Animal Alphabet - taking a long time to come together but I am enjoying my little animal friends...

Some spreads without text for Korean Nursery Rhymes through Tuttle publishing. Goes to print in September.

Three Baby Bears for someone with a new, third baby bear!

Some spreads from my first book in Japanese and English through Tuttle Publishing.

More bunnies! Available in the shop.

Baby Bunny Birthday Party - available in the store

The bunnies finally found a home. Then I couldn't decide what kind of a sky they needed behind them. Silly stuff! I'm starting to illustrate my second book and Christmas is coming. I think it's going to be a busy season...

Holding Something Bright and Beautiful - new print in the store.

I recently finished illustrating my first book. It's a very pleasing feeling to submit that final image to the publisher...

Let's Dance new print in the store.

Thank you Jessika for a great interview on a very beautiful Canadian site: http://www.ohmyhandmade.com/

Seriously, I am working on something. Something peacocky... I'm spending so much time on my music these days and the weather's getting lurvely, it's hard to focus!!!

Hello again little abandoned blog! Returned, revivified and ready to get back down to arty business. My son and I had a seriously good time visiting family and friends back home in New Zealand and are pleased to note that this week is feeling a little spring-like here in Toronto. Roll on second summer I say!

Yeah baby! I'm heading for the south with blue skies and sunshine. Soonish. In the meantime our GIVEAWAY winner for cold old January is.... Melanie! Congratulations. Please contact me with your mailing details.

Pavlova anyone? Does anyone out there know what pavlova is? This is something very fun that I am working on at the moment for an upcoming project. The January GIVEAWAY is still on, scroll to post below. Hope you are having a delicious start to the new year!

New print in the store - Birdstack. Let me know if you want one - it's January's GIVEAWAY!

Kai Schilders, you won yourself a limited edition print of "Neptune's Party," Congrats! Again, thanks to everyone who played and good luck for January's GIVEAWAY which should be along shortly...

I hope everyone had a reasonable time over the holidays. I know it can be a fabulous or so-so time depending on a number of variables. I spent it in a hotel in Niagara Falls which was was curious yet enjoyable. Slightly atypical Christmases are pretty standard in my family, Christmases past on a boat in the middle of a small lake and in a garage with grandma blindfolded, dangerously swinging a stick at a piñata spring to mind.

This year Santa was discerning enough to bring a most excellent gift for my son, Marc Boutavant's latest book, Mouk. The illustrations are killer. Really lush colours and so much to keep the eyes busy. In some ways they remind me of beloved illustrator Richard Scarry.



Kai Schilders, I need your contact details! Email me so I can send you your print! Happy 2010 everyone.