tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79815222514222364442024-03-06T00:04:37.870-08:00erin eitter konoeekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-28945225362906165432013-04-19T13:51:00.004-07:002013-04-19T13:51:50.187-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Toby!!! Our newest addition had the whole 'studio dog' thing figured out by hour two. Sweet.</div>
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The wonderfully talented illustrator, and fellow Iowa transplant <a href="http://www.marypeterson.com/" target="_blank">Mary Peterson</a> has agreed to take up the blog tour batan. You can find her posting here: <a href="http://www.marypeterson.com/">http://www.marypeterson.com/</a> Mary's new book, WOOBY AND PEEP (Sterling 2013) is in stores now. Check out WOOBY AND PEEP's website <a href="http://www.woobyandpeep.com/">http://www.woobyandpeep.com/</a> It's got all kinds of fun info along with some pretty fantastic fan art. </div>
eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-89674308982531309692013-03-18T09:39:00.001-07:002013-03-18T09:39:13.506-07:00Kite Tales Article<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I recently wrote an article, "Me, My Editor, and Has It Really Been a Decade?" for Kite Tales, SoCal's regional scbwi publication, Illustrator's Perspective (pg 19-20) about my career (so far) in picture books. You can see it, along with many other interesting things here: <a href="http://www.scbwi.org/Resources/Documents/KT_Spring13.pdf">http://www.scbwi.org/Resources/Documents/KT_Spring13.pdf</a> -You may need to be an scbwi member to view the current issue.</div>
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best at updating my blog, this seems like a good excuse to jump back in... at
least for one post. For the tour, I'm supposed to answer some questions about a
recent or upcoming book and then pass it on to some author and illustrator
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little bit me, a little my bit my daughter, but far more organized than either
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Dial. They’ve supported the project from day one and I couldn’t be happier. </span></span><br />
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the first draft?</strong> It took only a couple days to write the first
draft, but it took a couple years and too many drafts to count before I got the
right story. <br />
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the illustrations?</strong> Once we were set on the basic story it took
around 6 months to complete. There were changes to the spreads right up until
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this story to within your genre?</strong> It’s hard to say. CATERINA </span><st1:stockticker><u1:stockticker><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">AND</span></u1:stockticker></st1:stockticker></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> THE PERFECT PARTY’s editor, Jen Hunt, and I were
interested in character driven books. We researched our favorites, Charlie and
Lola, Eloise, Curious George, Skippy Jon Jones, along with countless others.
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this book?</strong> My daughter. She’s not nearly as type A as Caterina,
but her expressions are definitely in the illustrations.</span></span></div>
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interest? </strong>I always saw Caterina
as a bird of many interests who might inspire kids to try new things. In
keeping with that, I’ve been building a website for her with activities, recipes,
and crafts so that kids can “Plan something fun every day,” just like Caterina
does. The site is: <a href="http://www.caterinascorner.com/">www.caterinascorner.com<o:p></o:p></a></span></span></span><br />
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Thanks again to Jennifer for tagging me on this tour. Make sure to check out her site, she's working on some really great projects: <a href="http://www.jennifergoldfinger.blogspot.com/">http://www.jennifergoldfinger.blogspot.com/</a> </div>
