Current mood:	accomplished
Current music:	Mozart's Jupiter

Something to Blog About
The following is a long mosaic of the art I went through in order to cultivate the book illustration for Amulet Book's "Something to Blog About", a YA novel written by Shana Norris. I was contacted by art director Chad Beckerman, sent the manuscript, and started sketching in July. Throughout the days and weeks, we casually bounced back images and ideas, let the art rest, then would work in a fever over a day, then more discussion. My favorite moment was when we both exclaimed that we needed texture and pattern! There is nothing like a good editor or art director who can raise the game and make you feel good about your work...





Midway through, Chad decided that he wanted to include some of our ideas from the initial sketching for the title page. And so, I was hired for an additional illustration: