June 2021 Catch Up

Hello! I’ve been a busy bee and a little slow on the blogging side!!! Here’s a catch up…

I loved doing the illustrations for “Little Mister Gets a Sister”. I learnt a lot and enjoyed the process of sinking into world of “Little Mister “in my imagination. Larrikin house was a fabulous publishing company to work with and I count myself very blessed for the opportunity.Now comes the impatient wait by Samaria Lemke (author) and myself for it to be published - hopefully October this year!

End pages process pic for ‘Little Mister Gets a Sister’ from Larrikin House

In other exciting news, I was shortlisted for an Illustration Award in a competition run by The Illustration Station and CYAll Stars We were asked to create an illustration on the themes of JOY!… So came the anxious wait for the result … and I received a highly commended!

My Exciting result in The Illustration Station and CYA Competition

I have had a number of projects in Surface Pattern design as well as having some amazing news in Children’s illustration to share but I will get back to you shortly on those.

Keep well and thanks for reading

Ruth-Mary

ASA Mentorship Award Winner!

Wow, still coming to terms with this, but super excited to announce that as of last week, I am one of the winners of the Australian Society of Authors Mentorship awards! This will mean the opportunity to work with another successful Australian illustrator - what a privilege! Thanks so much to the judges, looking forward to getting started.

KidLitVic 2019!

Hi all

I’ve just returned after an amazing time down in Melbourne at the annual KidLitVic Conference! More than 200 book authors and illustrators met at the Melbourne Town Hall to listen to inspiring speakers and be inspired. Subjects included, ‘What Makes Pulishers Say Yes’, The Inside Story’, and ‘The Slush Pile’ just to name a few.

My portfolio!

I had the pleasure of having my portfolio in the illustrators showcase. There were amazing portfolios there and I was in awe of the variety of styles and the talent.

The conference was also attended by a huge variety of publishers- what an impressive array of speakers with a wealth of knowledge to share. I had the pleasure of meeting with Anna Solding from Midnight Sun publishing, as well as an up close and personal session with the awesome Donna Rawlins. She had very helpful tips on what to do next. I’m just about to start working on those ideas today!

Such a great day I was sorry for it to end, but must add that my head was bulging from so much information that I need time to process all that I have heard.

An incredibly huge thank you to the talented team of organisers Alison Reynolds, Coral Vas’s, Sarah Reynolds Nicky Johnson. Their dedication has done so much to promote growth for so many in the Australian children’s publishing world!

The illustrators showcase