EDUCATION
After eleven schools in grades K-12, I went to Penn State where I received my BA in Art in 1976. I have also taken children's literature classes at the U of MN, a week-long picturebook workshop from Uri Shulevitz, writing classes from Lisa Peters, and many SCBWI workshops.

ORGANIZATIONS
Children's Book Illustrator's Guild of Minnesota
Friends of the Kerlan Collection of Children's Literature at U of MN (past board member and Kerlan Award committee)
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (coordinated 1993 MN Illustrators' Conference, received 1995 SCBWI Magazine Merit Award, served as 1997 MN illustrator mentor)

JOBS
My jobs have usually related to children and art. Early summer jobs were as crafts instructor at city parks or Bible camp. My first "real" job was as an art teacher at the Anglo-American School in Moscow, USSR. After coming to Minneapolis I worked at a design studio and at a small publisher. I have also worked at an elementary school's before-school childcare program to keep in touch with younger kids.

PRESENTATIONS
Slide Show: "How Do You Read the Pictures?"
Illustration presentations to school classes
MN SCBWI conference workshops
UND Children's Writers' Conference panelist

PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATION

Books

• TEACHING NUMERACY, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY WITH BLOCKS, by Newburger and Vaughan (Redleaf Press, 2006) - pencil drawings
• TROLL MEETS TRICKSTER ON THE DAKOTA PRAIRIE, by Faythe Dyrud Thureen (Feather Nest Books, 2005) - illustrated picture book
• GETTING YOUR CHILD TO SLEEP, by Vicki Lansky (Book Peddlers, 2004, 3rd edition) - interior line art
• MANDIE mystery series, by Lois Leppard (Bethany House, 1983-2004) - 42 book covers and 2 with interior pencil drawings
• PRACTICAL PARENTING TIPS, by Vicki Lansky (Meadowbrook Press, 2003 edition) - interior line art
• The SEEKERS series by J. G. Linko: ALLIE'S ANSWERS, HOLDEN'S HEART, REBECCA'S RETURN, BEN'S BIG BREAK, TESS'S TOUCHSTONE, FRANK'S FEAR (Augsburg Fortress, 2001-2002) - book cover illustrations
• THE PLAYFUL CHILD, by Becky Daniel (Instructional Fair, 2000) - pencil drawings
• CHILDREN OF THE BIBLE, by Elizabeth Yates (Cobblestone reprint, 1996) - cover and interior scratchboard art
• EARTHMAKER'S LODGE, edited by E. B. Kavisch (Cobblestone, 1994) - one of the interior artists
• "Arch Books" Bible Story picture books: JESUS' FIRST MIRACLE, by Vivian Dede, 1990; JESUS CALMS THE STORM, by Jean Thor Cook, 1994; CALEB, GOD'S SPECIAL SPY, by Robert Baden, 1993 (Concordia Publishing House)
• TEN COMMANDMENTS MYSTERIES and BEATITUDES MYSTERIES, BY Elspeth C. Murphy (Chariot, 1987-1991) - 18 book covers and interior drawings
• MINNESOTA ETHNIC FOODS BOOK, by Kaplan, Hoover, Moore (MN Historical Society, 1986) - line art

Educational

• American Guidance Services: Testing and other materials
• Augsburg Fortress: Sunday School, VBS, devotional and children's bulletins
• EMC: Foreign Language Textbooks & flashcards
• Instructional Fair: Activity and workbooks
• Judy Instructo puzzles
  
• Pearson Assessments: educational testing products

Magazines

• ASSETS
• Carus Group: SPIDER, CRICKET
• Cobblestone Group: APPLESEEDS, COBBLESTONE, FACES, ODYSSEY
• WEE WISDOM

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