tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047045643396538772024-03-14T04:59:11.500-07:00Go Bananas Illustration!An Illustration Blog by SCBWI Canada WestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-80249456964322570052012-09-20T15:43:00.001-07:002012-09-20T15:43:02.308-07:00Nancy Vo- Old MacDonald<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For our summer challenge, I have chosen to depict the Old MacDonald nursery rhyme. Here's the sketch.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-34325173484330253312012-06-20T14:50:00.002-07:002012-06-20T14:51:31.225-07:00Some of Our Favourite Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At our most recent meeting, we discussed our favourite children's books/publications about illustrations.<br />
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Here are some of them:<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">"201x Children's Writer's And Illustrator's Market" editor Alice Pope<i> </i></span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><i>Uppercase </i>Magazine</span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">"Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication" by <span style="text-transform: capitalize;"></span></span>Martin Salisbury</span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Who's Got the Apple" by Jan Loof </span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick</span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">"Inspector Peckit"</span> by <span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Don Freeman </span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">"Miss Nelson is Missing!" by
James Marshall and Harry Allard</span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">"It Could be Worse" by James Stevenson</span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">"Each Peach Pear Plum" by Janet and Allan Ahlberg</span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">"Rainy Day Magic" by
Marie Louise Gay</span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">"Extra Yarn" by Jon Klassen and Marc Barnett</span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">"Tales from Outer Suburbia" by </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Shaun Tan</span></span></h6>
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Hi Everyone!<br />
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For this next challenge, illustrators get a choice between
1) a quick illustration topic, or 2) the text of a fairy tale to try
the book spread challenge once again.<br />
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The quick topic is "<b>Old MacDonald Had a Farm</b>."<br />
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The book spread challenge is to do a picture book spread from "<b>Jack and the Beanstalk</b>."<br />
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The text is as follows (courtesy of <a href="http://shemrock.com/" target="_blank">shemrock.com</a>):<br />
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As the beanstalk finished, a path stretched in front of Jack. At a
distance he could see a castle. When he reached the castle, he stood in
front of the huge gate and pulled the bell. A large woman came out of
the gate. "How did you reach here?" she asked, "come in before my
husband arrives." Jack was taken into the kitchen. The table and chair
were like mountains to him. "Have some breakfast, you must be hungry,"
said the woman. Jack ate a plate full of food. Loud steps could be
heard suddenly. "That's my husband," said the woman, "you must hide or he
will eat you." Jack went behind the gate. "Fee, Fo, Fi, Hum, I smell
the blood of an English man. Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his
bones to make my bread," shouted the giant as he came into the kitchen.
"You are imagining things," said his wife. "There is no English man
here. Your breakfast is on the table.
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Jack watched the giant as he ate his
breakfast & very often he would stop and sniff and then carry on
eating. When he was full, he called his wife, "bring my golden hen." The
hen was tiny and sat on the table in front of him. "Lay golden hen," said
the giant. The hen began to lay eggs and they were golden eggs. Jack
was seeing all the things from his hiding place. The giant soon began
to snore and was fast asleep. Jack jumped and climbed the table, crept
past the giant, picked up the hen and ran. He ran fast out of the castle
and then down through the beanstalk.<br />
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The deadline will be July 31. Remember, anyone is eligible to participate. Good luck!<br />
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-AlissaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-87212938751691934112012-05-01T12:24:00.004-07:002012-05-01T12:24:23.230-07:00Alissa Staples- Sleeping Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My intention was to create two spreads for this challenge, one of the
state of the kitchen as everyone fell asleep, and one of the castle
being gradually covered in brier roses. I've inked the artwork and am
in the middle of painting them, but alas, I did not make the deadline! I
