tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307154052024-03-23T14:02:39.936-04:00news about liz conradLiz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-51011496925517155012009-06-04T15:03:00.003-04:002009-06-10T22:16:06.743-04:00OH, HAP-HAP-HAPPY DAY!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcH_5kZwrU3SjCRd6SkeeMFgUbQCU5f-Nty3ZMMczg4FefROz4jSD_BCWF1uMI4QyLUUiYEkaX7JH3EH_tZo_3f8fTBmUpKPJpRZLDLaO7_5sD4hF17SX3Bs72eA9UxjZQTy9tw/s1600-h/Bunny3_72dpi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcH_5kZwrU3SjCRd6SkeeMFgUbQCU5f-Nty3ZMMczg4FefROz4jSD_BCWF1uMI4QyLUUiYEkaX7JH3EH_tZo_3f8fTBmUpKPJpRZLDLaO7_5sD4hF17SX3Bs72eA9UxjZQTy9tw/s400/Bunny3_72dpi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343551669042136866" /></a><br />I've just signed with literary agent Anna J. Webman of Curtis Brown LTD!!!!! After years of illustrating, and quietly writing on my own, with Anna's assistance I am ready to take my efforts to market with picture books authored and illustrated by yours truly. Watch this site for (hopefully) exciting news about the publication of my books! In the meantime, if you're interested in having me illustrate a book you've written, please contact Anna at AJW@cbltd.com.Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-87985399795685740272009-03-26T11:43:00.002-04:002009-03-26T11:48:18.243-04:00I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9RAD2QKrzKzsE5G0z2gpCLpfBW0xh5umgOzSCIFiMqOSjLVfK96fUn4I9-3LcLF_RBFQDkDLnF4HwOwe_HVAErRFuGUNRKGRWpxKDVTC_WmlqLcPbwS0Wua8vCTUfpYtZozKKw/s1600-h/Help.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9RAD2QKrzKzsE5G0z2gpCLpfBW0xh5umgOzSCIFiMqOSjLVfK96fUn4I9-3LcLF_RBFQDkDLnF4HwOwe_HVAErRFuGUNRKGRWpxKDVTC_WmlqLcPbwS0Wua8vCTUfpYtZozKKw/s400/Help.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317522709902003586" /></a><br />HAPPY THURSDAY....and thanks to all the wonderful people in my life who love, support, encourage and occasionally kick me in the behind, to make my life worth livng each and every day!<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">This illustration is from MY SPARKLING SPRINGTIME FRIENDS: LITTLE BUNNY, Piggy Toes Press.</span>Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-81579707346340060802009-02-23T18:39:00.002-05:002009-02-23T18:51:57.075-05:00SPRING IS IN THE AIR!<br />...and MY SPARKLING SPRINGTIME FRIENDS books are ready to blossom! With sparkles on every page, follow Little Duck, Little Chick, Little Bunny and Little Lamb through four springtime stories about kindness, patience, sharing and friendship.<br />Available now from Piggy Toes Press; online or at a bookstore near you!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJ1YIEH0DHsDwYhROhDssl1LhDKee4bNMjiB6jbElbnjOpajnO0rTTWs5kJgeI-mHu3B93W-GPXZye5T1KXZ63mQB-Mxae3KPuPU3u1xCJxznVCNLPfSip1BLrqgha-fjDrASUg/s1600-h/SparklingSpringDuck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJ1YIEH0DHsDwYhROhDssl1LhDKee4bNMjiB6jbElbnjOpajnO0rTTWs5kJgeI-mHu3B93W-GPXZye5T1KXZ63mQB-Mxae3KPuPU3u1xCJxznVCNLPfSip1BLrqgha-fjDrASUg/s400/SparklingSpringDuck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306141981097052754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBVEh_ycXjI-PhVbJ_uMOyU6-BIUl1SKOkc2mzkY-yV_dkYeGzxYmEujz9i-wMSUpfILqbVazZoNbyPy7f3Inv2HFmVosDdTXBmYYWCBwYXg6FfJeL8gsyFf_Myjp4P2lYDGHRQ/s1600-h/SparklingSpringBunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBVEh_ycXjI-PhVbJ_uMOyU6-BIUl1SKOkc2mzkY-yV_dkYeGzxYmEujz9i-wMSUpfILqbVazZoNbyPy7f3Inv2HFmVosDdTXBmYYWCBwYXg6FfJeL8gsyFf_Myjp4P2lYDGHRQ/s400/SparklingSpringBunny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306141977445936962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiUXhnyfaOP0jWMS9BnkECQYei9bAUoS6k_66rJ0IVoX3rXsbqTFaatBHyi7pSGamtV7AiPI4j1naW4HD4KBABkQFsSkT3Y0YPAO4Pi0-SOBm9qCxfZh9rR3W0PVHV5fx7eMQdg/s1600-h/SparklingSpringChick.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiUXhnyfaOP0jWMS9BnkECQYei9bAUoS6k_66rJ0IVoX3rXsbqTFaatBHyi7pSGamtV7AiPI4j1naW4HD4KBABkQFsSkT3Y0YPAO4Pi0-SOBm9qCxfZh9rR3W0PVHV5fx7eMQdg/s400/SparklingSpringChick.