To My Dear Friend has recently been published and is now live on Amazon (link below)! A true collaboration between my good friend Deirdre (Dee) Shupe (author) and myself, Karen Burton (illustrator), To My Dear Friend reaches across the months and miles to express feelings from the heart to some of the most important people in our lives. It is comprised of a delightfully illustrated collection of over fifty original sayings that span 94 colorful …
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Illustrations for ‘Planting Gardens on the Moon’
I was commissioned to create the cover art and spot illustrations for a poetry book by Aliyah Jackson. 'Planting Gardens on the Moon' presents short poems that deal with self-doubt, isolation, and sometimes anguish. The minimalist black & white line drawings sprinkled through the book enhance the meaning of the accompanying poems, taking the reader deeper into a journey filled with longing, questioning and hope. The poet/author gave me names …