answer is no- but I do find little bits of myself in each of the characters I've written about. My current heroine is somewhat like me... but feistier and with a quicker temper. However, there is one subject on which we agree entirely, namely: Clothes Shopping and Why I Hate It.<br />
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I'm leading a few panels next week at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators conference here in Portland (you can find more information <a href="http://www.scbwior.com/events/2012spring.html" target="_blank">here</a>- still time to sign up!). I realized that I have holes in my favorite jeggings* (*not a good sign to begin with), so I hit some stores to find some pants, and this is exactly how I felt:<br />
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One of my favorite "Rich & Famous Author"* daydreams (*also not a good sign) involves a personal shopper with a knack for finding me comfortable, sporty-yet-chic clothes that always fit me perfectly. </div>
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... but they didn't listen. So this is the new cover for the upcoming catalog! I'm SO glad the kind folks in the CE department went along with it, because it makes me so happy. Why? I DON'T KNOW. I do know I'll be buying a fancy gold frame and we'll hang this portrait in our house.<br />
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And of course, check out the great Continuing Ed classes offered at PNCA! The next course I'll be teaching (the current semester is already underway) is an intensive class this summer. One week. Four visiting illustrators. ONE PICTURE BOOK DUMMY BY THE END OF THE WEEK! It is always a fun and inspiring four days for me. You can learn more about the class <a href="https://cereg.pnca.edu/p/adult/s/346" target="_blank">here</a>!Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08545459610401140475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436340755679439025.post-42703447827883095842013-04-01T23:04:00.000-07:002013-04-01T23:05:42.449-07:00Read new books... but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold! Anyone else remember that song about friends? Anyone? Anyone? I always wondered which one was silver and which one was gold, and what that meant for ranking purposes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781423139935-0" target="_blank">POISON, by Bridget Zinn!</a> The story follows Kyra, a highly skilled potions master on the run from the law for (gasp!) attempting to poison the princess. It's funny and sweet and full of adventurous romps. And romance.</div>
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I'm lucky enough to have gotten my hands on a special signed edition from a lovely event held at <a href="http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com/" target="_blank">A Children's Place bookstore</a> in Bridget's memory.</div>
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And when I say I'm lucky enough to have gotten my hands on it, I mean, literally. I took the very last signed copy out of the hands of author/illustrator <a href="http://johannawright.com/" target="_blank">Johanna Wright's</a> husband. It's the kind of fight you don't usually see at a children's bookstore, but like I said, I WANTED THAT BOOK.<br />
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Now for the old. Do you have books from your childhood that have haunted you, even if you don't remember the title or the exact story? Well, I was milling around the library the other day, and seeing the cover of this book stopped me in my tracks.<br />
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I believe this book was required reading in elementary school, which was shocking to me as I re-read it. Basically everyone in the world over the age of 12 is killed by a virus, and kids have to rebuild society. Now, wasn't there a big hubbub about the amount of violence in Lauren Myracle's book SHINE? (a book I loved, btw). Well, I read this book in elementary school, and there were kids making Molotov cocktails, and the main character (age 10) gets shot, and another kid performs (vividly described) surgery on a kitchen table. What the what?! I brought this up with my brothers to see if they remembered the book. They didn't (repression), but my younger brother brought up the laugh riot that was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homecoming_(novel)" target="_blank">HOMECOMING</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicey's_Song" target="_blank">DICEY'S SONG</a>, by Cynthia Voigt- required reading in our household. Why the big to-do about the violence in THE HUNGER GAMES when the 70s dealt such harsh psychological blows?!</div>
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