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  • Book Week 2020

    How would you tell your life story? Everyone has a life story. It’s up to you to tell it. The way you tell also comes in all unique forms. Telling a story isn’t only about words. What way can you think of when you think of storytelling? There are traditional ways, such as narrating or…

  • Rain Shaker Launched

    What an exciting night it’d been to be able to launch our new children’s book, Rain Shaker! A tale of passion, wonder, and imagination. This is us launching online, sharing Erin’s, our protagonist, journey with you. She is determined to grow her sunflowers, but she has one problem. There’s no rain, and there is a…

  • Where do characters come from?

    They’re everywhere! They’re in your head, in your heart, next door to you, across the street, in the big city, or on the other side of the world, they are there. Whether you catch them in your trusty sketchbook or put them in a jar just don’t let them disappear! Some characters will stay with…

  • Where do you start?

    What a time to start in my opinion. If you’re thinking about it, what’s holding you back from making that first step? Admittedly, the first few steps are always the hardest but once you get rolling you’re not going to want to stop. You’ll see your possibilities clearer every step you take. You’ll also surprise…

  • Chasing Rainbows is Taking Flight

    What an exciting month! I’ve been waiting for this month for a very long time. Circumstances have changed significantly since I sent the final files to the publisher for Chasing Rainbows. The world has been turned upside down in a chase to find a cure for COVID-19. We have lost many friends, family, and people…

  • Black Lives Matter

    There’s no question about it. Black lives matter. I can’t believe why this is even a subject. Why are we still here? Why has this ever been a debate? There’s no debate. Life is to be respected.

  • The Book of Magic

    There’s such a thing called the book of magic. It’s known by many names. But let’s talk magic for a bit before we proceed to The Book. What is magic to you? What makes you magical? Magic is an energy that transcends to one’s skill. So let’s think about that. What’s your skill? What makes…

  • The Secret to Catching Rainbows

    What exciting news I have to share with you: Chasing Rainbows is coming out this August! And I have the cover for you today. What would you do if you saw a rainbow? Would you try to catch it? Would there be treasure at the end of the rainbow? What will our two heroes find…

  • A Moment of Clarity

    Do you ever think what it was that made you go down the path of your profession? Someone asked why I became an illustrator? So I thought about it… More often than not we tend to be too busy to reflect on how far we have come. It takes a question from someone else to…

  • Building Character

    What do we look for in a character? If you were the creator how far would you go?