ANNUAL GALLERY SHOW @ Decatur Arts Festival​

ANNUAL GALLERY SHOW @ Decatur Arts Festival​

http://decaturartsfestival.com/ 

JOIN US at the Decatur Library on Friday May 26th from 7pm - 9pm

for the opening of the SCBWI Southern Breeze Annual Gallery Show featuring our PAL Illustrators!  Show is open to the public during the Decatur Arts Festival and runs through June.

This event made possible in conjunction with the Georgia Center for the Book.

TeMika Grooms

SCBWI Southern Breeze Region
Illustrator Coordinator 

Southern-Breeze-IC@scbwi.org

PAL Luncheon at #SpringMingle - #SBreeze17

PAL Luncheon at SpringMingle
from Cathy C. Hall

As the PAL Coordinator for Southern Breeze, I get to hobnob with a lot of VIPs!

Oh, wait. You’re thinking “Very Important People” and I’m thinking “Very Interesting PALs.” That’s why I love our conferences. At Springmingle’17, I’ll catch up with the latest news from that author whose book has just released or the writer whose poem landed in Baby Bug or the illustrator whose work is highlighted in…well, Highlights!

But perhaps more importantly for our PALs is the opportunity Springmingle’17 provides for them. We’ll get together at the close of the conference, Sunday at 12:30 in the 4^th Floor Conference Room, Decatur Library, for the PAL Lunch. When you register, don’t forget to order your lunch ‘cause we have lots of upcoming events for our PAL members to discuss!

And if you’re not sure whether you are a PAL member, look for me or any PAL member. We’re the ones wearing a blue button and we’ll try to answer any questions you have. Because in SCBWI, everyone is a Very Important Person! 

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Click  :::HERE::: to log in and register.

~See you in March~

#SpringMingle - Portfolio Set Up & Viewing - #SBreeze17

Portfolio Set Up & Viewing

Are you an illustrator wondering how to set up your portfolio? Maybe you would like some new tips to incorporate into what you are already doing? What better way than to learn from a pro! Elizabeth O. Dulemba is a former Illustrator Coordinator for Southern Breeze. Check out what she has to say...

Present Your Portfolio Like a Pro

by Elizabeth O. Dulemba 

     "It seems simple once you know how it’s done, but at some point you do have to actually learn how to correctly prepare and show an illustration portfolio. Despite being used for such different purposes as interviews, presentations, or shows, there are some basic rules most professionals follow.

      First, size matters. Most portfolio shows have limitations of about 17” x 22” (closed). Keep to that size or smaller and you’ll be able to travel easily with your portfolio and use it anywhere..."

Continue reading over on Elizabeth's blog:   http://dulemba.com/index-portfolio.html

Registration IS NOW OPEN for SCBWI members! 

Click  :::HERE::: to log in and register.

~See you in March~

SCBWI Southern Breeze's 2016 Illustrator Exhibit

SCBWI Southern Breeze's2016 Illustrator Exhibit

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Southern Breeze Gallery kicked-off with a bang for 2016. The show was so graciously hosted by The Georgia Center for the Book at The Decatur Library. Each year our published illustrators come together for the opening day of the Decatur Arts Festival and Art Walk. This year we had some new Illustrators, as well as, some returning Illustrators showcasing their work to the thousands upon thousands of attendees, who toured the library during the exhibit. Many of the Illustrators were in attendance including myself (A.H. Taylor), TeMika Grooms, Sarah Lynn Cramb, Prescott Hill (along with his wife Lisa), and Michele Kumari Phillips. Those who were unable to attend were Laura Freeman and R. Gregory Christie. 

        

The event was completely successful...the children loved the books and enjoyed meeting the Illustrators. Everyone enjoyed sharing their books and doting over the artwork, that accompanied each book. 

Each year we showcase a variety of illustrative pieces. This event helps illustrators branch out and reach a wider audience. With the thousands of people viewing the books and the art that goes along with each book, it gives us illustrators more exposure, in an environment where we can get to know other illustrators. 

          

     

   

There was great food provided for all of the guest and we were even treated to some organic cupcakes, courtesy of my wife, Lesley...owner of Cuddle Muffin Cupcakes. Those went fast and people were certainly coming back for seconds while reading each one of our books and enjoying the illustrations. 

                                                      

 

       

A big thank you to The Georgia Center For The Book and The Decatur Library for hosting this wonderful event each year. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A.H. Taylor is a fresh-edged author and illustrator making his mark on the industry as the “Fresh Face” of cultural diversity in an area where there is none. Since a youth, A.H. Taylor has been refining his thoughts to reflect that of the modern man – who shows others through thought-provoking illustrations, how to stop and reflect or take action and make a difference in this world.

A.H. Taylor has a talent when it comes to promoting literacy and melding traditional with contemporary. His aim in writing and illustrating stories is to teach the youth to appreciate the legacies that have been gifted to them, while respecting the elders who have paved the way, so that they might one day pass on a legacy of their own.

With this, he has undertaken the task of bringing Proverbs back to our children and awakening the slumbering moral character, which resides within.

A.H. Taylor’s debut offering into children’s picture books…The Color Machine. 'The Color Machine' a rollicking rhyming book that speaks to the very heart of who we are as humans. It teaches us to love the common bonds that thread us together in a new and inventive way. 

FIND A.H. TAYLOR:

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