Hello! (Firstly, I am quite aware that today is Tuesday and nearly Wednesday, and not my usual Monday blog post. My days got swapped this w...

So last week, our Children's Book Illustration III class got quite a treat: a visit from Brian Lies ! He is the author and illustrator o...

This latest project is not entirely of my own creation, however my cousin who is getting married this June LOVES everything and anything Hel...

"Hebert felt positively spooky in his ghost costume." watercolor, acrylic gauache, watercolor pencil © 2010 Melanie Linden Cha...

It will soon be time to decide which technique I will use for my Book Dummy, and I still haven't any clue.  Some days I want my story to...

In my search for new techniques to try, I had purchased " Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road ," a conglomerate of art by different...

It's time I've begun to do some more library runs! In order for me to learn more about children's books, I need to read more ch...

...my studio is complete! All it's missing now is that homey, lived-in look, (and a giant cork board on the wall) but I'm sure it ...

I told you they would all be due today, didn't I? Let's start with our folktale project, the story of Sigo the boy who lived with t...

Monday night was the last night before our last night of class. Which means next Monday is the night where everything we've worked on a...

(Note: I realized that I hadn't actually posted my last blog post when I created it, so it looks like I posted twice in a row...I swear ...

It's color study time! Although I'm still working on (and constantly thinking about) my final composition, a color study is still...