Life looked different this year. We were in our homes, not all together, and there’s so much that we missed. We miss talking to authors while getting our books signed, and we miss clapping when we agree with a particularly moving answer! But one amazing thing about this new virtual world, is how we’re able to get a window inside peoples lives that maybe we didn’t have before. And nowhere is that more highlighted that in this panel that we’re so excited to share today.

Today, we all get to take a tour of four incredible artists’s workspaces! We get to see the paper scraps they gather, the tools they use, the research they do, and the way they draw inspiration from the world right outside their doors of their homes (or their vans)!

Click on the links below, then scroll down on each page to download samplers of each book, so you can follow along with the video! We hope you enjoy this look behind the curtain!

Four fantastic women illustrators meet for a session on craft, process, and sharing an appreciation of the natural world with young readers!

Featuring:
Corinna Luyken – the creator of THE TREE IN ME, a stunning portrait of the strength within each of us and the nourishment we receive from the natural world

Ekua Holmes – the illustrator of SAVING AMERICAN BEACH, a picture book biography of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist and the legacy she preserved

Stevie Lewis – the illustrator of FATIMA’S GREAT OUTDOORS, which details the rollicking adventure that occurs when an immigrant family embarks on their first camping trip in the Midwest

Micha Archer – the creator of WONDER WALKERS, an ode to childhood curiosity with detailed collages that provide a fresh outlook on the splendors of nature