Fresh Website

I've been wanting to simplify my website for a while.  It is so easy to postpone this kind of things.  Finally tackled the beast, deleted, copied, pasted, adjusted and tweaked for days.  Of course there were mysterious glitches that took a fair amount of tech support to smooth out.  But it is done.  For now!
 
www.sylviekantorovitz.com

Good to Hold

 

To offset the misery of lost art for ZIG, my first copy of TINY BABY arrived.  I am so pleased with the printing job!  It will be available March 25, 2014.  Still so much waiting.  

Lost Package

Major set-back:  UPS is reporting my package missing.  I will not know any more till Monday.

Quite desolate at the thought of redoing the 6 spreads I was sending and felt so pleased with.  Worried about keeping the enthusiasm fresh.

On another hand, in the big picture, life goes on and one day, this will not matter anymore.

DEEP BREATH!

First 6 double spreads

 

Just finished the 6th double spread of ZIG.  Bits of paper everywhere, glue, music...  I am having such fun.  Planning to send them to Dial for review before going on with work.  Hope all goes well. 

Talk with Dial.

Talked on the phone with editor Lucia and art director Lily today.  Finally! 
We discussed Zig's art.  I can start on finishes.  YEAH!!!   Goal is now to create a few finishes and send them by end of October for review. 

Literacy Volunteers

Was invited to talk at the Jewish federation of Northeastern NY for the kick-off luncheon in honor of their literacy volunteers.  Lovely people.  Great cause.  Wonderful morning all around. 

Took the chance to show THE VERY TINY BABY on a screen.  It felt good.
Also talked about my love of story telling using the comics format. 

Thank you to Shelly Shapiro for inviting me again. 

Monster will be in a Bedtime Collection.

 

News from August:  GO TO BED, MONSTER will be included in a treasury published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  Sweet Dreams 5-Minute Stories.  A collection of bedtime stories.  This should come out in spring 2014.