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eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-10161944890519400542012-02-21T10:06:00.000-08:002012-02-21T10:06:18.831-08:00Happy Valentine's Day.. Late<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83PHYT7owLVL_GbwljlaqEcVgvcAF9qdLoZURuFpN6paHus6u2a5JkfSW_xCqi6HBzBJDfPBo-nYczljMndG2KEvn9ieMN9C1RmJWPtHfA8n1ZbSRpGnmkmOs3ex_U58Djm1tbDQYkcOx/s1600/eekono-v.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83PHYT7owLVL_GbwljlaqEcVgvcAF9qdLoZURuFpN6paHus6u2a5JkfSW_xCqi6HBzBJDfPBo-nYczljMndG2KEvn9ieMN9C1RmJWPtHfA8n1ZbSRpGnmkmOs3ex_U58Djm1tbDQYkcOx/s320/eekono-v.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Eat your heart out....</span></div><br />
I actually sent this out to family, friends, and associates on Valentine's Day. I just forgot to post it here :) This is Tiki. He belongs to our cousins down in San Clemente. He's your typical surfer, snorting, farting, family dog. While Tiki is a bit of a terror he is still a dog and I really really want a dog. I'm telling you, when this deadline is done I'm getting a dog. </div>eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-24498868025334190632012-02-07T16:47:00.000-08:002012-07-22T22:14:38.822-07:00Caterina meets Penguin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Caterina (a little brown bird with great big colorful thoughts) and I are both excited to be working with Dial Books for Young Readers on a new picture book. Yay!!! </div>
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</div><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">I'm heading home to the Midwest this week. I'll be signing copies of TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN WISCONSIN this next Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Middleton, WI Costco from 11am-2pm. (outside Madison) Stop by if you're in the area, I'll be the one shivering in the corner. :)</span></div>eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-49291757105421103092011-11-23T08:20:00.000-08:002011-11-23T08:20:42.590-08:00Doodling Bears...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJd8MvNH8uyplv6umM4GPRkbMQc_HZkBBkXcGnY0QYa1x4E-0a0Pwiu3mP8hxMNd6cq3Njig0LeBs6V_4eiIZMD1_IMFFGuWCb1E-PZli5cUzu9W7puw7xTMzb4VP2LrLLikIptU6biYH/s1600/bear+sketch-eekono.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJd8MvNH8uyplv6umM4GPRkbMQc_HZkBBkXcGnY0QYa1x4E-0a0Pwiu3mP8hxMNd6cq3Njig0LeBs6V_4eiIZMD1_IMFFGuWCb1E-PZli5cUzu9W7puw7xTMzb4VP2LrLLikIptU6biYH/s320/bear+sketch-eekono.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div>eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-84377303422926463662011-11-14T14:27:00.000-08:002011-11-15T10:25:53.927-08:00Happy November<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mCHmTjex4fIvdK-HlI6k8fmAAP39aePQDBkguiPNpx35o6oRUs0XdGmg6n6FGxJC7WF3bqxv90srercdKDAmG62uL7hDPDer_EhIYty1BPSiqykrDo0IWQc6_HKVx-CEwekYNjbQBPdD/s1600/eekono-oct+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mCHmTjex4fIvdK-HlI6k8fmAAP39aePQDBkguiPNpx35o6oRUs0XdGmg6n6FGxJC7WF3bqxv90srercdKDAmG62uL7hDPDer_EhIYty1BPSiqykrDo0IWQc6_HKVx-CEwekYNjbQBPdD/s400/eekono-oct+2011.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I could never be a serious blogger. Proof, here's the Halloween promo I sent out, you know, on Halloween. This past weekend I was invited to review portfolios at the Los Angeles SCBWI Illustrator's Day. One of the speakers explained the importance of maintaining ones blog, if not to attract the masses, then to at least give some insight into ones personality. I have mixed feelings on that. Doesn't my work give a few clues about my personality? Maybe not.. ? </div></div>eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-70964233882132923422011-06-24T08:37:00.000-07:002011-06-24T08:37:53.951-07:00A Worthy Walrus -inpsiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL_3gUHBx0Aafexn2cjQz5gVkeUAIBiDjPQ5WHLoTgVIkfvXFpbX3wRZaMfVW4SSvAusMxDBBnG6X4IiZoIXcNSmJSdd4pgiJyqfolzJI5tHMp6ixHttCw0EalFa7R6YBIr2W-07y0P8T/s1600/eekono-walrus-6-11-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL_3gUHBx0Aafexn2cjQz5gVkeUAIBiDjPQ5WHLoTgVIkfvXFpbX3wRZaMfVW4SSvAusMxDBBnG6X4IiZoIXcNSmJSdd4pgiJyqfolzJI5tHMp6ixHttCw0EalFa7R6YBIr2W-07y0P8T/s400/eekono-walrus-6-11-sm.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>I'm slightly obsessed with the Albert Khan Archives. I'd heard about it, but was pretty much in the dark until last year when PBS ran the BBC documentary The Wonderful World of Albert Khan. You can actually see part of it here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUR61F1dOms">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUR61F1dOms</a> I imediately purchased the companion book and it's been a source of inspiration ever since. <br />
