Illustrated Notes From #scbwiSummer22 (Part 2)

Wow, so many wonderful illustrated notes being posted! If you missed it, check out Part 1 of the SCBWI Summer Conference Illustrated Notes post series.  I've also been posting some in specific session round-ups (do browse the other posts in the SCBWI Conference Blog!) but here is a selection of a few more in Part 2. 

Did I miss yours or did you see a post with illustration session notes you loved? Please post about them in the comments!

From Dela Wilson's keynote session:

From Raissa Figueroa's session:

From the Debut Author Panel with Colleen Paeff, Dustin Thao, Winsome Bingham, Pamela Harris, moderated by Martha Brockenborough:

From Vashti Harrison's session about Picture Book Illustrator's Digital Toolkit:

From TeMika Groom's live-drawing session (see the blog post for more art created by attendees!):

Illustrated Notes From #scbwiSummer22 (Part 1)

I've been loving the illustrated notes being posted by attendees at the SCBWI Summer Conference on Twitter and Instagram! If you've posted illustrated notes from one of the sessions, make sure you use the conference hashtag ( #scbwiSummer22 ) and tag me ( @inkyelbows on Twitter, @inkygirl on Instagram).

From Jolie Stekly's session:

From Dhonielle Clayton's Opening Keynote:

From Jessica Lanan's Illustrating Nonfiction session:

From Miranda Paul's session:

From the Agents & Editors Panel:

From the Illustrators' Q&A:

Again, thanks to all who have been posting illustrated notes! If you see any illustration session notes you think I should include in Part 2, please do post in the comments and let me know, just in case I miss some.

Meanwhile, time to enjoy Day 2 of the Summer Conference!

Illustrated Notes from the SCBWI Winter Conference (Fri, Sat) #SCBWIWinter22

So fun to see so many illustrators posting doodles and sketches inspired by the conference! Here are just a few from Twitter....

Inspired by Jolie Stekly's Newcomers' Orientation session:

Inspired by Brian Selznick's opening keynote session:

Inspired by Paula Yoo's keynote:

Inspired by Stephanie Garber's keynote:

Inspired by Kelly Yang's keynote:

On tap today: Up Close with Publishing Professionals (for those who have registered for these sessions), Illustration-focused sessions about story settings, awards and wrap-up! If you post illustrated notes from any of these sessions, make sure you use the conference hashtag #SCBWIWinter22 so others can see.

LA17SCBWI Portfolio Showcase -- and an Only at the SCBWI Summer Conference Moment!

Scenes from the annual portfolio showcase! Honorees will be announced at the morning introduction.

Meanwhile, here's an Only-at-SCBWI moment if I've ever seen one:

Keynote speaker Marvin Terban had us all in stitches this morning. However, this evening, the tables turned when SCBWI LA member Esther Pearl Watson shared the notes she took about his talk -- in the form of a comic! 

Marvin was honored, and had to take a photo to keep!

This is the kind of connection that seems to uniquely happen at SCBWI. Love it.

Catch more of the conference highlights this year through blog posts tagged #LA17SCBWI or as-it-happens on Twitter.

Illustrators! Share your #LA16SCBWI Conference Journal Images...

It's an open call. Are you an illustrator attending #LA16SCBWI?

If you'd like to share a photo of your conference notes/sketches, you can leave a link here in comments, or tag your image on either twitter or instagram with #LA16SCBWI.

We can't wait to see - and share - what inspires you, and how you express it!

Our Open Call #NY16SCBWI Conference Illustrator Journals!

For the last few conferences, we've been asking a handful of illustrators to share a page from their conference journals/sketchbooks of something that inspired them during the conference. (You can see some recent entries here.)

The idea is that it gives illustrators a spotlight, and shares a multi-faceted visual take on all the craft, inspiration, business, community and opportunity of an SCBWI conference!

This time around, we're changing it up, opening it up, to ANY and EVERY illustrator attending #NY16SCBWI who wants to take part.

Just add a link to your image that you've posted somewhere online here in comments. It's that easy!

Remember to SIGN your artwork
(including your website so you can be contacted if someone falls in love with your illustration.)

Ready? Set? Illustrate!

Rachelle Meyer: #LA15SCBWI Conference Illustrator Journal

Rachelle Meyer

Rachelle wrote this about herself:
Rachelle Meyer was born in the state of Texas and spent most of her childhood with her nose in a book. Reading became the wellspring for her continuing passions in life: drawing, storytelling and traveling. She graduated with a degree in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin and then spent eight years in New York City working as a graphic artist and designer. She has since moved to Europe and launched a successful career as an illustrator, specializing in children's books and editorial interpretations. Her talents have been used to interpret the work of contemporary best-selling authors such as Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius), Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife) and Nick Ortner (The Tapping Solution). She also writes and illustrates her own picture books and graphic novels. She volunteers as the International Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI. She now lives in Amsterdam with her English husband, her Dutch son, and her cranky old New York cat.

You can visit Rachelle online at her website http://www.rachellemeyer.com/
and check out more of her sketches on instagram https://instagram.com/rachellemeyer/


One of Rachelle's illustrated books:

Some finished art:

Susan Eaddy: #LA15SCBWI Conference Illustrator Journal

Susan Eaddy

Susan wrote this about herself:
Susan Eaddy and begins work every day with clean hands. Within 15 minutes those hands are bright green, or purple, and covered in clay! Each illustration is a discovery process as she studies nature and animals to figure out how to bring them to life in clay. Her clay critters inhabit pizza boxes in her attic studio and she’s pretty sure they play at night while the humans sleep. She loves to travel and has done school visits all over the world from Alabama to Taiwan to Brazil to Hong Kong!

She is the Illustrator Coordinator for the Midsouth and a member of the SCBWI Team Bologna.

You can find out more about Susan (and check out more of her art) at www.susaneaddy.com

Here's the cover of a picture book she illustrated (with clay!):

Kary Lee: #LA15SCBWI Conference Illustrator Journal

Kary Lee

Kary wrote this about herself:

I wrote and illustrated my first book the summer before third grade; a pollywog pond action-adventure, with a little fantasy twist. My career began as an art director in Dallas, but something was missing. I found my way back to books through my kids. I attended my first SCBWI Conference in 2003 and realized I had ‘found my people.’ - even won a portfolio award! (who knew?) Five books and several years later I’m still at it. Two years ago I became the Illustrator Coordinator for my Northwest Region of SCBWI which has become the icing on the cake.

Growing up in Southern California in an artistic family, expression and storytelling were second nature. Instead of coloring books I was given a pad of newsprint and a huge basket of crayons. Summers were spent barefoot in a perpetual bathingsuit and lasted for about five years. On sunny days I would mix powdered tempera paints with the garden hose and use the sliding glass door as my canvas. On rainy days we would read. Laura Ingalls was my invisible friend. Raggedy Ann & Andy were my first character inspirations. Our little pollywog pond was my Narnia. And then there was Judy Blume, easing me through the tweens.

By nature, I am a story teller. It makes the rest of my world fall into place. And, I'm famous in the eyes of the local 5 year olds. Some years ago my daughters play group was discussing what their parents did for a living. “Well,” my daughter stated, “my mommy colors for a living.” Silence fell over the room. I’m totally cool!

You can find out more about Kary and see more of her work at www.karyleeillustration.com