Southern Breeze Illustrators

7/25/10

Liz Conrad Scholarship Applications Open

With registration for our Southern Breeze Fall Conference approaching, we are once again opening applications for the Liz Conrad Scholarship Fund. The selected illustrator will be awarded free conference attendance and one free portfolio review during that conference. It would have delighted Liz to know she was helping further someone's budding illustration career, and it is a nice honor to list on your resume. So visit <http://dulemba.com/SouthernBreeze/LizConradFund.html> and download the application form today! (You can also click on the link in the sidebar to get there.)

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at elizabeth at dulemba dot com.

Elizabeth O. Dulemba

Children's Book Author/Illustrator

SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustration Coordinator

5/30/10

2010 SCBWI Southern Breeze Gallery Show

Opening Night for our 2010 SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators' Gallery Show was an enormous
success!!! We tie this event in with the Decatur (Georgia, USA) Arts Festival's opening night, ArtWalk, every year to guarantee crowds, and this year was bigger than ever!
     We have several newly published members and award winners who have recently move to our area, so it is an exceptionally good show.
     Featured illustrators (some in the photos below) are: Ami Blackford, Mark Braught, Sarah C. Campbell, Elizabeth O. Dulemba, Laura Freeman, Tom Gonzalez, Laura Knorr, Nancy S. Miller, Daniel Powers, and Shadra Strickland.
     So, if you happen to be in the area, the show will be up through June 6th, 2010 at Little Shop of Stories in downtown Decatur, Georgia. More information is available at the Southern Breeze Illustrators' Corner.
Cheers!
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Elizabeth O. Dulemba:
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustration Coordinator
http://www.southern-breeze.org/

I'll post more photos as they come in!

5/24/10

You Are Invited to the SCBWI Southern Breeze Gallery Show!

You are Invited to
The 3rd Annual
Children's Book Illustrator's Show
hosted by
Little Shop of Stories
and the
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Southern Breeze region during ArtWalk
Opening Night for the
Decatur Arts Festival.
Friday, May 28, 2009, 5 to 9 PM
at
Little Shop of Stories
133 East Court Square
Decatur, Georgia, USA
(404) 373-6300

Featured Illustrators will be: Ami Blackford, Mark Braught, Sarah C. Campbell, Elizabeth O. Dulemba, Laura Freeman, Tom Gonzalez, Laura Knorr, Nancy S. Miller, Daniel Powers, and Shadra Strickland - woosie!

Galleries all over Decatur will stay open late and serve wine and munchies - so come stroll! And don't worry, if you miss opening night the show will run May 28th - June 6th.

Hope to See You!
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Elizabeth O. Dulemba: http://dulemba.com
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustration Coordinator:
http://www.southern-breeze.org/

3/21/10

2010 Gallery Show

The Decatur Art Festival is nigh. If you'd like to participate in the 3rd Annual Gallery show this year, I need to hear from you! Here's the low-down:

The 3rd Annual
Children's Book Illustrator's Show
hosted by Little Shop of Stories
and the
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Southern Breeze region

Who: Open to all PAL (traditionally published) members of the SCBWI Southern Breeze region (AL, GA & MS).
If you are not yet a member of SCBWI, you can join at: http://www.scbwi.org.

What: Deliver one to three pieces of fully framed, ready-to-hang (with wire) art from an accompanying traditionally published, currently available for purchase, picture book.
Please include an index-sized card to accompany art with the following information:
Book Title:
Illustrator:
Author, Publisher:
ISBN#:
Website, illustration medium or other information
Price if available for sale, or details about available prints.
(25% of any sales made during the event will go to the gallery
at Little Shop of Stories.)

When: ArtWalk Reception, Friday, May 28, 2009, 5 to 9 PM.
http://www.decaturartsfestival.com/artwalk.php
Please feel free to invite guests and be available for
book signings during opening night.
Decatur Arts Festival, May 28th - 30th
Memorial Day Weekend
http://www.decaturartsfestival.com/
Show, May 28th - June 6th

Where: Little Shop of Stories
133 East Court Square
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 373-6300
http://littleshopofstories.com

How: Artwork must be delivered to Little Shop of Stories between
May 22nd and May 27th, 2008, 10am - 8pm,
and picked up June 6th, 10am - 8pm.
Mailed artwork must arrive in the same time period and include
proper pre-paid packaging for its return shipping.

