S is for Selina; A Visual Biography

My last post included beautiful photos by Isabelle Dervaux from my B is for Brooklyn release party.  

Now, Isabelle has made me a lovely video, or as she likes to call it, a "visual biography".  Isabelle started creating "visual biographies" —still image sequences that tell stories of people and families, when she took on the task of sorting out 30 years of her own family photos. Visual biographies contain collages, illustrations and ephemera that complement the stories the photos tell.  

I feel fortunate to have my life as an illustrator - and the making of B is for Brooklyn - told through Isabelle's eyes.  

Take a moment to watch! 

   

 

F is for Farmacy

Isabelle Dervaux, a talented colleague and friend, perfectly captured the mood at my launch party for B is for BROOKLYN in these B-eautiful photos.      

Brooklyn sweet Brooklyn

Fast forward 3 months and the art for, 'B IS FOR BROOKLYN' is finished! It has been quite a journey depicting some of my favorite places in my beloved borough for this hip, new alphabet book. Of course, it won't appear as an actual, honest-to-goodness book for another year and half– but let's not be picky. The art is DONE and I feel good. My job now is to bid this brief, creative period of my life good-bye and take a leap in handing it all over to my Publisher. 'B IS FOR BROOKLYN' (Holt) will hit the shelves in the Spring of 2012. Stay tuned!

B is for Book deadline

B is for.... Busy. Busting-ass. Belting-out paintings. Brooklyn. Book.

Fill in the Blanks and that's what I've been up to for the past few months!

Sorry for the Blog hiatus, that's just how it tends to go when working on a Book deadline.

B IS FOR BROOKLYN will be published in the Spring of 2012 with Henry Holt.

(Here's a sneak peak...)