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306141967414514210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTzCfd5c3EGLz8AnQCghPbTwMH1IaTx28bKqYVPCnXPR5vqrEaPZYJZZPgvf31Ln9dnvvlvZjgVW4ZhvjeiaI0RlN4mmxWEZdEeyRFEv7nWKPdlxxzQGJmQ57PuqYx-1oxMqN1g/s1600-h/SparklingSpringLamb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTzCfd5c3EGLz8AnQCghPbTwMH1IaTx28bKqYVPCnXPR5vqrEaPZYJZZPgvf31Ln9dnvvlvZjgVW4ZhvjeiaI0RlN4mmxWEZdEeyRFEv7nWKPdlxxzQGJmQ57PuqYx-1oxMqN1g/s400/SparklingSpringLamb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306141960470839042" /></a>Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-38683300375386133582009-02-13T18:16:00.000-05:002009-02-13T18:18:23.597-05:00HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPfOfrPdEBs3j87WlxpBvI1fNc8dUGtIm_G93fjU9-Gr45779utR1a_gjbUjs_5_zIB0rFy5GsikcZSK2oo7C34pFRphL2inct0JIcrucepb5c_zXqXolOxeF_GR9gdQw3O4FGA/s1600-h/Chick&Bunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPfOfrPdEBs3j87WlxpBvI1fNc8dUGtIm_G93fjU9-Gr45779utR1a_gjbUjs_5_zIB0rFy5GsikcZSK2oo7C34pFRphL2inct0JIcrucepb5c_zXqXolOxeF_GR9gdQw3O4FGA/s400/Chick&Bunny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302425101179347730" /></a><br />Share a hot chocolate with someone you love......Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-77782339667646073512009-02-12T11:43:00.002-05:002009-02-12T11:48:57.968-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBczcLn9OIn7B3tXXV8o4UGj2BrgbeXgKGqwwDhSvWp7XyYxk1cghkVgD_gIk3IgFdyfymbQ5RLOpjARaTE2a6qO4JtU47rjqd2TztnbKOf6ifIlgXlIEq51F8k76YX8VKnd0AFw/s1600-h/Chick1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBczcLn9OIn7B3tXXV8o4UGj2BrgbeXgKGqwwDhSvWp7XyYxk1cghkVgD_gIk3IgFdyfymbQ5RLOpjARaTE2a6qO4JtU47rjqd2TztnbKOf6ifIlgXlIEq51F8k76YX8VKnd0AFw/s400/Chick1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301952630780952034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoXyuIkt8ihUJ5US1qeBzz4eZK_-X70Z2-mcIPMlsC5B5mPBKP-AChaL5OCWsyFyR9xitdmbtExwMf64gN6r6gCTVYb9bYckO6fe9C-Ed389TQAtEV2KP_4afJNQ_UqHSEB3tqA/s1600-h/Chick2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoXyuIkt8ihUJ5US1qeBzz4eZK_-X70Z2-mcIPMlsC5B5mPBKP-AChaL5OCWsyFyR9xitdmbtExwMf64gN6r6gCTVYb9bYckO6fe9C-Ed389TQAtEV2KP_4afJNQ_UqHSEB3tqA/s400/Chick2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301952624252513554" /></a><br />"Be patient, Little Chick," said Little Bunny, "and soon winter will end."<br /><br />Spring is just around the corner, and with it will come my new series from Piggy Toes Press, MY SPARKLING SPRINGTIME FRIENDS, featuring Little Chick, Little Bunny , Little Lamb and Little Duck.Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-75506425172432279112008-12-17T11:49:00.001-05:002008-12-17T12:02:06.201-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPZK-7bdo7lALZ-LESBM4jfqZhK05aBL1nl1m3Cc7bNeX0ftguR9RcEntkXJTNbrzwabLQTNiy-pKAGAj7GbbccZaRqDvd0lPfJM3R-iR3b8Q-RUiDCZ5Eje86F4RwzvIoDH-PQ/s1600-h/Sam.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPZK-7bdo7lALZ-LESBM4jfqZhK05aBL1nl1m3Cc7bNeX0ftguR9RcEntkXJTNbrzwabLQTNiy-pKAGAj7GbbccZaRqDvd0lPfJM3R-iR3b8Q-RUiDCZ5Eje86F4RwzvIoDH-PQ/s400/Sam.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280804951476485586" /></a><br />....just workin'....as usual.......Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-30181782856397147862008-12-06T10:14:00.005-05:002008-12-06T10:25:52.506-05:00ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: <span style="font-weight:bold;">SIMILAR</span><br />In the spirit of the upcoming holiday....<br />Ho-ho-how does Santa tell the difference between so many SIMILAR looking elves?! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gdhqhrZZvP03Cefj0fEYoV3wp9BHvd-1EX-pwZyHSM05YSkVSi9L7Nb1_Db5OQK9mrzzsQUF-oFRvVX3Z6iRs1pZjzZEJXaBsNw1-IZ805qXVj5v7oXfgOwqN1seWjz1Un-nlA/s1600-h/Sant&elves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gdhqhrZZvP03Cefj0fEYoV3wp9BHvd-1EX-pwZyHSM05YSkVSi9L7Nb1_Db5OQK9mrzzsQUF-oFRvVX3Z6iRs1pZjzZEJXaBsNw1-IZ805qXVj5v7oXfgOwqN1seWjz1Un-nlA/s400/Sant&elves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276696272837728754" /></a><br />This illustration is from SANTA'S SURPRISE... a fun novelty book I did for a British book packager, BOOK STUDIO, currently being sold exclusively at wholesale stores ( Sam's, Costco, BJ's, etc.) around the U.S. Press a button on the cover and there's a Christmas tune, a rotating window, AND a pop-up at the end of the book! All that fun.....and at a discounted price!Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-9677019321675376352008-11-15T23:05:00.003-05:002008-11-15T23:27:11.380-05:00ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY:<span style="font-weight:bold;">PRETEND</span><br />...It's alway fun to dress up and pretend to be whomever you want to be on Halloween night!<br />But who's scaring whooooooo?!<br />This is an illustration from my book Skeleton Shake, 2008, from Piggy Toes Press.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDaFEdI7YwrxUJnL-AShQ6-Gki8lBS17zxpSU9VbMPuc8ioOEOZxAteOmUAJNOOycAw53laL3kte_UJqxH3dqTsz1Ddn37FQoM4JlybL-BqnU5qyrOI3AcNNqc6Pa604N5wqZoQ/s1600-h/HauntedHouseHop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDaFEdI7YwrxUJnL-AShQ6-Gki8lBS17zxpSU9VbMPuc8ioOEOZxAteOmUAJNOOycAw53laL3kte_UJqxH3dqTsz1Ddn37FQoM4JlybL-BqnU5qyrOI3AcNNqc6Pa604N5wqZoQ/s400/HauntedHouseHop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269102836178524498" /></a>Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-40656749477621859482008-11-15T15:20:00.000-05:002008-11-15T15:23:13.139-05:00Just for fun......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiC-o31tzfem33E6IDVbT5JaQwen1elTjGvVYqrrVcnahd4WkPxSoVi2O8NbDFuRICrYhkjv2kDEJPEIqGSLGa9_DcFSIpppwpob9tz7cz1mz2KkgkSV5a7dmX7E9qsdOAIwOFbA/s1600-h/frog+prince.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiC-o31tzfem33E6IDVbT5JaQwen1elTjGvVYqrrVcnahd4WkPxSoVi2O8NbDFuRICrYhkjv2kDEJPEIqGSLGa9_DcFSIpppwpob9tz7cz1mz2KkgkSV5a7dmX7E9qsdOAIwOFbA/s400/frog+prince.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268982293231713810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuYNRsRbLF4pkoaBYaI8dOPNWGjN2E0LGEWXo8iwPJ0x66ViUwtVUC_FCTRjJt8O5xzShD6NhoyEP2r-LBElTb8TQMDHv0puWObMWimshlTolpBuGDD6eHSaifEbg9O-qcCEmFQ/s1600-h/Baby1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuYNRsRbLF4pkoaBYaI8dOPNWGjN2E0LGEWXo8iwPJ0x66ViUwtVUC_FCTRjJt8O5xzShD6NhoyEP2r-LBElTb8TQMDHv0puWObMWimshlTolpBuGDD6eHSaifEbg9O-qcCEmFQ/s400/Baby1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268982293428961538" /></a>Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-12575146388021809662008-11-15T12:58:00.010-05:002008-11-15T14:33:29.381-05:00INSIDE THE ARTIST'S STUDIO<br />Welcome to my humble hole-in-the-wall! My Happy Place, I call it. The place where I spend most of my days, so it's a good thing it's above the garage of my home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvQ07Lrv9dbR_z9RqnwQ8ovjZic6tFLUZkDyXCy_ElR_0C0mO8djBsK3c3ZozNoR0UXZRutWPbb-ECY2UuRFXEUT9bRG7lkVsp6hyoVoJQtDZ9scnAE-3_qm0b4u8YaM7BnwHVQ/s1600-h/studio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvQ07Lrv9dbR_z9RqnwQ8ovjZic6tFLUZkDyXCy_ElR_0C0mO8djBsK3c3ZozNoR0UXZRutWPbb-ECY2UuRFXEUT9bRG7lkVsp6hyoVoJQtDZ9scnAE-3_qm0b4u8YaM7BnwHVQ/s400/studio.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268951196943830546" /></a><br />Besides the hurricane-like mess, you'll always find my studio-mates, Dillon......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgov013Rnvm-4xApCjsUE38p0E8wPtAIwzE52fPrcDauz9kn3A0cBHdCeMvqvx9Uqm1l22FMZ1S69ZR4byISqn236FDBjBn3xKaER4swbCi3hhQAIC6xkYcqOBDkZx8brzhRqSd5w/s1600-h/1B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgov013Rnvm-4xApCjsUE38p0E8wPtAIwzE52fPrcDauz9kn3A0cBHdCeMvqvx9Uqm1l22FMZ1S69ZR4byISqn236FDBjBn3xKaER4swbCi3hhQAIC6xkYcqOBDkZx8brzhRqSd5w/s400/1B.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268951191061238274" /></a><br />...and Gus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsC0vEEtoU6bDffPm33D3wMfdmbOn-n7SDAxOZlWUXfHH4DDxLXEDBRUNIQT-Bt1NFypU0b-tOcljnm_6qc8wrs0zkI1ZXUGKbFymRRHOpqhpKCMnttjxY1WYe7Qrr0HzRgbKvg/s1600-h/1A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsC0vEEtoU6bDffPm33D3wMfdmbOn-n7SDAxOZlWUXfHH4DDxLXEDBRUNIQT-Bt1NFypU0b-tOcljnm_6qc8wrs0zkI1ZXUGKbFymRRHOpqhpKCMnttjxY1WYe7Qrr0HzRgbKvg/s400/1A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268951185022986194" /></a><br />I get a lot of questions about my style, that I affectionately call "cut-paper-mixed-media." Which means it's basically cut paper, but with a little bit of everything else mixed in. While I was working on THE BUNNY BALL, I took some process shots for a school presentation, so I thought I would go ahead post those now as a basic "How in the heck does she do that?" entry.