NOW: If you intend to participate, email Elizabeth Dulemba, SCBWI
Southern Breeze Illustration Coordinator, at elizabeth@dulemba.com
by April 25th with the following information:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Size of framed illustration:
Name of accompanying book (must be available for ordering
by Little Shop of Stories):
ISBN#

Thanks y'all!
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Elizabeth O. Dulemba: http://dulemba.com
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustration Coordinator:
http://www.southern-breeze.org/

1/4/10

Portfolio Review Scholarship Submissions

Hi All,
The Liz Conrad Portfolio Critique Scholarship Fund has received so
many donations, we will be offering scholarships for many years to
come. Thanks to everybody for your generosity!

The first two scholarships will be awarded for Springmingle 2010 (Feb.
26-28) to two current SCBWI Southern Breeze members living in
Mississippi, Alabama or Georgia. If you would like to apply for a
scholarship for a free Portfolio Critique at this year's Springmingle
conference please go to http://dulemba.com/SouthernBreeze/LizConradFund.html to download the registration form. Applications will be accepted
between January 1st and January 22nd. The scholarships will be awarded
on February 5th. If you have any questions, please feel free to email
me.

The Portfolio Critiques meant so much to Liz, she would have loved to
know she was helping other budding illustrators on their journey into
the children's book market.

Sincerely,
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Elizabeth O. Dulemba:
http://dulemba.com
elizabeth at dulemba dot com
SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustration Coordinator:
http://www.southern-breeze.org/

Illustration Contest 2010!

Illustration Contest 2010!
Here is your dream assignment:

You pick the medium.
You choose the characters and point of view.
You get 6 months to complete it.
What are the requirements?

The illustration must interpret: "PJ traveled to ________"
The contest is only open to SCBWI members in the Southern Breeze Region.
Submissions may only be unpublished and uncontracted work.
Have fun creating it.

What's the reward?

Personalized feedback from contest judge Laurent Linn, Creative Director for Simon and Schuster, former puppet designer for Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop and Emmy Award winning Creative Director for SESAME STREET.
1st, 2nd & 3rd place winning entries will be featured on the web site under Southern Breeze News and showcased during annual conferences.
1st place winner also receives FREE tuition to the Southern Breeze 2011 Fall Conference along with Friday night lodging.

Entries are due between June 1 -- June 30, 2010. Winners will be announced at the annual Fall Conference WIK10, October 15-16, 2010 in Birmingham, AL.

Helpful Hints:

Check out the web site for more details on submission requirements.
http://southern-breeze.org/ (click on Contests/Illustration Contest)
Get started now, so you can get feedback from your critique group and refine your work.
Pencils ready? GO!

Kathleen

Kathleen Bradshaw
Illustration Contest Coordinator
Southern Breeze Region (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi)
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
www.southern-breeze.org

10/10/09

Claudia Pearson

image by Claudia Pearson

10/9/09

Sarah C. Campbell's mushroom

"Mushroom"
by Sarah C. Campbell

10/8/09

Portfolio Workshop Wrap-Up

...was this past Saturday and it was a HIT! We had two speakers, Donna German of Sylvan Dell Publishing as our Publisher/Art Director and Mark Braught as our Pro-Illustrator.
Mark assigned a homework project to those who signed up early and they dove in and took it very seriously. Mark was so generous with his time, I received rave comments on how much people learned from him.
Donna gave an impressive power point presentation on how Sylvan Dell works, what she looks for, and her relationship with illustrators. Sylvan Dell is one of the more forward thinking publishing houses when it comes to technology. They are almost entirely paperless, accept submissions electronically, and their new eBooks are becoming enormously popular in schools. (Here I am showing off one of their eBooks.)

We held the event at the Decatur library and it was absolutely perfect. Joe Davich of the Georgia Center for the Book stuck around to be tech guru during the presentation - thank you Joe!!! Donna Bowman worked her magic and made the otherwise bare room come alive. (she's the one who makes Southern Breeze look GOOD!)
So, between our two speakers and all the background support we had quite the line-up! Each speaker gave informative talks and then homework assignments were shown.

Donna G. did a quick overview of the artwork and portfolios on hand. (We do this quickly on purpose to give an idea of how little time illustrators have to make an impression.)
Many of the illustrators balked at adding their work to the tables when they saw some of the more professional portfolios but we all said "That's why you're here!" (Including Donna G. who was extremely supportive.)

We didn't have anything like this when I was starting out. I had to go make my mistakes in person during interviews - gads. So it is a pleasure to make this opportunity available to others through Southern Breeze!

The illustrators left with a better idea of how to prepare and present their portfolios, how to advertise themselves, and how to fine tune their own work for their desired market. In other words, they left smarter than they came in. The feedback has been outstanding and heartfelt and I couldn't be more pleased.