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August 2, 2023

SCBWI Conference, Shop Update, Art shows!

Susie Ghahremani is represented by Lilly Ghahremani at Full Circle Literary for Picture Books and other publishing projects

July 11, 2022

Books, California Art Shows, and more!

Commission artwork and illustrations by Susie Ghahremani / boygirlparty

September 8, 2021

September in the Studio

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One of my favorite experiences this summer was spe

One of my favorite experiences this summer was spent in the desert on a creative retreat. My days were full of painting and drawing and writing and revising (and stargazing and reading and lizard spotting and shaking sand out of my shoes…)

It was productive, yes! But it was also restorative and quiet and SO helpful. It’s something i have always wanted to do, and so glad i finally did!

I posted about this experience a few weeks ago on my behind the scenes blog. Deepest thanks to @killerfemme & @mestenwatt who each in their own way helped me & made this trip possible.
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New wax seal stamps in the shop! Have you ever us

New wax seal stamps in the shop!

Have you ever used one? The sealing process is meditative & adds old world charm and a final special touch to a letter 💌 As if snail mail could be any more special!
Snail mail forever. Btw, did you know it’s “thinking of you” week?

there are five wax seal designs so far:
▪️ a flying bat
▪️ an owl delivering an envelope
▪️ an opossum clutching their mail
▪️ an inky octopus
▪️ a swan with a pen!
(some @dont_drink_the_ink crossover!)

which is your favorite?
when is the last time you wrote a letter?
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Ten years ago, my first picture book as illustrato

Ten years ago, my first picture book as illustrator came out. My work began *years* prior, but this release marked a profound shift to both my life and my art. Before this year slips through our fingers, i want to acknowledge ✨ a decade (so far!) ✨ of this debut. It’s a non-fiction picture book — WHAT WILL HATCH written by Jennifer Ward, published by @bloomsburychildrens, illustrated by me - susie ghahremani (pictures mean business! Credit illustrators!). It’s about the many types of animals that hatch from eggs (crocodiles! caterpillars! frogs! Platypus!!!)
Ps: this first photo was taken by one of the truest friends there is on this planet, the incredible @_ch_ 💌 — the second photo was taken by me a couple weeks ago at the @townofyuccavalley public library.

So many people have helped bring me and my art and my perspective into the world of picture books, too. From critique partners to authors to agents and readers and publishers and editors and art directors and designers and assistants and production managers and copy editors and translators and the list is quite long and ever growing.

Kidlit is a realm that continues to challenge, teach, deepen, connect, and surprise me. I love the integrity, the community, the friends I’ve made along the way. The hope and possibility that next book contains. i love the pictures my friends send me of their families reading together. The looks on kids faces when we read and the giggles and gasps.
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It’s the last week to visit SUBMERGED art show i

It’s the last week to visit SUBMERGED art show in Los Angeles (and online) at @giantrobotstore 💛🧡🐈🐟 these little catfish are 3x3”
This show swam by too quickly!

Sidenote: I am still trying to get my site functional after a massive outage (of email, too) so if you’ve sent a message or had trouble with my site, please let me know and/or try again and/or any compassion or understanding is truly appreciated!! i am genuinely feeling quite overwhelmed. I’m also aware i have *really* helpful and supportive friends in my life who came through with good advice, research, know-how, and just… reassurance in the face of some real frustration. Thank you for every soothing word during this rather frazzled week.

What is it that's so unnerving about sending out a

What is it that's so unnerving about sending out a mailing list update?! And so time consuming?!

I just sent mine out -- so please check your inbox if you're a subscriber! Or spam folder! Or wherever those emails go that i spend SO MUCH with @mailchimp to send on my behalf.

So often, being an artist is calling out into a long & distant tunnel, and hoping some small sound echoes back.

This time-boxing to do list, inspired by productivity tools I've learned at @caveday, is now available on my site! And you can subscribe to my mailing list there, too.

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🐟🐟🐟 the “submerged/underwater” art sh

🐟🐟🐟 the “submerged/underwater” art show opens at @giantrobotstore this weekend. I’ve painted a couple catfish for you to catch. 🐈 🐟

This art show was curated by @cassloop and features lots of wonderful artists!!

