Angela Dominguez's Blog, page 14
November 29, 2014
First Review for Knit Together!
I just got my first review for Knit Together (March 24, 2014) from Kirkus and it's delightful! Here are a few highlights:
Kirkus writes “The bespectacled mother, her daughter and a little dog are colorful characters rendered with a bit of digital help in a mix of gouache, colored pencil, ink and collage against a white background. Swirls of yarn, a typeface that resembles handwriting and smiling cartoon faces add up to a lively and enjoyable story about sharing hobbies and good times. . . . A warm family story.”
Kirkus writes “The bespectacled mother, her daughter and a little dog are colorful characters rendered with a bit of digital help in a mix of gouache, colored pencil, ink and collage against a white background. Swirls of yarn, a typeface that resembles handwriting and smiling cartoon faces add up to a lively and enjoyable story about sharing hobbies and good times. . . . A warm family story.”
November 14, 2014
Marta Book Cover Sketch
Here is one of the cover sketches for Marta, Big, and Small. Also good news, Maria Had A Little Llama was selected for the ACL 2013 Distinguished List and their Outstanding List. To see the complete list and to read more:
https://bayviewsandmore.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/outstanding-22/http://bayviews.org/2013distinguishedlist.pdf
https://bayviewsandmore.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/outstanding-22/http://bayviews.org/2013distinguishedlist.pdf
November 3, 2014
Author's Visit
I've been participating in a few author's visit since moving to NY. I'm particularly excited about this one next Saturday in Dumbo.
October 24, 2014
Marta Finals
Almost done with the artwork for the wonderfully written book, Marta, Big, and Small (Roaring Brook 2016).
October 10, 2014
Marta
I've begun the final artwork for Marta, Big and Small. Here's a sneak peek of the artwork in progress.
October 3, 2014
Kids Lit in The Catskills
I just came back from an autumn retreat in the Catskills with fellow author/illustrators. The scenery was awe inspiring (second only to the company). Below are links to the hotel, which is a must stay, and to everyone's work:
Spruceton InnSamantha BergerPeter BrownRuth ChanBrianne FarleyTim HarringtonJenny HannJen HillCasey ScieszkaSteven Weinberg
September 12, 2014
SF to Brooklyn Book Fair
I'll be traveling next week back to SF for a few presentations and a SCBWI conference. I'll be back just in time to present for the first time at the Brooklyn Book Fair on Sunday September 21st at 1pm. In the meantime, I'm working on Marta, Big and Small (Roaring Brook Press 2016) and my new story How Do You Say? (Henry Holt 2016).
September 3, 2014
Marta, Big, and Small
New Sketches from the book I'm illustrating called " Marta, Big, and Small" written by Jen Arena (Roaring Brook 2016).
August 19, 2014
Sketchbook and Good News!!
Here are some sketches near my new studio. Also good news, I just sold a book to Henry Holt, who I worked with on Maria Had A Little Llama. I'm excited to be working with them again on another book. I'll be sharing more in future, but here is just a few of the thumbnails.
August 13, 2014
Doodles and Exciting News
As I was sketching in local coffee shop, I received a news from the amazing Julie Danielson that I was selected by Elizabeth Bird (contributor to School Library Journal, author, and NY Librarian) as one of the ten children's illustrators to watch out for. It's very rewarding to be on the same list with people I admire.
http://bookpage.com/the-book-case/17011-10-childrens-illustrators-to-watch#.U-t-wvldUnG
