I am an artist, writer and professor in Chicago who is passionate about picture books. 

After all, they are mini art galleries...

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And I appreciated this from a very young age.  I admired the illustrations in my books intently and examined each hue as my mom read to me before bedtime.  A funny or heartwarming story also got me.  I asked her to read There Are Rocks in My Socks Said the Ox to the Fox over and over.  Especially the part when the ox gets a rail on his tail and a tack in his back…and a bee sting (not as violent as it sounds).  I can also very much remember drawing and making things (pictures, crafts, household items, and fixing things) in the basement of my grandparent’s house.  It was my first “studio.”  And I loved it.

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My work on children's books are a natural blend of my background both in education and marketing.  I loved astronomy as a kid and that comes forth in my work today.  I made my first "book" in grade school called "All About Space" compiling information I could find, and my teacher used it during science class.  I was thrilled.  

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​Perhaps we can meet through a project, event, or sharing coffee, even over a Zoom.  Café con panna, please!

 

Thank you for visiting my page and reviewing my work!