PenguinArt by Kate Garchinsky


September 2009


Last moments

September 30, 2009

I sit at my desk in my office in my Denver for most likely the last time. I’ve packed everything but the computer, printer and scanner in this room. My official move-out date is October 3, but before then there won’t be much time to sit at a desk and type away.
Since early September I’ve [...]

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-28

September 28, 2009

Candlewick press, one of my favorite childrens book pulishers, is now on Twitter. @Candlewick #
RT @ChronicleBooks: Only 2 more days to enter the Moleskine District of You Flickr contest. Submit your sketches & win! http://ow.ly/ruhR #
A few new moleskines can improve any unfavorable situation. #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-28


Candlewick press, one of my favorite childrens book pulishers, is now on Twitter. @Candlewick #
RT @ChronicleBooks: Only 2 more days to enter the Moleskine District of You Flickr contest. Submit your sketches & win! http://ow.ly/ruhR #
A few new moleskines can improve any unfavorable situation. #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-27

September 27, 2009

The aspens are calling, the aspens are calling! Packing and painting to do up in @winterpark #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-25

September 25, 2009

Just listened to Trespassers William's rendition of "The Rainbow Connection" for my side project, Sing Me To Sleep. Oh, my heart! #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-24

September 24, 2009

Projects, complete and invoiced. Website, debugged. Tomorrow the Jeep gets a tune-up. Then, packing. #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-23

September 23, 2009

RT http://twitpic.com/iw3×7 — Kermit & Jim (via @MuppetNewsflash) #

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Rocky Mountain SCBWI Conference


This past Saturday and Sunday I attended the RMC-SCBWI Conference at the Sheraton in Lakewood, Colorado. In attendance were a couple hundred writers and illustrators, and industry experts who gave presentations, demos and critiques to the published and to the aspiring. Rather than spread myself thin, I decided to focus on three of the presenters [...]

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“Sing Me to Sleep” Pre-Orders Available

September 22, 2009

Have kids or insomnia (or both)? Love indie music? American Laundromat Records is now taking pre-orders for Sing Me to Sleep – Indie Lullabies, a compilation of gorgeously soothing, non-traditional lullabies performed by indie artists. As co-producer I have had the joy of handpicking and inviting many of my favorite musicians to participate in this [...]

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-22


My website, http://penguinart.com, has been revamped, redesigned, repenguinized! ♫ http://blip.fm/~ds0gx (via @katesnowbird) #

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Shiny and New


If you haven’t noticed (which, I’m not sure how you couldn’t if you’ve been here before), my website design has been updated with a new layout, improved portfolio browsing, the addition of Side Projects and a shiny new template on this here blog. The transformation has been an ongoing project for quite some time, often [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-13

September 13, 2009

http://twitpic.com/h8i7q – Bird painting in progress. Illustration of six yellow-crowned night herons for my picturebook (via @katesnowbird) #
The @winterpark Winter Trail Map is nearing its completion… #

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