This weekend at NESCBWI Conference ’12 was incredible. I had a wonderful time visiting with everyone. Reconnecting with old friends and getting to meet a few folks face to face for the first time after being long time twitter friends. Some of these wonderful people kindly gave me their interpretations of Octo-Pus in Boots checkContinue reading “Conference Re-Cap through Octo-Pus in Boots!”
Category Archives: SCBWI
New England Facebook Page Choice
I can not get ahead of this year. I keep finding myself about a day behind where I should be. Here is the piece I was trying to wrap up yesterday. It is the first banner image for the New England SCBWI facebook page. Come over and fan us! In other news my fab.com saleContinue reading “New England Facebook Page Choice”
NYC SCBWI 2012
What a weekend! My trip to NYC started Wednesday and ended Sunday night. I was able to visit friends, have a portfolio review in a publishing house and spend intensive time at the National SCBWI Conference. Every day was packed from early morning until late or even early morning, every night. I seem to haveContinue reading “NYC SCBWI 2012”
Octopus in Boots the Sketchbook
For those of you that remember this prompt started with David Hyde Costello last September. He was offering a small painting with each of his signed books at the Carle last year. I told Matt he should pick what we got and he loves to come up with something outside the usual. Octopus in BootsContinue reading “Octopus in Boots the Sketchbook”
My 1st National LASCBWI Conference Experience
All right, I just have to “vomit this out”* but you readers are lucky. You won’t have to read my first draft, I will edit it before I publish. To say this conference was eye opening is an understatement. To say this conference was amazing is an understatement. The National LA conference is a roomContinue reading “My 1st National LASCBWI Conference Experience”
Conference Recap
This conference got me jazzed. In the past couple of years I have left the conference rather deflated. I have felt I had so much farther to go. However, I feel like real progress has been made-that I can see where I am going and am closing in on reaching my goals. In the longContinue reading “Conference Recap”
Conference Recap
Last weekend’s NESCBWI conference was amazing. I left feeling I had personally achieved more than in previous years. My personal focus for this conference was to improve upon my portfolio. I did as many activities as were possible to get other professionals to give feedback. First was a peer critique lead by David Hyde Costello.Continue reading “Conference Recap”
Poster for Conference
My time recently has been wrapped up in moving and preparing for the annual New England SCBWI conference. The conference is this weekend! I am very excited to get there, see old friends, and be engrossed in publishing. The piece above is my contribution to the poster showcase for “Moments of Change”. Once I amContinue reading “Poster for Conference”
Completion of Stamps
Over the summer the only vacation resort I managed to get to was the Wii Sports Resort. I learned how to fly a plane and visited all of the suggested sights. As well as said hello to all the people on the island by popping their balloons, it made them happy, really, they jumped upContinue reading “Completion of Stamps”
Awesome Conference
After a years worth of work, back and forth emails, and phone calls a fantastic conference was held in Nashua NH. This was the annual Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) New England (NE) conference and my first conference aiding in the organization. My main task was gathering the faculty and then helpingContinue reading “Awesome Conference”
Casey Girard Illustration 