Friday, September 23, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Illustration Challenge: Week 1
However, Roxy wanted no part of that modeling nonsense. She scratched. She fidgeted. She licked her toes. And she insisted on critiquing my work, nosing through all of my sketchbooks before finally resting her chin on my iPad.
Day 2
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Saturday, September 3, 2016
Paint the Town Peaceful: The Mural That Stopped Violence
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Conservation success...Kakapo Baby Boom!
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Illustration tutorials
And what's color without composition?
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016
GoPro vs Bulldog--Keeping Busy Between Books
Taking my "studio assistant" Roxy for a walk, I thought it would be great to mount a GoPro to capture Kailua Beach from a bulldog's perspective...if anything, as inspiration for a new children's book character.
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Butterfly Emerging
My obsession with butterflies goes beyond origami...I do raise monarch butterflies at my home in Hawaii, using crownflower as a food source for the larva and lantana to attract adults. I'll write more about what goes on during metamorphosis on my Origami Page.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016
SCBWI-Hawaii Book Sale!
Stop by and meet Christopher Caravalho, Sue Cowing, David Estes, Leslie Ann Hayashi, Christin Lozano, Alina Niemi, Sandi Takayama and Tammy Yee!
Talk story, learn more about writing and illustrating for children, stock up on your summer reading, or have books autographed for your favorite reader. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Friends of the Library. Spread the word!
Book signing schedule:
Sue Cowing, 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Christin Lozano, 9 a.m. - 12 noon
David Estes, 12 noon - 5 p.m.
Alina Niemi, 12 noon - 5 p.m.
Leslie Hayashi and Tammy Yee, all day
Sandi Takayama, 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Alina Niemi, 12 noon - 4 p.m.
Christopher Caravalho, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Leslie Hayashi and Tammy Yee, all day
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Friday, February 26, 2016
2016 SCBWI Hawaii Conference and Workshop
My introduction to writing and illustrating children's books was Uri Shulevitz's guide, Writing With Pictures--I still have it on my bookshelf--and the thought of attending an SCBWI conference terrified me. I came away from my first conference overstimulated and overwhelmed, but also energized and inspired. Through the years, I've learned that there is no better way to meet other author and illustrators, develop your writing and illustrating, and learn from the best in the industry.
So if you happen to be in Hawaii this March, join us for our 2016 SCBWI Hawaii Conference:
Smooth Sailing
in the Sea of Children’s Book Publishing
March 18 – 19, William S. Richardson Law School, University of Hawaii at Manoa
DAN SANTAT, Author-Illustrator, 2015 Caldecott Medal Recipient
SUZIE TOWNSEND, Agent
NAOMI LONG EAGLESON, Editor
KIRSTEN CARLSON, Local Author-Illustrator
FACULTY BIOS:
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The Art of Creating Children's Books
Interested in writing and illustrating children's books? SCBWI Hawaii is presenting several events that might be of interest to authors, illustrators, educators and librarians:
FREE PANEL DISCUSSION: SAT., FEBRUARY 27, 2-4 p.m.
https://hawaii.scbwi.org/events/so-you-want-to-write-a-childrens-book-2/
Join us for a free discussion on getting started in writing and illustrating for children, and meet our panelists, authors and author-illustrators James Rumford, Scott Goto, Sue Cowing, Chris Caravalho and Vera Arita.
ART EXHIBIT: FEBRUARY 11 - MARCH 30
https://hawaii.scbwi.org/events/art-exhibit-the-art-of-creating-childrens-books/
What does it take to create a children's book? View the notes, rough sketches and final children's book artwork of SCBWI authors and illustrators. Featuring the work of Chris Caravalho, Kirsten Carlson, Sue Cowing, Scott Goto, Leslie Hayashi, Mariko Merritt, Elizabeth Oh, Esther Szegedy and Tammy Yee.
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Monday, November 16, 2015
Storytime, children's crafts and more!
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Sunday, November 8, 2015
Business Tips and Taxes for Writers and Illustrators Webinar with author, CPA, Carol Topp
For information and registration, visit https://northtexas.scbwi.org/events/webinar-business-tips-taxes-with-author-cpa-carol-topp/
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Sunday, October 4, 2015
Writers on Writing: Ian McEwan on Finding Confidence
“I don't feel confident at all. No I don't. Sometimes I pick up some work I finished fifteen years ago and think, am I as good as that now? Could I do that again? No, I think you'll find most writers are not confident they can just turn out books...There's a great difference between that all that public world of prizes and interviews and public readings and the private world of the closed door, and the hiss of silence--and here we are again, and what can you make come out of this of silence. And you can't relax about it, you can't be certain that you can do it again."
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Sunday, June 21, 2015
SWARMING DADDY LONGLEGS! The explanation behind the creepy phenomenon
First of all, these are not spiders. They are harvestmen or daddy-longlegs. For those of you who remember the ol' mnemonic device for taxonomy, King Philip Can Order Fresh Green Salad (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species), these critters, like spiders, scorpions and ticks, are in the class Arachnida. However, harvestmen belong to their own order, Opiliones.
So what's the difference?
- Harvestmen have a single cephalothorax and a single pair of eyes. True spiders have a narrow "waist" that creates two segments, the cephalothorax and abdomen.
- Harvestmen have a single pair of eyes. True spiders most commonly have eight eyes, however they can have no eyes, or as many as 12 eyes.
- Harvestmen are nonvenomous.
- Harvestmen have no spinnerets, so they do not spin webs.
- Harvestmen are older than spiders--the oldest fossil, from Scotland, is at least 400 million years old. True spiders are about 300 million years old.
- Harvestmen are omnivores--they eat dead stuff, bird droppings, fungus and small arthropods and slugs.
Learn more about harvestmen/daddy long legs:
http://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html
http://www.newsweek.com/video-science-explains-why-thousands-daddy-longlegs-swarmed-house-312362
http://mentalfloss.com/article/59455/15-fascinating-facts-about-daddy-longlegs
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Friday, June 19, 2015
EASY BUTTERFLY ORIGAMI INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO AND BOOK
Fun facts about behavior and distribution accompany each butterfly model!
From the vivid green Cairns Birdwing to the striped Tiger Swallowtail and the Blood Red Glider, these beautiful butterflies feature a kaleidoscopic array of colors and patterns. Includes simple instructions for folding, and perforated pages for easy removal.
Many butterflies have iridescent patterns on the top, and drab undersides for camouflage while they rest with their wings folded up. The origami patterns in this book are specially designed to highlight the diversity of species--when folded, the models accurately portray the variation in the insects' top and bottom views.
Each butterfly model is accompanied by fun facts about behavior and distribution. For example, did you know that the Mountain Alcon Blue butterfly tricks ants into feeding and protecting its caterpillars? Other caterpillars, like the Moth Butterfly, are carnivorous and feed on ant larvae and pupae.
List of butterflies included in the book:
- Apollo
- Black Swallowtail
- Blood Red Glider
- Blue Morpho
- Boulder Copper
- Cairns Birdwing
- Chestnut Tiger
- Claudina
- Cleopatra
- Colorado Hairstreak
- Common Buckeye
- Dead Leaf
- Emperor of India
- Malachite
- Malaysian Clipper
- Mocker Swallowtail
- Monarch
- Moth Butterfly
- Mountain Alcon Blue
- Noble Leafwing
- Painted Beauty
- Painted Lady
- Pansy Daggerwing
- Peacock
- Purple Spotted Swallowtail
- Queen Purple Tip
- Red Flasher
- Shining Red Charaxes
- Tentyris Forester
- Tiger Swallowtail
More information: www.doverpublications.com
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