<br />PENCIL FIRST<br />Everything starts with lots of pencil sketches ...which result in the final pencil layout that (hopefully) the client approves. That approved layout then becomes my "pattern" for the cut paper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ycAR0Eg6ylC56UM7hHIwJH2I3XliR5jv9d4c_wO1mjJDpYtp4qImDkR2xjIooLu7Qj0xEBW7j35Tuci4J8RjUWpxa7CAKQbqGeFZ2ue2Y7CLUzOjsD22klnua3_tf47u9XS_-w/s1600-h/pencil:pattern.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ycAR0Eg6ylC56UM7hHIwJH2I3XliR5jv9d4c_wO1mjJDpYtp4qImDkR2xjIooLu7Qj0xEBW7j35Tuci4J8RjUWpxa7CAKQbqGeFZ2ue2Y7CLUzOjsD22klnua3_tf47u9XS_-w/s400/pencil:pattern.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268962085456980066" /></a><br />COLOR TISSUE<br />Yep, I still do it the old fashioned way---throw a piece of tissue over the pencil layout and quickly block out colors with markers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTIO9-nNtQ5tzKFkWA2pgEQ67k56nX_gHFE7J5yaDvtDdXwBMXgpQCwGdcmZxlXJ31-qwoQohMpOmZUnx1KMqJSgov1thfQLujVJX5WJzefqp3b0OxOaOWDY-kXRGCIzFgDq9Zw/s1600-h/color+tissue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTIO9-nNtQ5tzKFkWA2pgEQ67k56nX_gHFE7J5yaDvtDdXwBMXgpQCwGdcmZxlXJ31-qwoQohMpOmZUnx1KMqJSgov1thfQLujVJX5WJzefqp3b0OxOaOWDY-kXRGCIzFgDq9Zw/s400/color+tissue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268962090633553330" /></a><br />PAPER SELECTION<br />I have two standing flat files filled with handmade and colored papers that I choose from.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzhphAucp_GGtwqisnKZvPBT8Gj6IYVNlUSMLyuAHhwSA4EiWFBjbzIzZEko5LIRkexIsKd2d9gfXMqajxA9sBapYx6f4_nDkaKCS4U5krws6CpKeZEp3fYRXUWVyu1hA3tfzIQ/s1600-h/papers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzhphAucp_GGtwqisnKZvPBT8Gj6IYVNlUSMLyuAHhwSA4EiWFBjbzIzZEko5LIRkexIsKd2d9gfXMqajxA9sBapYx6f4_nDkaKCS4U5krws6CpKeZEp3fYRXUWVyu1hA3tfzIQ/s400/papers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268962095591734642" /></a><br />CUSTOMIZED COLOR<br />I often create my own colors and textures using paint, brushes, rollers, rubber stamps, texturizing tools...whatever it takes to achieve the effect I need!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVyP-rAUnx9-K4yKTyyQ5fr38E7nBVHtlxBaMq99WV7tes02_l79bwFdzUcqP6xg75iURhdl6_ghb2q67TMCz5tkMamBmEt9RkJl_aGegCvUOg31hOuYDC2rsZA1HXu09lnh_TQ/s1600-h/printing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVyP-rAUnx9-K4yKTyyQ5fr38E7nBVHtlxBaMq99WV7tes02_l79bwFdzUcqP6xg75iURhdl6_ghb2q67TMCz5tkMamBmEt9RkJl_aGegCvUOg31hOuYDC2rsZA1HXu09lnh_TQ/s400/printing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268959901492992354" /></a><br />CUTTING BASIC SHAPES<br />I go through Exacto #11 blades like hot dogs at a baseball park! EVERYthing gets cut out of different colors and textures of paper.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHxqHbexQ1kvJlRWJejOy5nPQsiSPWGZZFNnM1PYAROpC-vRIZCs0YMSap-KFPFIt2-DQ9bFLv8NuuR1VThmE_8cEKM9JfPyWJ6lGK4oOSFyYXR9oSlaYNCeyhSo8q7Mlx9BCPw/s1600-h/cut-out.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHxqHbexQ1kvJlRWJejOy5nPQsiSPWGZZFNnM1PYAROpC-vRIZCs0YMSap-KFPFIt2-DQ9bFLv8NuuR1VThmE_8cEKM9JfPyWJ6lGK4oOSFyYXR9oSlaYNCeyhSo8q7Mlx9BCPw/s400/cut-out.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268959902532851618" /></a><br />AND ASSEMBLED<br />First the small pieces are glued together with a very fine rubber cream glue that is painted on.<br />The larger pieces are then assembled on the background using Sprayment. I have a special hooded spray booth in my studio that keeps the sticky overspray and fumes from gumming up everything in my office (and my lungs!) !<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjep-ZE2NLWEpRRQ8zCM_mN70zSdEJttDOKFL2Spy8qQMdfRNBS2-wleHOjNCmmblRAFcLDzWM71Q9CkIJZ74pto7HPWhIMx4S9FS8M_O4MIVGusXptBJZbHeSZG-NGWeq195Y3A/s1600-h/assemble.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjep-ZE2NLWEpRRQ8zCM_mN70zSdEJttDOKFL2Spy8qQMdfRNBS2-wleHOjNCmmblRAFcLDzWM71Q9CkIJZ74pto7HPWhIMx4S9FS8M_O4MIVGusXptBJZbHeSZG-NGWeq195Y3A/s400/assemble.