hope to have these painted some day soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-2283029554410637752012-04-30T20:43:00.001-07:002012-04-30T20:43:23.344-07:00Shantala Robinson- Sleeping Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a photo of my work in progress. I am experimenting with "moving" illustrations, so hopefully, I'll be able to upload a video shortly.<br />
www.shantalarobinson.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-67969561174142664462012-04-30T20:08:00.002-07:002012-04-30T20:08:29.186-07:00Nancy Vo- Sleeping Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-44057407042891211892012-01-23T10:56:00.000-08:002012-01-23T10:56:15.006-08:00Change in Blog FormatHi All,<br />
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As busy as we all are these days, we likely do not have time to partipciate in a monthly illustration challenge. Also, we may want more than a month to work on a fully-realized illustration that is worthy of our portfolio. For these reasons, we are changing the format of the challenge on this blog.<br />
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We are now going to be illustration passages from well-known children's books. The challenge will take place every three months, starting this January. I'll post up the passage and illustrators will have three months to work on the peice. Email me at any time during those three months with your illustration, and I'll post it up on the blog.<br />
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I hope you all have fun with this new format! Feedback and suggestion for future story ideas are welcome. So, here goes... looking forward to seeing all your illustrations!<br />
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January- March 30th, 2012 challenge:<br />
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<b>Excerpt from Sleeping Beauty, Grimm's Fairy Tale version - translated by Margaret Hunt.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In a little room sat an old woman with a spindle, busily spinning her flax. The old woman was so deaf that she had never heard the King's command that all spindles should be destroyed.</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">"Good morning, Granny," said the Princess, "what are you doing?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">"I am spinning," said the old woman.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">"What is the thing that whirls round so merrily?" asked the Princess and she took the spindle and tried to spin too.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">But she had scarcely touched the spindle when it pricked her finger. At that moment she fell upon the bed which was standing near and lay still in a deep sleep.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The King, Queen and servants had all started their morning routines and right in the midst of them fell asleep too. The horses fell asleep in the stable, the dogs in the yard, the doves on the roof and the flies on the wall. Even the fire in the hearth grew still and went to sleep. The kitchen maid, who sat with a chicken before her, ready to pluck its feathers, fell asleep. The cook was in the midst of scolding the kitchen boy for a mess he'd made but they both fell fast asleep. The wind died down and on the trees in front of the castle not a leaf stirred.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">Round the castle a hedge of brier roses began to grow up. Every year it grew higher until at last nothing could be seen of the sleeping castle.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-33067648695377043092012-01-16T10:19:00.001-08:002012-01-16T10:19:38.214-08:00January MeetupThis month, we are meeting this <span>Saturday Jan. 21st at 1pm </span>in Gastown<span>at the Steamclock (305 water st.), do some sketching of old buildings, then go to Opus. If it's raining, we'll just meet at the waves coffee on Hastings and Richards and chat and then go to Opus. <br />
</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-78765435467201848912012-01-02T11:13:00.000-08:002012-01-02T11:13:31.084-08:00January theme: Fish out of waterHi All,<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
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We'll be starting off 2012 with a challenge called: "Fish out of water". So go ahead, and see what you can do with this theme. Let me know if you have any questions about how the challenge works!<br />
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Best,<br />
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Shantala Robinson<br />
Illustrator Coordinator<br />
SCBWI Canada WestUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-33882112320081099492011-12-23T19:40:00.000-08:002011-12-23T19:40:34.494-08:00Helena Juhasz- 12 Days of Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9-8V2lATCk/TvVJn5ohbPI/AAAAAAAAADw/XED7--JMuo4/s1600/12+days+of+Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9-8V2lATCk/TvVJn5ohbPI/AAAAAAAAADw/XED7--JMuo4/s320/12+days+of+Christmas.jpg" width="194" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-34847421251885664592011-12-04T21:44:00.000-08:002011-12-04T21:44:12.959-08:00The Twelve Days of ChristmasHi All,<br />
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The next challenge for this blog is "The Twelve Days of Christmas."<br />
So get in the spirit of the season and start illustrating!<br />
