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Crafty Wonderland is coming to town!
Check out Lee's artwork this weekend Dec 9 and 10 at the Oregon Convention Center
Waiting. Illustration by Lee White.
Post by Lisa
If you are making a list and checking it twice, you might want to hit up Crafty Wonderland for all the nice ones on your list 😀
If you've never been, it's a homegrown art and craft fair here in Portland showcasing all sorts of lovely goods made by local artists. There will be 250+ vendors selling everything from jewelry to bath salts to leather crafts. Fun!
Lee will be there, with a selection of greeting cards, limited edition prints, fancy art books and original paintings
The show is this weekend, stop by and say hi! Lee will be at Booth 108.
Here's the details:
DATE: Sat Dec 9 and Sun Dec 10
TIME: 11am - 6pm
PLACE: Oregon Convention Center, Hall A, 777 NE MLK Jr Blvd
ADMISSION: FREE!
New picture book coming out soon!
We just love getting shiny packages in the mail!
Post by Lisa
Just got an advance copy of the new picture book Lee illustrated, Kate, Who Tamed The Wind! It's so fun to see the book in its final form, after months and months of edits and revisions 😀
It's a lovely book about a girl comes up with a plan to tame the wind by harnessing the power of trees. Written by award-winning author Liz Garton Scanlon.
It's due out in stores on 2/6/18.
Free shipping in the US! Woo Hoo!
Special Delivery. Illustration by Lee White.
We pretty much do just one promo a year, and this is it!
Get free shipping in the US, thru Dec. 20, 2017 Applies to any order, big or small. Use promo code FREESHIPPING at check out.
(Lee did not make the above illustration above for the free shipping promo, by the way 😄 It was a piece he came up with after walking all over New York City and wondering if there was a better way to deliver the mail. These guys have it figured out!)
Happy shopping!
Greeting card sets now in Lee's shop!
Walking in the snow. Illustration by Lee White.
We finally added greeting card sets to Lee's shop!
They come in packs of 6, 12 and 24. You can mix and match from 12 different designs, just let us know which ones and how many of each you want during checkout 😀
The greeting cards are printed for us in the US. They measure 4.5 inches wide by 5.5 inches high, and come with a brown Kraft envelope. They are blank, ready for you to write all your witty thoughts 😀
Here's all the different designs to choose from:
Lee is gonna be on TV!
Up close and personal! OPB filming Lee for an upcoming episode of Oregon Art Beat.
Post by Lisa
OPB just finished up two days of filming Lee for its Emmy-winning show, Oregon Art Beat! The show, which is in its 19th season, profiles artists throughout the Northwest 😀
The filming mostly focused on Lee's artwork and painting process, but they also had him do some funny B Roll stuff, like re-enacting his morning commute, which involves walking through the backyard to what used to be the old tool shed. Hollywood here he comes!
The kittens were very curious and one may or may not have attacked the camera. Not sure if they will make the final cut!
The segment profiling Lee is expected to air sometime in December. Details to come.
Hey all you cat lovers out there!
Illustration of a Russian Blue kitty from The Maine Coon's Haiku. By Lee White.
The House of Dreams here in Portland is hosting a craft bazaar to raise funds for the care and upkeep of their feline friends.
There will be all kinds of fun local crafts there, including a couple of kitty illustrations by Lee 😸
Here's the details:
WHAT: The Pretty Kitty Bazaar Holiday Craft Bazaar
DATE: Nov 11, 2017
TIME: 10am to 4pm
WHERE: 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland OR, 97215
Hope to see you there!
The Original Art exhibit!
Illustration by Lee White.
Post by Lisa
Lee will be part of the upcoming The Original Art 2017 exhibit!
The exhibit, put on by the Society Of Illustrators, showcases art from the best picture books of the year. Lee is one of the featured artists for the picture book Emma and the Whale 😀 It's quite an honor to be selected!
The illustration above will be on display at the Society of Illustrators in NY from Nov. 1 thru Dec. 30. It's loosely inspired by the lovely beaches on Bainbridge Island, in the Puget Sound.
SCBWI Oktoberfest!
Illustration by Lee White.
Post by Lisa
The SCBWI Oktoberfest conference is here! It's a great event for authors and illustrators looking to build a career in kidlit. Lee will be one of the faculty there 😀
He will be doing a demo of how to paint digitally, using the image above. The original was done traditionally in watercolor, but he will be revealing some of his secrets for making digital painting look traditional
"Love, Santa" is here!