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For instance, my walrus here started with a conversation with my agent. For some reason we were talking about walruses... serious, important publishing stuff, ya know... which got me thinking how I'd never actually drawn a walrus before and it would probably be a fun thing to do. So I started sketching. At first all the little guys were very realistic and how should I say.. boring. But as I sketched the character of the animals started to come out.. and then I remembered the Khan images of the Maharajah of Kapurthala, who as it turns out, looked exactly like a walrus. See scan below:<br />
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Shop other <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/">personalized gifts</a> from Zazzle.</div>eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-40805727855817700772011-02-12T10:12:00.000-08:002011-02-12T10:34:13.601-08:00Valentine's Day Project for Kids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvKwD1IY9iwkmiPWaapfFPui7iUblqXYWMFLgyhPQ0IiYdEL_VxwuiN3vam8EunN3eLJamK3fFDJ_qD0zvZR0smwsEctc339GYuJrQ8Y0pHhXpbWIGHA8LT0s3pQ2g9bTXOptz6G-shb2/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvKwD1IY9iwkmiPWaapfFPui7iUblqXYWMFLgyhPQ0IiYdEL_VxwuiN3vam8EunN3eLJamK3fFDJ_qD0zvZR0smwsEctc339GYuJrQ8Y0pHhXpbWIGHA8LT0s3pQ2g9bTXOptz6G-shb2/s320/011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>My five year old needs to bring Valentine's cards to school Monday and since we had a little time (she was home sick this week) we decided to go ahead and make them. Here's a simple, inexpensive project:<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I40PfA4g3p2Sn5z3EyQrC7RQ3wbfT2oA8sNeLkbYumU7DxJYV5D_XS3lI60DybvjCTm1KzhAQryCpHI5_0s4-cdFn5vhNf6sJ3ekn93qgNSHiHTVV6q5_f8j2C10BzkmXmKTzSV_vj88/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I40PfA4g3p2Sn5z3EyQrC7RQ3wbfT2oA8sNeLkbYumU7DxJYV5D_XS3lI60DybvjCTm1KzhAQryCpHI5_0s4-cdFn5vhNf6sJ3ekn93qgNSHiHTVV6q5_f8j2C10BzkmXmKTzSV_vj88/s200/012.JPG" width="200" /></a>The craft store had all its Valentine's themed chachkies on clearance,Yay! (we likes a bargain)<br />
colored pencils 6 for $.50<br />
heart stickers $1.50<br />
blank book marks 50 for $2.99<br />
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So, for the price of the store bought versions, we had a good hour's entertainment and something a bit more original.<br />
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1) hole punch both sides of the book marks<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwFg3KAEnRP5nQI-K98KBhEWe5xsD-fiZL7UmhDZw0oFh3-DSObxoLqPqpLYsHQDlfewshCX3yYjQ3cC-oOxoEApg8qdpwbVvSeY6_SPnZOsDgQgjKK4sq8elCEOPvmEgwmwUZm6U8xTi/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwFg3KAEnRP5nQI-K98KBhEWe5xsD-fiZL7UmhDZw0oFh3-DSObxoLqPqpLYsHQDlfewshCX3yYjQ3cC-oOxoEApg8qdpwbVvSeY6_SPnZOsDgQgjKK4sq8elCEOPvmEgwmwUZm6U8xTi/s320/005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I am not a landscape artist. I'm sort of the opposite. Swirly whirly happy trees-good. realistic true to color and light- not so much. But now that I live somewhere truly beautiful it's hard not to imagine how nice it would be to spend sun dappled days outside with easel and brush. So, I'm taking a plein air class. And... well, I kinda stink. My instructor teaches in a very California style, and while I don't see settling too far into it myself I think it's always good to learn new techniques. So... here's the first attempts:</div>eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-82104027727520304112010-11-30T10:44:00.000-08:002010-11-30T10:44:03.902-08:00Being Specific<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Having