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New illustrators are always welcome. Just email me at shantalaillustration@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
<br />
Shantala RobinsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-54997462656171188102011-11-22T13:59:00.001-08:002011-11-22T13:59:29.775-08:00Shantala Robinson: A Time to Remember<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAw2VpnY7M1X7CUbK4hJIOebc9CdiW8XLZtfIuKBslE48GutclFS_eyhj-0MxlIeROmcYrGw66XQYJLsn5Z-1tjUZaCzKPuoQs7F6j0c7A2_QdPZRcNCY8yFKMwbXlUxjKkK0gHEzwK8/s1600/breastfeedingsmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAw2VpnY7M1X7CUbK4hJIOebc9CdiW8XLZtfIuKBslE48GutclFS_eyhj-0MxlIeROmcYrGw66XQYJLsn5Z-1tjUZaCzKPuoQs7F6j0c7A2_QdPZRcNCY8yFKMwbXlUxjKkK0gHEzwK8/s1600/breastfeedingsmall.jpg" /></a></div>www.shantalarobinson.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-7323768703422914052011-11-22T11:50:00.000-08:002011-11-22T11:50:49.117-08:00Helena Juhasz- A Time to Remember...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0N0B9jYxDsm9XM6D2EMEq7XpJPwuauncTTJuYvH6UXGDFfwu7S1fT2cMew-Sa3e8az5-i9-d25NAIrxeeaiM5iqdtR28gJ3VssmJnA7vniXqATduiuKNRLD8ecLG9FEDC9ZG-2Rzt2k/s1600/North+Vancouver+2-20111121-00501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0N0B9jYxDsm9XM6D2EMEq7XpJPwuauncTTJuYvH6UXGDFfwu7S1fT2cMew-Sa3e8az5-i9-d25NAIrxeeaiM5iqdtR28gJ3VssmJnA7vniXqATduiuKNRLD8ecLG9FEDC9ZG-2Rzt2k/s320/North+Vancouver+2-20111121-00501.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">helenajuhaszillustration.blogspot.com </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-90613565062559371172011-11-07T11:52:00.000-08:002011-11-07T11:52:50.360-08:00November challenge and eventHi All,<br />
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The November theme for illustration on this blog is "A time to remember...". Please send me anything old or new that fits this theme!<br />
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Also, on November 13, we will be having our third sketchcrawl. We'll go to Gastown this time, to do some sketching of old buildings. We'll meet on the corner of Cambie and Water St. by the steam clock at 10:30am. From there, we'll do some walking around and sketching for about an hour to an hour and a half. From there, those of us who wish, can head to the nearby Opus Art store (<span class="pp-place-title"></span><a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps/place?ftid=0x54867179a3ebe995:0xeb73a6cb14f2955b&q=100-207+West+Hastings+Street,+Vancouver,+BC,+V6B+1H7,+ca&ved=0CA4Q-gswAA&sa=X&ei=9Da4TtCSOo7EpQTvrvzXDA&sig2=BZr7Jjqtx0SVMiJTdCu9Kw"><span>207 W Hastings St</span></a>) to stock up on supplies!<br />
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If it's raining, we'll postpone until November 20th. I'll send out an email to confirm. Please email me to let me know if you're attending and that way, we'll know who to wait for.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
<br />
Shantala Robinson<br />
SCBWI Canada West Illustrator CoordinatorUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-58722039020243773422011-11-01T17:13:00.000-07:002011-11-01T17:13:18.768-07:00Helena Juhasz- March of Monsters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgfk1q2PsH-a7wdB8ref3wVfM4coK8uUHXJ-CqaAJKeCQzabLkGfbWqNwo31ZmpMB_zuFGI505im5IqT7P6UVMTP-pVDu5cvNhkfprxVXGXbPGcywaAzcF-UWkgGcoc7VPIVcWXepAvQ/s1600/halloween+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgfk1q2PsH-a7wdB8ref3wVfM4coK8uUHXJ-CqaAJKeCQzabLkGfbWqNwo31ZmpMB_zuFGI505im5IqT7P6UVMTP-pVDu5cvNhkfprxVXGXbPGcywaAzcF-UWkgGcoc7VPIVcWXepAvQ/s320/halloween+2.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br />
helenajuhaszillustration.blogspot.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-71894327841978646322011-10-17T09:42:00.000-07:002011-10-17T09:42:15.261-07:00October themeHi All,<br />
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Sorry for the October theme being late! It is: "Ghostly encounters". So, if you have any Hallowe'en-themed illustrations, please send them to me!<br />
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We also had a sketchcrawl in early October, and the images from that will be posted soon!<br />
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-ShantalaIllustrator Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042720291826256900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-14485259542456886262011-09-14T10:57:00.000-07:002011-09-14T10:57:03.897-07:00Alissa Staples: My homework isn't done because I had to fight a lion to get it back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzAED5O3D-1NKZXVsM4EiD4wyk_GNIBQhdhcuyBNrYqDpDuoIHjok4s6olzEeW1Ojsh9sBbvzVbgZJ8xvUds8cO3MqU__t97plS8wun_bRphqFDDxM9U4idW7mM8yuzQTHcHIYcDzIYU/s1600/homework_750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzAED5O3D-1NKZXVsM4EiD4wyk_GNIBQhdhcuyBNrYqDpDuoIHjok4s6olzEeW1Ojsh9sBbvzVbgZJ8xvUds8cO3MqU__t97plS8wun_bRphqFDDxM9U4idW7mM8yuzQTHcHIYcDzIYU/s400/homework_750.jpg" width="308" /></a></div>http://alissastaples.com Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-84930252493497635582011-09-12T23:23:00.000-07:002011-09-13T10:47:33.443-07:00Shantala Robinson: An Elephant Stole My Homework<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQhYjTsbPREM9yKTAn1_wx_kqAd0m-pr33y_afOHH9YMBzm-KHgjC_-RaRXHJLDKTkN6ho4gLdSY-ulLnD99_PGHIYHNaH91BxjpxGtY6wBJpib50GPoVxaiTtspVEY4YgSBTrdVg_N0/s1600/elephanthomework.