Image by Lee White.
Post by Lisa
It's here! Love, Santa, the new picture book Lee illustrated, comes out today! It's written by the super talented Martha Brockenbrough. Feeling excited 😀
Here's a spread from the book, it was done in watercolor and elf magic. How does Santa get down all the chimneys, anyway?
Here comes Halloween!
Image by Lee White.
Post by Lisa
Here's the cover Lee did for the upcoming Halloween issue of Cricket Magazine. Hitting newstands soon!
Note: Lee will be sharing the process for making this image live on Facebook! More details to come 😀
Great review from Publishers Weekly!
Art from Love, Santa, the new picture book Lee illustrated.
Post by Lisa
A bit of good news in all this gloom 😀
Love, Santa, which Lee illustrated, got a great review from Publishers Weekly! It's a really beautiful story, so it's nice to see it get some love.
It's all about how a girl comes to learn the truth behind Santa, and how she carries on the spirit of Christmas. We will definitely read it to our little guy when he is a little older and ready to know that Santa is bigger than any one person 😉
It's written by the amazingly-talented Martha Brockenbrough, a Seattlite who has written a whole lot of books for young readers.
It's due out on 9/26!
Praying for rain!
Bring the rain! Image by Lee White.
Post by Lisa
Praying for rain! It seems strange to say that here in Portland, where the rainfall is legendary. But it's been dry for months and now wildfires are consuming our forests.
The ash is falling from the sky like snow and the air is thick with smoke. We spent last night hunkered down in our one room with AC to help filter out the smoke. We ate a picnic dinner on the bedroom floor.
It's heartbreaking to think of our beloved Columbia River Gorge blackened by fire. We have gone on many magical adventures there over the years...
At least the temps are coming down a bit this week. Now if the rains would just start...
Love, Santa
Post by Lisa
We're finally back from traveling all summer and look what we found in the mail! The new picture book Lee illustrated!
It's a truly beautiful story about Santa and the spirit of Christmas. Written by the illustrious Martha Brockenbrough 😀
It will be available on Amazon on 9/26!
This is how we roll!
Tandem bikes...two is better than one!
Post by Lee
Made this for my buddy Brian and his girlfriend Tiff. They are avid bikers!
New prints!
Escape...Image by Lee White
Post by Lisa
It's crunch time! The Art in the High Desert is just around the corner, and we are running around like crazy trying to get ready for the show.
Lee will be rolling out a bunch of new work there, including limited edition prints of the image above. If you ever need to get out of Dodge, this would be the perfect escape.
Lee's art book starts shipping tomorrow!
Post by Lisa
We've been waiting for this day a LONG time!
Lee started showing his own artwork at art fairs back in 2010, and people there would always ask if he had any books of his work. But life kept us super busy until finally in 2016, when he decided to see if he could get it funded on Kickstarter.
It tooks months of preparation before we even launched the campaign in October 2016. Then came several months of designing, writing and copy editing. Then came several more months of printing and proofing the book, which took much longer than anticipated. We learned a lot along the way!
But now it's finally here! We will be working day and night to get these out in the next couple weeks 😀 Thanks again to all who took part!
Lee's fancy art book!
Post by Lisa
Lee's fancy art book has arrived! Woohoo! Apparently there are 2,000 of them sitting in a warehouse somewhere in Portland 😀
Of course, we are not actually in Portland at the moment, but we shall commence shipping as soon as we get back next week! Thanks to all who supported his Kickstarter campaign!
New artwork!
With a whole lot of cattitude 😀 (We just couldn't help ourselves!)
Image by Lee White
Post by Lisa
We love kitties around here! They definitely have a way of taking over 😀
This is a series Lee is working on for the upcoming Art in the High Desert art fair. It will be a limited edition run of hand-pulled prints. Lee's calling it "Cat With Crooked Whiskers 1."
Storms a comin'!
Fun with digital painting
Image by Lee White.
Post by Lisa
Here's a fun little image Lee did for his upcoming lecture on digital watercolor painting, in Oakland. This image is 100% digital! And not using Photoshop or Painter either 😉
Salem Art Fair & Festival!
Post by Lisa
Lee's set up at the Salem Art Fair & Festival. He's the featured artist! The folks who run the show commissioned him to do a painting, which they used to promote the event. They made posters and t-shirts too!