PenguinArt by Kate Garchinsky

Judging from the remnants around my teacup this morning, it seems that it was THE place to be on Thanksgiving…

…if you were of the mousey variety. Alas, this is not the first time I’ve returned to the office to find such evidence of nocturnal partying on my desk. If you could see the place I [...]

So I haven’t told you about my great day on Saturday yet. Last week I got an email from a local

I’m on the home stretch with the latest doggie illo. Got the inking done tonight, now I await client comments before adding color (praying, of course, that there will be no more changes or redraws). I figured out a nifty trick while doing these inkings and paintings… if I run a piece of 80 lb. [...]

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are officially the longest days of the week now. My lawd. If Mondays and Fridays were this long I’d have written a novel by now! But I haven’t. I did sign up though. I have 0 words to my name, but I don’t care. It is a baby step into writing [...]

I live in a very neighborhoodly area with lots of children and families, dogs and walkers, and a number of schools. We have an army of crossing guards within a 3 block radius of our house. A crossing guard named Tom always has doggie biscuits for Maggie and other dogs who cross his path. All [...]

Happiness is a brand stinkin’ new copy of the 2005 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrators Market packed in a bubble mailer, stuffed in my mailbox and waiting for me on my lunch break. Best part? I forgot I ordered it!

Self-doubt is setting in. Panic is on the horizon. How the heck am I going to make this work? How will I keep afloat financially? I have two freelance payments due to me that should arrive next week. I will begin to collect partial Unemployment Compensation next week as well. But beyond there are no [...]

I have been offered a contract on Mrs. Katrina Martin Davenport’s forthcoming book, Chanda’s House!
“Ok, can I get excited now? Can I can I? Can I Puh-leeeeeeeeeaze?”
Ok Snowbird. You can get excited now.

Hmm. When was the last time I did a cartwheel? How about you?
As I wrote this I made a mental connection between [...]