Friday, January 14, 2011

Wow It's A Cow has won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award!

http://paigekeiser.com/Paige_Keiser_Illustrations/Portfolio_files/Media/wow3/wow3.jpg?disposition=downloadOh my goodness, I'm so glad to be back in the saddle again!  The holidays have come and gone, and it's now time to sharpen those pencils, and tackle my current projects head-first!  What's on my plate now?  Dutton has responded with sketch notes for "Baby Moose Visits" including some text rewrites.  I'm still not a hundred percent happy with my character designs and still trying out some art styles.  I really want this book to sing, and for the relationship between the boy and moose to be believable and palpable in my drawings. 

I just finished up final art for the touch-and-feel book for Guidepost, "One Night In Bethlehem" - I can't wait to see it in print!  

With the end of the holidays I also have more time to check out the blogs of my readers (with a cup of hot tea in tow of course).

Also, thought I might include a bit of news:  my book "Wow It's A Cow" has won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award!!  Whooo hooo!!!


 

19 comments:

Sab said...

love it ! ^_^

Kactiguy said...

Wow! That is so exciting. Congrats!!

Phyllis Harris said...

YAY!! I always knew you would be an award winner, Paige!!!! Congratulations, my friend! You deserve it!!!!

Kristi Valiant said...

Wow! Congratulations, Paige!!! What fabulous news.

Alicia Padrón said...

Woooohooo!!!!!!!! You go girl!!! Congrats Paige! You deserve it! :o)

Edde Wagner said...

I love it!!!!!!

Gay McKinnon said...

Way to go!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to you !

k.h.whitaker said...

Congratulations, love that layout, that cow is great

Ginger*:) said...

SUper Super Super ! Congraulations Paige. The work you did for this book is great. I have little ones in our family who love your book!

June said...

Wow! That is wonderful news. BIG CONGRATULATIONS Paige. An award so well deserved.
And a cow with full udder exposure too :o)

Jay Asher said...

So cool! Congratulations!!!

woody said...

So Great! The book deserves it.

Paige Keiser said...

Thanks everyone!! :0)

June: LOL I was so surprised they let me draw udders. I've drawn quite a few cows for different clients and they were not allowed.

June said...

Paige, You could add your 'proud cow' to our "Udder Club" on the PBAA blog :)

It is our small way to object to being asked to hide udders in children's book illustrations.

Paige Keiser said...

I'd love to June!

theartofpuro said...

Love it!And Congratulations:):):):)

lil kim said...

congrats paige! wonderful news!

Mai Kemble said...

awesome!!!
you rock! :D