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268959896573809682" /></a><br />DETAILING<br />Once everything is glued down and excess glue removed, I go in with colored pencils, pastels and paint for the fine details, faces, shadowing and highlighting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-Co4ZA6MfAimmlHL4gH7vlw8RuryGp2pizMnfkJ3UDUzDlPL77_SPghjkX-WV9m0ATWvCxBQ558KG6yfr1UwIYnV-z2T1UzNE8az7gbqLQVas_mE6pKctOxDuecknkug_z-OOQ/s1600-h/detail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-Co4ZA6MfAimmlHL4gH7vlw8RuryGp2pizMnfkJ3UDUzDlPL77_SPghjkX-WV9m0ATWvCxBQ558KG6yfr1UwIYnV-z2T1UzNE8az7gbqLQVas_mE6pKctOxDuecknkug_z-OOQ/s400/detail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268959887569202194" /></a><br />VOILA!<br />The finished piece! ".....a billions bunnies bouncing in a field...." Actually there are only 54....or is it 55? I lost count.......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zV5okJT-qDZUtHWZwI7DPGIiq__Mgz7Bbp5fyd1pmhJumwzV7Minc3vXsqeunvD3wd5KHII_BnUY9SKij32c3LL1h_DoBj2DvCoeA299hBrPFvY2ZV9mfo9CSeqBnkeyX9wUPw/s1600-h/bunny+final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zV5okJT-qDZUtHWZwI7DPGIiq__Mgz7Bbp5fyd1pmhJumwzV7Minc3vXsqeunvD3wd5KHII_BnUY9SKij32c3LL1h_DoBj2DvCoeA299hBrPFvY2ZV9mfo9CSeqBnkeyX9wUPw/s400/bunny+final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268964854631890994" /></a>Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-43608999028278086222008-10-13T11:22:00.003-04:002008-10-13T11:31:05.530-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi937NzpcefHoYJRPpHOiz5gWy9qAiVKYt0Hwkzx25LhkpLcg8zzPh5WT-3njnIPdyhsnjCqmi2KK8EM_W6b8dPLThLWPVFI4BpIFGPwW-z1iDu6NdlJFkPyJAUuD41eW-8jxcs3w/s1600-h/SS+Pic+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi937NzpcefHoYJRPpHOiz5gWy9qAiVKYt0Hwkzx25LhkpLcg8zzPh5WT-3njnIPdyhsnjCqmi2KK8EM_W6b8dPLThLWPVFI4BpIFGPwW-z1iDu6NdlJFkPyJAUuD41eW-8jxcs3w/s400/SS+Pic+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256659877422065042" /></a><br />Do the Haunted House Hop.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2Y6v9YWSo-4pH8fbC0hPdnCWHJiy0B6aeICjoDcC2SNZDq_3WhMRt13atusg_eVftPfzNzKm-n5llW_BhQjjzoqi2D8kSF7LIF9NgU6UZ6Z9yfLaLYl5znHjl1fvMZ2N73MmLg/s1600-h/SS+Pic+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2Y6v9YWSo-4pH8fbC0hPdnCWHJiy0B6aeICjoDcC2SNZDq_3WhMRt13atusg_eVftPfzNzKm-n5llW_BhQjjzoqi2D8kSF7LIF9NgU6UZ6Z9yfLaLYl5znHjl1fvMZ2N73MmLg/s400/SS+Pic+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256659878027592066" /></a><br />....the Bone Tappin' Boogie.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUvTPVQZN7OKFuqGy0NHSwksvsLWuaxreHfyR9QSw-2GdrNgYffXeH3c18zIHBna-ttH9qdR5m17nyN_56pK1e_VdjWVMy09_TeLMggjmAamerIG5JTixm-DjJe2XYWJmRaAMkg/s1600-h/SS+Pic+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUvTPVQZN7OKFuqGy0NHSwksvsLWuaxreHfyR9QSw-2GdrNgYffXeH3c18zIHBna-ttH9qdR5m17nyN_56pK1e_VdjWVMy09_TeLMggjmAamerIG5JTixm-DjJe2XYWJmRaAMkg/s400/SS+Pic+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256659880666008434" /></a><br />....or the Witch's Waltz.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWtFmTn60nmidVcviikLlT_5KS4Jt8MY86sFSOl04RbOSFTIqikVydvij_0wxVcmyfFjyYqcqWWCfOuSXvSmGPbra8wGaTzRV6Uqpr7HSNznKipsiiodROUo_g83lg39y5trA5g/s1600-h/Skeleton+Shake_cvr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWtFmTn60nmidVcviikLlT_5KS4Jt8MY86sFSOl04RbOSFTIqikVydvij_0wxVcmyfFjyYqcqWWCfOuSXvSmGPbra8wGaTzRV6Uqpr7HSNznKipsiiodROUo_g83lg39y5trA5g/s400/Skeleton+Shake_cvr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256659877404901122" /></a><br />...down to your local bookstore or over to your computer for your copy of SKELETON SHAKE,<br />now available from Piggy Toes Press!Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-47293006080924278812008-05-08T08:51:00.003-04:002008-05-08T08:57:44.770-04:00YEEEEEE-HA SPLASSSSHHHH!