Lindsay M. Ward - Illustration, Design and Fine Art

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Archives for August 2011

Trying to Figure Out How to Teach

August 15, 2011 By Lindsay Ward

I posted a couple weeks ago that I will be teaching two classes this Fall at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio. One class will be for kids, ages 8-12, teaching them the art of cut paper illustration. And the other will be for teens-adult on how to create a picture book. I was so excited to interview with the Beck and get the chance to teach with them this Fall, and I still am, however, the closer September gets the more I feel like the picture book First Day Jitters. In the book the reader thinks it is the child who is nervous about their first day of school, but in the end they find out it is the teacher…which is exactly how I feel.

Don’t get me wrong, I am so excited to try my hand at teaching. Especially about something I love and am extremely passionate about! But as I sat down today to start working on my class syllabus I started to get overwhelmed with all the information crammed into my head about becoming an author/illustrator of picture books. I started making a list that just got longer and longer, until I just had to walk away from the list and take a deep breath.
I have no idea if I will get students who are really interested in becoming published or if they just want to try something new, which I think makes it harder to prepare for. Do I talk about agents? Query letters? Editorial letters? Submissions? The picture book climate? Or do I just show them the basics? My brain just kept rattling off bits and pieces of information. Then of course I sat down to decide which books to bring to class for show and tell, which just left me overwhelmed! I sat there in front of my book shelf wanting to write down every title I have because each one has something to offer.
So I did the only thing I could think of: I went through every step of When Blue Met Egg and wrote it down, from start to finish. Everything from the very first idea I had about Blue, to writing the story, creating the dummy, getting a contract, and sending out the finishes to Penguin. And all the millions of things in between.
I know I have a lot to offer about creating picture books and I hope that who ever does sign up for my class feels the same way. To them, I am very excited to meet you and I suppose if you read this post you’ll know why I look so nervous on our first day of class. See you then!

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Cut Paper and Illustration Classes at the Beck!

August 3, 2011 By Lindsay Ward

I will be teaching two classes at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio this Fall. Below are the class descriptions and the link to register. I am so very excited about teaching this Fall!! I hope to see you there! Please contact me via email at lindsaymward@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thanks!

Cut Paper Illustration (Ages 8 -12)

Using found paper, handmade paper, and mixed media, students will learn to create cut paper illustrations. This course will focus on the use of shape, line, texture, and pattern. Students will be encouraged to collect found paper, such as old tickets, grocery lists, recycled paper, graph paper, book pages, wrapping paper, crossword puzzles, and so forth and bring them to class to work with in creating their illustrations. Thursday: 4:30 to 5:30 pm; 8 Weeks; 9/15 – 11/3; Tuition: $130; Supply list available at Customer Service.

Create Your Own Picture Book: Part 1 (16-Adult)

This course teaches students how to begin creating their own picture book. Students will be required to bring in a short text, either their own creation, or a classic story to illustrate. This course will begin with preliminary drawings and lead up to the completion of finished sketches in a book dummy format. Thursday: 7:00 to 9:00pm; 8 Weeks; 9/14 – 11/2; Tuition: $149. Materials include: 9”x12” pad of sketch paper, pencils, eraser and ruler.

http://www.beckcenter.org/arts-education/visual-arts/

Erectile dysfunction: Prescription Drugs VS Herbs

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Pelly in Cesar’s Way

August 1, 2011 By Lindsay Ward

I just found out that Pelly and Mr. Harrison Visit the Moon was listed in Cesar’s Way, a magazine for dog owners/lovers, as one of the best dog books for young readers! Check it out:

Mr. Harrison is pretty lovable 🙂 but then again I am biased.

Erectile dysfunction: Prescription Drugs VS Herbs

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Blue Tattoo!

August 1, 2011 By Lindsay Ward

So I pretty much have the coolest mom in the world for many reasons, but one of them being that she tattoos my picture book characters on her back! The newest edition was this weekend with Blue and Egg….

I think I am going to need to be more conscience of what/who I chose for my main characters so that they will fit on her back for future tattoos to come 😉

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