Day 2 of Morning sketching: Today, I focused on drawing without using an eraser. Resisting the urge to correct "mistakes" was so hard! But eventually I got into into the flow of things and just let them happen. I tend to be a perfectionist w my art, so I think this will help me get over that..

I've been needing a reminder that my art is a practice and not a means to an end. So I've started doing morning sketching before breakfast. Just fun doodles to remember that art is supposed to be fun and doesn't have to be perfect. #kidlitart #kidlitartist

Good morning from me and this sleepy little guy!

When I was a little girl, I wasn't allowed to have colorful hair, but now I can give it to the little girls in my illustrations! 🎉🎉✨️ #kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitartistoninstagram #kidlit

If you're an unagented writer or author/illustrator of picture books, I hope you'll enter the 2025 #PBParty contest. It has helped make so many agent and editor matches in the past...and we can't wait to see the magical matches that will happen this year. mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...

Trinidad Carnival will be here before we know it, and this little masquerader is ready and waiting...and dreaming... #kidlitbooks #illustrationartists #illustragram #trinidadcarnival2025

Isn't it just wonderful to let your imagination run wild? I tried to capture that feeling in this illustration. Did I succeed? #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration

I'm not someone who believes that life has to get less colorful as we age.. I hope I'm even bolder and quirkier when my hair turns all white!... #kidlitbooks #illustragram #illustrationartists #kidlitillustration

Happy New Year! Wishing you and yours all the best for 2025!!! I'm looking forward to a bright, colorful and creative 2025 and that intention inspired this artwork! What are you looking forward to the most in the new year?

Update to an old Ariel fanart piece I did a couple years ago. Always interesting to see how my art has changed over time!

I'm loving experimenting with grayscale illustrations right now. I'm normally all about color but it's nice to explore something different once in a while

When the book that holds the secret you've been searching for evaporates! #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration #graphicnovel #chapbook

Doing art for fun again. It feels great! #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration #yabooks

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The other day, I asked myself what Rapunzel would look like if her story was set in the Caribbean. This is my illustration of her so far. What do you think of her hair?#kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator #kidlitillustration #kidlitbooks

In Standing Together (עומדים ביחד)'s campaign against policy of starvation in Gaza, Palestinian citizens across Israel have organised to donate huge amounts of supplies for Gaza - now they need our help to pay all the costs of getting it there. Help out if you can: my.israelgives.org/en/fundme/ai...

Michael's radical cystectomy is continuing to have serious kidney complications, and the doctors are having a jurisdiction conflict about it which is impeding his recovery. Anything you could do to help or signal boost would be appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/help-micha...

Some news! I've been working on some other picture book ideas alongside my tiger story. "I Don't Wanna Be Cute!" follows an 8-year-old girl named Kiyanna who suddenly decides that all her clothes are too cute and that she wants to be "sophisticated" instead.. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator

excellent investigation, beautiful visualisation, and scary findings. tech corps are burning our planet down so people can stop making art www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Hey #kidlit illustrators, do you love DRAGONS? I do! I’m looking for an artist who can breathe life into a comedic dragon w/ mass appeal for a new character-driven graphic-reader series (ages 4–6). Respond here with images and a link to your folio. Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️

KidLit Mega Feed admin @boringstorybook.com has an *excellent* explainer post about the why and how of the #KidLitMegaFeed. boringstorybook.com/the-kidlit-m... #kidlit

I drew a tiger who lost his tail! Gonna turn this into a story. Stay tuned! #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator

It's increasingly clear that the people who make generative AI don't like films, don't like books, don't like art of any kind, and don't understand why anyone else does.

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there, especially the ones who encourage the children's natural creativity. That's what I wanted to show in this illustration. Hope you like it!

If you love kids books and children’s media generally I must demand you immediately drop what you are doing and watch BUTTERFLY IN THE SKY, the Reading Rainbow documentary now on Netflix. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! It’s GREAT! (But don’t take MY word for it….) 🥰

I really miss the old Internet...

Do I have social media fatigue? Yes. Am I going to keep posting on 5 diff apps because 'what else am I supposed to do?!' Also yes.

‘If My Hair Had A Voice,’ a picture book I illustrated last year, is on sale from today! Written by Dana Marie Miroballi (@noshesthebear), it tells the story of Kimya, a biracial girl who’s on a quest to understand and appreciate her natural, afro-textured hair.