Peter is our winner with 4 correct answers totaling 20 pts!
Congrats Peter
You win a print of your choice from any blog post, the portfolio, or from my CaseyGirard etsy shop. I will contact you to work out getting that to you.
thank you for playing! The quizzes don’t stop, a new set of questions have already started.
Something about the leaves this year have me thinking fire. Last weekend we built a camp fire and roasted marshmallows. The event took me back to a weekend I spent with a group of Bluegrass musicians. All night long they sat around a camp fire continuously jamming. It was a marvelous night. I have drawn that night before and here is another version with a leaf as our fire.
Quote Quiz 2: “No self respecting southern makes instant grits. I take pride in my grits”
Currently Reading: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Currently Watching: Friends Season 2
I have all of these events rolling around in my head as things I want to do. Since I can’t be in 4 places at once, I’m going to let all of you know so, we can get folks at all of these events. [edited] Here is a blog post, which I will continue to update as I find more events for this month, of all the Kidlit/Illustration events that I know of for the month of November happening in New England. With hints to big events in December.
November:
November 1, Tuesday on going
Sign up for Novel Writing Retreat 2012 at Vermont College of Fine Arts
Actual Event: Friday, March 16, 2012 – Sunday, March 18, 2012
$450
Vermont College of Fine Arts
36 College Street
Montpelier, Vermont
November 4, Friday · 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Picturing Stories-Professional Development Workshop
$50 (Members $45)
The Eric Carle Museum
125 West Bay Road
Amherst, Massachusetts
November 4, Friday · 5:00pm – 8:00pm
The ART of the Story: Art Round Town with local Illustrators!
free
Kennedy Gallery and Custom Framing
41 Market Street
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
November 5, Saturday · 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Meet Author Kara LaReau and Illustrator Scott Magoon:
Otto, The Boy Who Loved Cars
free
The Blue Bunny
577 High Street Dedham Square
Dedham, Massachusetts
November 6, Sunday · 11:30 am and 1:00 pm
Events at the Carle
Talking About Words and Pictures with Caldecott Medalist, Beth Krommes
Free, Museum Admission extra
Special Gallery Tour with Jules Feiffer
Free with Museum Admission
The Eric Carle Museum
125 West Bay Road
Amherst, Massachusetts
November 6, Sunday · 4:30-6:30pm
R. Michelson Galleries 22nd Annual Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition Opening Reception
free
Art will be up through January 15, 2012
R. Michelson Galleries
132 Main Street
Northampton, Massachusetts
November 7, Monday · 7:00pm
Peter Sís, Book Event for The Conference of the Birds
This is an adult book but I’m sure many of you would love to hear Peter Sís speak.
free
Porter Square Books
Porter Square Shopping Center
25 White Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 8, Tuesday · 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Poetry Reading with Jane Yolen
free
Neilson Library
Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts
November 19, Saturday · 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Illustrator Day
$50 for SCBWI members and students $75 for non-members
New Hampshire Institute of Art
The French Building
148 Concord St
Manchester, New Hampshire
November 19, Saturday · 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Stories Through a Poet’s Eye: Making Every Word Count With Nancy Tupper Ling & Nadine Mullins
Cost: $25. Limited enrollment
Yamawaki Art & Cultural Center at
Lasell College,
Newton, MA
December
December 6, Tuesday · 6:30pm
Artist Lecture Series of NHIA Chris Van Allsburg Lecture
Tickets: $20 per lecture; $50 for series
New Hampshire Institute of Art
The French Building
148 Concord St
Manchester, New Hampshire
Keep your ears to the ground for more events. If you know of more email me! casey.girard (at) gmail.com
We had a great first time trick-or-treating with our son. Now we are back inside with a fire going because there is snow outside! Snow on Halloween, that’s the first for me.
Last Quote Quiz before the first Winner!
Rules, over the course of a season, every three months, you can earn points via a guessing game. I will leave a movie quote at the end of my blog posts and whoever leaves a comment with the correct movie title first gets 5pts. After three months I will tally the points and whoever has the most gets a free print. The tallying is why I need you to leave me a comment on the blog.
“I’ve worked in the private sector . . . they expect results”
What’s still unanswered:
October 26
October 20
Oct 19
Oct 11
hint 2 “Swing away Merrill Swing away.”
