Dear Liza,
I have been working on the illustrations for your story, “Adventure Grandma”, for months now. It has taken a long time because I have no training in art or design and am making the whole thing up as I go.
I started with drawings, but they were not as bold as I wanted.
Then I tried collages made of ‘found’ papers from magazines and packages, but it was too much of a mishmash.
I wanted all the pages to go together, to have some elements in common, so I painted my own. A strong red, soft yellow and several different blues and greens did the trick. For the abstract people, I painted a little orange and lots of black on several sheets of mixed media paper.
Then I designed pictures that had diagonal lines, to show movement and action.
I am very happy with how the illustrations have turned out!
Now I am doing hand to hand combat with my computer to get the story printed out the way I want. I promise it will be ready for you in Spring!
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 