It seems not a Cuddlefish Gang News update passes that we’re not congratulating Dow Phumiruk for something, and this quarter is no exception!
Congratulations to Titan and the Wild Boars, illustrated by Dow for being nominated for the 2021 Rhode Island Children’s Book Award for kids in grades 3-5.
Dow was also East West Literary’s featured illustrator in May!
But, we’re not done: we are thrilled about the recent announcement that Dow will be illustrating The Story of Tammy Duckworth by Christina Soontornvat for Candlewick!
Our own Lily Williams was on NPR with her Go With The Flow co-author Karen Schneemann about menstruation. https://www.cpr.org/…/go-with-the-flow-is-a-story-of-teens…/
Heather Brockman Lee’s beautiful illustrations were published in a recent issue of Babybug Magazine! Woohoo!
We are excited to introduce our newest member!
Brizida Magro is a Boulder, Colorado-based illustrator and educator. She teaches illustration classes at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Brizida holds a BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University and an MFA in Graphic Design from Utah State University.
She is passionate about rock climbing, wandering the world and bringing stories to life. She works primarily in digital media, often with an analog touch that incorporates collage, ink, and china marker. She enjoys simplicity, whimsy, wee characters, and collecting vintage papers.
Raised by her grandmother and sister, she spent her childhood in a small Portuguese fishing town. Growing up, they would often make things by hand as a family. While her grandmother gardened and baked delicious cakes, she and her sister would spend time making clothes for their dolls and building twig shelters in the countryside.
Her childhood has greatly influenced her current work, which blends together the innocence of vintage children’s art, the naiveté of folk art, and frolicking adventures through mountains and deserts.
The artist is represented by the fine folks at The Bright Agency https://thebrightagency.com/uk
http://sweetbeyond.com/
Brigida Magro
Brizida is such a rock star that we barely have time to announce that she’s joined us and we are already congratulating her on getting a book deal, illustrating Saturday at the Food Pantry by Dian O’Neill for Albert Whitman!
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