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Another “silly” moment from an illustration that I made for High Five. 🐴☕️

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2022-11-14

Back in the saddle! This image is from a "Find the Silly" illustration that I made for ildren High Five magazine a while back. 🐸🐴

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2022-11-13

Celebrating recovery from ACL surgery w some "back in the saddle" art from "Texas Baby" (Pohlen/Lemay, 2014).🤠

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2022-11-13

Phew it’s been a crazy week! I won’t pretend I haven’t been glued to certain election results, but today I am letting my fourth piece for the prompt remind me to slow down and appreciate the things around me.

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2022-11-11

Not to date myself too much, but... who out there had sneaker skates in the early 80s? Am I the only one? 🛼
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2022-11-10

I’ve swapped out my last remaining crutch for a light and lean little walking stick, and am feeling… happy! My hands are so, so happy. 🩼🤲🦯

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2022-11-09

My 3:15 am Malaysia time, hour-long talk for — "Finding your ILLUSTRATOR VOICE"—was perfect! Thanks to for monitoring, and for keeping me awake with your delicious iced te tarik! 😊💜

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2022-11-06

After passing the 6-week mark, the doc replaced my gigantic leg brace with a nylon sleeve. I’m rehabbing on a bike now, and am down to a single crutch… relishing the ability to carry my own tea. 🩼🧋#violetlemay

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2022-11-05

Honored that "Let's Be Friends: A Lift-the-Flap Book" (HarperFestival/2021) won Firebird's first place award for board books. A really nice interview came along with the award, you can listen here: https://t.co/xuPqiVIwK7

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2022-11-04

It's day, and I'm sharing a small section of my illustration for the Nov. Dec. 2022 issue of Spider magazine. Art directors hit me up for middle-grade, picture books and packaging work https://t.co/YzuqqsqTFv

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2022-11-04

Happy November! Happy day! I’m a picture book author/illustrator and I love illustrating fun and heartfelt stories.
Seeking representation
https://t.co/GbUsOOmK6l

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2022-11-04

Happy Halloween!! 👻 Last day of 🎃
Throwing it back to this oldie from the 2019 conference since I've got a full day of painting final book art today.

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2022-11-01