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRALgUtrQohoTM56h41d_W6hYvvEcEGzBYlOH23MFz_D0FO_w8ae3hOGTi3Fkk_HMaaFD6wUSJkqGvjOvhNoQX3K4uy9nL7xtqlf4fmy_iLOSmvtPinqLCbzXaQH4YblQFTqlEg/s1600-h/beachball1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRALgUtrQohoTM56h41d_W6hYvvEcEGzBYlOH23MFz_D0FO_w8ae3hOGTi3Fkk_HMaaFD6wUSJkqGvjOvhNoQX3K4uy9nL7xtqlf4fmy_iLOSmvtPinqLCbzXaQH4YblQFTqlEg/s400/beachball1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197988929063289186" /></a><br />THE BEACH BALL is here! <br />Count clams, seagulls, lobsters and a variety of other sea creatures as they gather for an after-sunset ball on the beach.<br />Now available from Price Stern Sloan; <br />online or at a bookstore near you.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvbw9OQPgx_wC26EXsM98wZEyo9FzegoU89EgDuY2f3nO2plzIIW8G5_PK7UBFCeeOOPwA3GRePJpaNx8p7cHBkdbNwfQvEj6uZIOUAKiQ6q_ShxInvauWnvYHU0KDZVVb3yJuA/s1600-h/TheBeachBallcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvbw9OQPgx_wC26EXsM98wZEyo9FzegoU89EgDuY2f3nO2plzIIW8G5_PK7UBFCeeOOPwA3GRePJpaNx8p7cHBkdbNwfQvEj6uZIOUAKiQ6q_ShxInvauWnvYHU0KDZVVb3yJuA/s400/TheBeachBallcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197988937653223794" /></a>Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-46495178736314165022008-05-08T08:37:00.002-04:002008-05-08T08:42:15.017-04:00Under the sea.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2Ya56oKum0E-RqoxvkTG-jRazGXPXFcjiwBAWrtPF23JLZeEGp1bh2dCMBCsAfaElLnLaNtuI0tr6SBda6QropNU2YhSOwic0qMXkEaNtd7-JiVb7XIKJidZ-im7vCsEnV2rBg/s1600-h/mermaidcloseup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2Ya56oKum0E-RqoxvkTG-jRazGXPXFcjiwBAWrtPF23JLZeEGp1bh2dCMBCsAfaElLnLaNtuI0tr6SBda6QropNU2YhSOwic0qMXkEaNtd7-JiVb7XIKJidZ-im7vCsEnV2rBg/s400/mermaidcloseup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197985634823373074" /></a><br /><br />Under the sea.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbm51PtIYhZyQS34Jrh8c99TKx7sqtS3B9m6nu7PCnoGTcPx_hgpHSFaOj95XObmPeNne4sAanrCeaqaV6RBlZeCdkQjzD2jnwxh8zim1JELanHyYuJBiTVSCQiaRkAIdaMLnxA/s1600-h/pop-up.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbm51PtIYhZyQS34Jrh8c99TKx7sqtS3B9m6nu7PCnoGTcPx_hgpHSFaOj95XObmPeNne4sAanrCeaqaV6RBlZeCdkQjzD2jnwxh8zim1JELanHyYuJBiTVSCQiaRkAIdaMLnxA/s400/pop-up.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197985634823373090" /></a><br /><br />In your hands!<br />NEW! In the Klutz Chicken Socks series: MERMAID'S PALACE<br />Illustrated by yours truly, with a little help from over 200 photos taken in the coral reef wing of Shedd's Aquarium, Chicago Illinois...and a LOT of imagination!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rUkw50XlIX2VZNyPaBrlnl2orVqWL6BYhz-qLInFe1iLJ6PqccXb_gD2pgFkhyphenhyphen3EcK8fQdqFH0Bt3RgNeDe__TlirAKnqvGfG_SwWWCQeTllGeBqf9PG18w1qJFziiwwrn0lnA/s1600-h/mermaidcover+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rUkw50XlIX2VZNyPaBrlnl2orVqWL6BYhz-qLInFe1iLJ6PqccXb_gD2pgFkhyphenhyphen3EcK8fQdqFH0Bt3RgNeDe__TlirAKnqvGfG_SwWWCQeTllGeBqf9PG18w1qJFziiwwrn0lnA/s400/mermaidcover+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197985639118340402" /></a>Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-21425019238467103962008-02-25T18:03:00.007-05:002008-05-08T10:51:02.207-04:00NEW BOOKS NEW BOOKS!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD0sf6WSX5xw_W4NRdU4hYJySLRFb61Pvlgx5gdWS0FjeGoxV9b7B4HSB-pVoI9WLF1kBN_qZoPAh51ArAmzO5LqaB0htXWw94KiRHG7GAo_7egFCEJh4_8dDeDNHfRazEFe1HA/s1600-h/SB4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD0sf6WSX5xw_W4NRdU4hYJySLRFb61Pvlgx5gdWS0FjeGoxV9b7B4HSB-pVoI9WLF1kBN_qZoPAh51ArAmzO5LqaB0htXWw94KiRHG7GAo_7egFCEJh4_8dDeDNHfRazEFe1HA/s400/SB4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177975870077382402" /></a><br />For those of you in the snowy Northeast, thump-thump-galump on down to the bookstore for THE SNOW BALL!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEl_BZuldhCSBIgRttc5_MdHBbLge-sdmXlyseg-fEAI87-B4NQ5Qo5Ysd9OllVmQh7QDvwv-gc96_c898k2tQ_HXpLWspp2KlYTrppmLGEe3I7I3fQ8dzPuZ74oHEAPsvtUTpA/s1600-h/TheSnowBall+cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEl_BZuldhCSBIgRttc5_MdHBbLge-sdmXlyseg-fEAI87-B4NQ5Qo5Ysd9OllVmQh7QDvwv-gc96_c898k2tQ_HXpLWspp2KlYTrppmLGEe3I7I3fQ8dzPuZ74oHEAPsvtUTpA/s400/TheSnowBall+cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177975874372349714" /></a><br /><br />.....and for those of you who would prefer to think spring.......