Oct 5
hint 2 “My ex-fiancé doesn’t remember me”
We have a bunch of folks with 5pts and one person with 20pts! Who’s gonna win?
I will announce the winner next week get your answers in by November 6th at 11pm EST. So, you have one more week to come up with answers.
One night I was playing with clay making specimens when this little dude came along. His expression caught my affection and I knew something more was meant for him than being a locked up creature in a jar. He quickly made the transition to my sketchbook. We are getting to know one another now. Here is a first glimpse of my new friend.
Quote Quiz: “You want to hear the most annoying sound in the world. EEEEHAHWHEHHEHWHEHEHHE”
Thinking about that quote the other night got me so tickled I snorted with laughter.
currently reading: Tricky Fox Tales by Chris Schweizer illustrated by Shelli Paroline
currently watching: my cat run around the house in mad dashes
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Yes you will notice if you have been following our marketing thus far, the time has changed by half an hour.
We look forward to having many people come. We have a lot in store for all our attendees. Check out Anna Boll’s blog for more details about it and how to win prizes!
Now, you should go register here’s the link go go go!
Remember my picking up leaves project last year?
Well this year I didn’t leave my leaves to languish in a drawer. hehe. I picked this one up Friday and glued it down and painted it all by Sunday! Nothing feels better than getting some projects done. I also did a test image of leaves as a fire and another Halloween image that I will share soon.
Halloween is getting close! Time to start dancing 🙂
Quote Quiz:”It sucked his brains out!”
currently reading: Three Remarkable Journeys Around the World by Matt Phelan
currently watching: Sherlock, yes again!
Here is my first go at making an illustration with dots for eyes. It still needs a little work but, I am excited about this new direction.
Quote Quiz: “I’m only an elected official I can’t make decisions by myself!”
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love to make art of the holiday’s favorite monsters. So it was very fitting when Fanartica posted this weeks theme as 80’s Movie Monsters.
Quote Quiz: “I must be catching cold” “No no dear, that was Reverend Harper, who sneezed”
currently watching: Sherlock
currently reading: Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
I have a request for opinions!
Which do you like better, the eyes draw with dots or fully rendered?
p.s. I do realize the boy is not the same age better the top two and the bottom two. I liked seeing how that played a role in different ages.
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Check out Fanartica, a group of illustrators making fan art of entertainment they love. Thanks to Ellen T. Crenshaw I got to become a contributor, here is my first submission.
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Quote Quiz:”Funny thing about this document, it was never notarized”
Currently Reading:
Hamster and Cheese by Colleen AF Venable illustrated by Stephanie Yue
Currently Watching: Kung Fu Panda
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of having my piece of fan art posted on Dani Jones’ webcomic page for My Sister The Freak. She has reached a milestone for her work having finished 4 issues which she has now printed all together in Volume 1. Congrats to Dani on such an accomplishment!
Dani launched My Sister the Freak on March 12, 2010. Since then she has developed a remarkable fan base while having written a truly inspired comic. It is great for all ages, covering issues such as family, life, and of course Alien invaders. Her comic is part of the group Space Dock 7.
In addition to having my piece on her blog Dani, being the gracious soul that she is, drew us a rocking Octopus in Boots as a thank you. How cool is that!?
Dani has always been a source of encouragement and inspiration. Her tireless effort towards her craft and out reach to other illustrators is remarkable. Last year she helped me get back into drawing regularly with her Ustream shows and mind blowing amount of art created. It was from her suggestion that I started to explore using sculpey for more of my illustration. It started with my making a Frosty the Gourdman action figure; she asked if I had thought of doing dimensional illustration. It got the wheels turning. I’m glad I could contribute another piece of dimensional fan art. Thank you Dani!
Be sure to also check out the Illustrated Section a fabulous junction for ebooks by a great number of illustrators all brought together by Dani.
Quote Quiz:
“Morgan took a sip and it’s got his amoebas in it. “
currently watching: Ghost Busters
currently reading: Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio illustrated by Scott Campbell
I love the idea of people riding dragon flies. When I watch dragon flies moving through the air they always look like they are having such a good time. They seem to be spinning and circling all around each other in a group.
Quote: “A gust of wind. . . . A dog barks. . . . Cue the truck. . . . Exit Herman; walk out into the bank.”
Currently Reading: Brenda Star Girl Reporter by Dale Messick
Currently Watching: Blues Clues (the little one is under the weather today)
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