spent eons now on a (still unfinished) illustrated middle grade novel, I can attest to the absolute necessity of proper character development. Of course everyone knows how important unique characters are. And everyone who begins to write and/or illustrate thinks they're creating them. But, thinking and doing are not the same. Looking at some of my early work, what frustrates me most is the lack of depth and differentiation. The characters have a bit of spark, but they're not specific enough. They should have been pushed more. Lots more. So, I've set up an exercise for myself to paint at least two animal portraits a week. I've started with friends' and family's and may take on others as they come. Hopefully by the end of the project the specific will be so engrained in my work that I’ll never paint another generic dog again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table>eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-3302834781345096602010-11-30T10:03:00.000-08:002010-11-30T10:03:16.176-08:00Settled in..Sorta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OAW9oBNQ-iYJEaSjTH2thwwi5pQQUFIoZihJ8Qi7yVEFR0RagW6FNy6NJVG2-EazL7JnXZcwkAGuyHV0IjT9BowtGJ1vyAI4gxEG2U54vQ22-LdZNlDB42J99Tuj0ghxkS99xKsrtJJq/s1600/studio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OAW9oBNQ-iYJEaSjTH2thwwi5pQQUFIoZihJ8Qi7yVEFR0RagW6FNy6NJVG2-EazL7JnXZcwkAGuyHV0IjT9BowtGJ1vyAI4gxEG2U54vQ22-LdZNlDB42J99Tuj0ghxkS99xKsrtJJq/s320/studio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A few months ago my husband and I decided to take the plunge and buy a fixer. Our new house is in a great location, but it's small and it is, well, a fixer. To save money I've been working as the general, hiring subcontractors, pulling permits, designing, and supervising. We've removed the asbestos, put in new heating/air and ductwork, upgraded the electrical, redone the walls, floors and ceilings (the ceiling will need to be redon, thanks to the heating dudes), trenched the outdoor electrical, and put on a new roof. I've been painting and tiling and pulling out hair. Needless to say, although I've also been trying to write and illustrate, work has been a slow. As many freelancers know, sometimes life just gets in the way. But, happily this past weekend I was able to get my studio, not just up and running, (it's suposedly been up and running since week one) but also functioning. I've reorganized the area and now, at last, am ready to WORK. Yay!eekonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428218309969714605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981522251422236444.post-70456335472000082912010-08-20T09:15:00.000-07:002010-08-20T09:16:24.327-07:00EYEWITNESS REPORTS: EYEWITNESS REPORTS: AUCTION 1 BEGINS NEXT WEEK<a href="http://theeyewitnessreports.blogspot.com/2010/08/eyewitness-reports-auction-1-begins.html?spref=bl">EYEWITNESS REPORTS: EYEWITNESS REPORTS: AUCTION 1 BEGINS NEXT WEEK</a>: "Starting Monday August 23rd you can begin bidding online for the artwork created by a whole slew of amazing picture book artists who have cr..."<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm psyched to be a part of EYEWITNESS REPORTS a benefit art auction in support of 826LA. Dan Santat has enlisted some seriously big names to help raise funds for 826LA a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 and their teachers become inspired to write. It's a huge opportunity to own original art from some brightest kidlit illustrators today while supporting a great cause. My eyewitness is one of the zapped dogs. Poor sod, didn't know what happened to him. He's painted in b& in honor of the 30's monster flicks that inspired him. You can see him and all the other eyewitness reports at http://www.theeyewitnessreports.com </div><br />
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SECOND EBAY ONLINE AUCTION: AUG 30 - SEPT 3 <br />
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You can also see the art in person at NUCLEUS GALLERY from Aug 14-17 Open public viewing. Books will be signed, and limited prints from the book will be sold. Visit www.gallerynucleus.com for more details<br />
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