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTeXUfsTnRUUqFeFAeNYVh2CzHdNBwmwDWbY7M_p0ZDLKP0QY_3hVdi84qQTx_4x_nn9C3u9a3gAi4FgLvrbsiEvLNhyphenhyphenbmfFnZLJ_Mvy_tckoaC9nzk8Wosu2NL6OwGHp8aRFPw/s1600-h/JumpingBunnies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTeXUfsTnRUUqFeFAeNYVh2CzHdNBwmwDWbY7M_p0ZDLKP0QY_3hVdi84qQTx_4x_nn9C3u9a3gAi4FgLvrbsiEvLNhyphenhyphenbmfFnZLJ_Mvy_tckoaC9nzk8Wosu2NL6OwGHp8aRFPw/s400/JumpingBunnies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177976999653781282" /></a><br />Just hippity-hopple along to grab your copy of THE BUNNY BALL. Written by David Steinberg, and illustrated by yours truly, both are now available online or at a bookstore in your neighborhood.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjsvklshocyIMUaA7KrxSAotaqU0SAZl9upP9zeYdlUnBqq6ycrcfUCWbXoi1AJQPS0CS6x9xHmowQN9y83xRdlaXocSTUJCSJC814jftLUK-KvXI8w8B8oiUf9TohcPRztLc6A/s1600-h/TheBunnyBall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjsvklshocyIMUaA7KrxSAotaqU0SAZl9upP9zeYdlUnBqq6ycrcfUCWbXoi1AJQPS0CS6x9xHmowQN9y83xRdlaXocSTUJCSJC814jftLUK-KvXI8w8B8oiUf9TohcPRztLc6A/s400/TheBunnyBall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177977003948748594" /></a>Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-30963370089712665542007-08-17T13:52:00.000-04:002007-09-28T09:52:06.696-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqBqAGia_4JIfltcjMm2YRcAkWjG-45zUqmWXi9-QDMnkpJtA0e4HJTHVK6mG5GxnftKNVrGaR_cYkZif80pd2vbLjAL-cpYVEnkgmUNcgmmpDZoj3sXAgJOMoTxtnuf_dQ-ahQ/s1600-h/witches1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqBqAGia_4JIfltcjMm2YRcAkWjG-45zUqmWXi9-QDMnkpJtA0e4HJTHVK6mG5GxnftKNVrGaR_cYkZif80pd2vbLjAL-cpYVEnkgmUNcgmmpDZoj3sXAgJOMoTxtnuf_dQ-ahQ/s400/witches1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099728891068138034" /></a><br />Ooogily-boogily biffely-bats-<br />THE WITCHES ARE HERE---with broomsticks and hats!!! <br /> ..A little ahead of the Halloween rush, THE WITCHES' BALL is now available in stores and online<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRQDvvZsINeXi5kPVCVFiE0JqZtx4BKzZieFQOU06YuT4eZ7K9_akFxmVsIFxKwlXq_wPj-ux50QzZTVo3tbSDLaRWDvx-BB2Wpx8o-L7INAajwJeXpuONaX2c8inYQOjo1jZOA/s1600-h/TheWitchesBall.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRQDvvZsINeXi5kPVCVFiE0JqZtx4BKzZieFQOU06YuT4eZ7K9_akFxmVsIFxKwlXq_wPj-ux50QzZTVo3tbSDLaRWDvx-BB2Wpx8o-L7INAajwJeXpuONaX2c8inYQOjo1jZOA/s400/TheWitchesBall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099730347062051394" /></a>Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-27901055011617895312007-04-18T17:42:00.000-04:002007-04-18T17:51:10.732-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9me94diF1yYe2ZsyNfbwlGzQwawjMLxaPYmmReY5FqxOqa6xV0qnAqnol0tdTe3-gWJ8wo3oziKHbcwrBxZHksPfwGWuJBUrFzqvfoTmp2ojKG5u590ZJ03obrk8k_wIxwP_Nw/s1600-h/PBinterior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9me94diF1yYe2ZsyNfbwlGzQwawjMLxaPYmmReY5FqxOqa6xV0qnAqnol0tdTe3-gWJ8wo3oziKHbcwrBxZHksPfwGWuJBUrFzqvfoTmp2ojKG5u590ZJ03obrk8k_wIxwP_Nw/s400/PBinterior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054888970268504178" /></a><br />HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE GETS MORE PUBLICITY<br />I finally got my complimentary copies of Picturebook '07, and look who's on the inside cover! SWEEEETTTT.....<br />But, just FYI---if you want to see my actual page in the book, and look me up in their index, I am NOT on page 138 like it says....I'm on page 183. so much for all that free publicity.......Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-1164035711726223682006-11-20T10:05:00.000-05:002006-11-20T10:15:11.736-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/1600/catalog%20cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/400/catalog%20cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />FUN SURPRISE!<br />I just recieved a copy of Rising Moon's spring catalog and there, on the cover, was one of my illustrations----pulled right from the pages of Hey Diddle Diddle! To see more about Hey Diddle Diddle, as well as the other fine books published by Rising Moon, go to www.risingmoonbooks.com.Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-1163985412428187962006-11-19T20:07:00.000-05:002006-11-20T09:54:06.563-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/1600/TB%20final%20spread.