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQhYjTsbPREM9yKTAn1_wx_kqAd0m-pr33y_afOHH9YMBzm-KHgjC_-RaRXHJLDKTkN6ho4gLdSY-ulLnD99_PGHIYHNaH91BxjpxGtY6wBJpib50GPoVxaiTtspVEY4YgSBTrdVg_N0/s400/elephanthomework.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHKlNTZcGjUcgcKEFSU_gblhFOp8cQL5bzZ21mfTopdINa3A3VT2hyphenhyphen48PMWCt1hB5cunzEegyH0wkNjLAhfpN51reBZS0xz-FZTW2wzAiKt9hqRxcX00I_UzKpL1h7E43tNASYmPFVSE/s1600/elephanthomework.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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http://shantalaillustration.blogspot.com/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-69734166375807030292011-09-01T10:00:00.000-07:002011-09-01T10:00:57.628-07:00My Dog Ate My Homework (And Other Excuses)Hi All,<br />
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It's September and time to our monthly illustration challenge again!<br />
Since kids are going back to school, we have a school-themed challenge: "My dog ate my homework (and other excuses)." <br />
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Children can come up with the craziest reasons for not doing homework... sometimes they can be real, but sometimes they involve more imagination than reality. The challenge is to depict one of these excuses. Be as inventive as a kid would, and let your imagination fly away!<br />
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Just email me the jpeg by the end of September, and I'll post it up with your name and a link to your website/blog/twitter/facebook page.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
<br />
Shantala Robinson<br />
Illustrator Coordinator<br />
SCBWI Canada WestUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-16405749449621962152011-07-25T11:56:00.000-07:002011-07-27T15:15:36.192-07:00Maplewood Farms SketchcrawlHi all,<br />
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On Sunday July 24th, some members of our group met at Maplewood farms in North Vancouver for sketchcrawl. We had a blast going around and drawing the animals and people at the farm. Check out some of our drawings!<br />
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Nuala O'Seasnain<br />
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Theresa Henry-Smith<br />
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Alissa Staples<br />
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<span id="goog_54166748"></span><span id="goog_54166749"></span>Illustrator Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042720291826256900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-86720438636600625622011-07-06T17:01:00.001-07:002011-07-06T17:01:57.563-07:00Summer!Hi All,<br />
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We are suspending the illustration challenges for the summer, and substituting it with sketchcrawls!<br />
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Our first sketchcrawl will be at Maplewood Farms in North Vancouver on July 24th at 11am.<br />
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Please email me for more details (shantalaillustration@gmail.com)!<br />
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Stay tuned for images from the sketchcrawl here!<br />
<br />
ShantalaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-38686136972982572102011-06-03T23:21:00.000-07:002011-06-03T23:21:50.723-07:00June Theme: PicnicThe nights are long, the temperature is edging upwards, and people are emerging from their homes to bask in the sunshine... it's almost summer!<br />
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So, our theme for June is ... "Picnic".<br />
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Have fun and take this one wherever your imagination goes!Illustrator Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042720291826256900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-69896271138921190272011-06-03T23:19:00.000-07:002011-06-03T23:19:57.916-07:00SCBWI Canada West ConferenceHello All,<br />
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On May 28th we had our SCBWI Canada West conference. We heard talks from a lot of informative speakers. Among them was Teresa Bubela, artistic director from Orca Book Publishers, who gave a fantastic talk especially for illustrators. Illustrators were also able to do some creative exercises which Teresa critiqued for us. All in all, it was a great conference!<br />
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ShantalaIllustrator Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042720291826256900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204704564339653877.post-24738884220295927402011-05-09T20:25:00.000-07:002011-05-09T20:25:01.225-07:00A Whale of a Surprise by Shantala Robinson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE0R5YJUxGVIBsL_4l1pt3n_0_q0T3xky3VXZaJofb1QPQ1XBC6YC-w-3ocqIp4h2p_eS_EqWBFTVw451rCMuTVPbQt_lqHbDlYzjZWptil2v97Jf4Ekkrf3HtKzNXNEfxHJTjH6fIiQ/s1600/surpisewhale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE0R5YJUxGVIBsL_4l1pt3n_0_q0T3xky3VXZaJofb1QPQ1XBC6YC-w-3ocqIp4h2p_eS_EqWBFTVw451rCMuTVPbQt_lqHbDlYzjZWptil2v97Jf4Ekkrf3HtKzNXNEfxHJTjH6fIiQ/s400/surpisewhale.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><br />
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