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/400/TB%20final%20spread.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: THANKSGIVING<br />This is one of those subjects I just happened to have a bit to choose from....namely my book The Turkey Ball ( written by David Steinberg, 2006 Price Stern Sloan). This is the final spread...those crazy party animals....errrrr, birds.....after a night dancing their tail feathers off at the Turkey Ball! ....or are they just happy to have made it to the dance floor instead of the table??!!! Oooooo....that's just gross.....Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-1160749915424591302006-10-13T10:27:00.000-04:002006-10-13T10:31:55.440-04:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/1600/Chuck%27s%20Web.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/400/Chuck%27s%20Web.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: SMITTEN<br />I did this one a while back for an SCBWI valentine poster contest. Based on my favorite book growing up, Charlotte's Web, I decided to flip flop roles and titled this one "Chuck's Web." Ahhhh.....amore.....Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-1160532664791199772006-10-10T22:06:00.000-04:002006-10-12T15:42:23.416-04:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/1600/Doubletrouble%20LOrez.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/400/Doubletrouble%20LOrez.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: TROUBLE<br />I call this one DOUBLE TROUBLE. Twins Tim and Tom are at a picnic. While Tim is having trouble, his brother Tom is busy making trouble. Which is which? I think mom knows.........Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-1159992260381535662006-10-04T15:55:00.000-04:002006-10-04T16:16:30.616-04:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/1600/Quiet.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/400/Quiet.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: QUIET<br />The very definition of QUIET was how my giant of a father could soundlessly float up a set of hardwood stairs, and catch us in the act each and every time. ( because we, of course, were being so quiet ourselves.....)Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-1156177230199343482006-08-21T12:14:00.000-04:002006-08-21T12:20:30.233-04:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/1600/matching.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/400/matching.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: MATCH<br />Here I am with my studio-mates, Gus, Max and Dillon.<br />I'm the one who doesn't match.Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-1156086663658944202006-08-20T10:55:00.000-04:002006-08-20T11:20:00.530-04:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/1600/rightfield.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/400/rightfield.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> PJ CLIMBED UP AND FOUND AN ALL-STAR RIGHT FIELDER! <br /><br />THIRD PLACE<br />2006 SOUTHERN BREEZE <br />SCBWI WRITING & ILLUSTRATION CONTEST<br /> Illustration prompt: "PJ climbed up and found....."Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-1155517870147784692006-08-13T21:03:00.000-04:002006-08-13T21:11:10.156-04:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/1600/Cat%20Playing%20Sax.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/320/Cat%20Playing%20Sax.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: PLAYLiz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30715405.post-1155223882150046082006-08-10T11:25:00.000-04:002006-08-13T21:12:09.096-04:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/1600/capture.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1075/3300/320/capture.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: CAPTURE<br />Our cat, Max, spends his sunny summer days outside terrorizing and capturing all small crawly things that dare cross his path. I often wondered what would happen if some brave creature decided to exact his revenge......Liz Conradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14845754358413366553noreply@blogger.com9