Giant Robot is a spectacular indie art gallery & shop in west LA that always has unique events and products and art! I love them so, and grateful they invite me to show my paintings. More about this on my behind the scenes blog tomorrow.

Happy international cat day! This calico cat tea p

Happy international cat day! This calico cat tea party pin is a new release among a bunch of new releases in my shop. 👀

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It’s an exciting day today: i get to speak publi

It’s an exciting day today: i get to speak publicly about the life i live as a children’s book author-illustrator. (And this is what it looks like when I’m signing the picture books I’ve made)

The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators @scbwi Summer Conference begins today, and I’ll be speaking at 3:15pm PST / 6:15 PST.

I love this conference for established and inspiring children’s book writers and illustrators — it’s an honor to now be on the other side of the podium (Virtually)

Details at @scbwi — my session is titled
“Making A Living as an Illustrator: Balancing Your Career, Values, Income, and Play with Susie Ghahremani”. I plan to INFO DROP! Hope to see my kidlit community there!

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a couple circle paintings i made exhibited in an a

a couple circle paintings i made exhibited in an art show that opened at @giantrobot this past weekend. Behind the scenes post / thoughts are on my behind the scenes blog.

I’m speaking at the @scbwi conference this Friday! Busy week ahead.
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The Circles art show opened at Giant Robot’s GR2

The Circles art show opened at Giant Robot’s GR2 gallery today! There’s a live preview of the show on @giantrobot’s account & so many good works in it. (I love seeing work by my talented friends!)
While the show opened, i was down here in San Diego staring out at the coast & seeing seals and kelp IRL. Love when life and art are in conversation with each other. These ⭕️ pieces are portholes!
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I have artwork up and down Sawtelle Blvd in art sh

I have artwork up and down Sawtelle Blvd in art shows in LA this weekend!

The plants show opened on Saturday, and i have two tiny pieces in that show at @giantrobotstore (including this one!); and Circles opens at @giantrobot this weekend where I have two paintings that double as underwater portholes. More about those soon, but you can catch the show opening tomorrow if you’re in the area!

This photo makes it look like I’m missing my pinky but i just have aggressively tiny hands
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I’m in the Plants + Flowers show that opened at

I’m in the Plants + Flowers show that opened at Giant Robot today in LA! I’ve got the desert on my mind thanks to my friend @killerfemme who inspired these ideas. It’s been a minute since i shared a time lapse of a very tiny painting, so here you go. Sketch to finish!

More info about this show & my paintings can be found in links & @giantrobotstore @cassloop also posted a live Instagram tour where you can see all the art in the show by a huge range of incredible artists.
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Did you catch me making this painting while i was

Did you catch me making this painting while i was streaming my process? i worked so much quicker than i normally would, because i was on camera!! And because the family Hoffmann was so entertaining & kept me in my seat!

Thanks to anyone who tuned in to hear me blab on, and especially to my risd pal @studiohoffmann and @mrshoffy for having me. They’ve posted a (many, many hours long) replay (in two parts!), if you dare!

Happy first day of summer tomorrow! (In our hemisphere)

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Salut — an art show with so many incredible arti

Salut — an art show with so many incredible artists —opens today in Portland. I posted a bit about my process & this show on my “behind the scenes” blog. I know skies are all of these colors lately & hope you are safe and well, wherever you may be.
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The @nucleusportland coaster art show — Salut! — opens tomorrow in Portland. i have four affordable paintings in this massive group show! Seasons of foxes, painted at my school desk. Check it out if you’re in portland, or online as well! All works are affordable and some of my favorite artists are in this show.
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Tanuki! I looked like this during this past week:

Tanuki! I looked like this during this past week: on an adventure, out to discover.

For anyone looking for a sign to take a break: it was only a week. Not that much happened! We only have so many weeks. Take the break! Your heart will thank you!

This is one of my tiny paintings for the Yokai art show up at GR2 in Los Angeles. (See links) it’s tiny tiny… 3 inches!

The shop is open again! And this weekend, Salut art show opens at Gallery Nucleus in Portland! More about that soon.

For now, back to catching up on everything i missed while away. (Again, it was only a week. Not that much happened!)
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I’m back from an adventure! Now breathing more d

I’m back from an adventure! Now breathing more deeply after spending time among the tallest, oldest trees in the world. I found snails and banana slugs on dewy mornings & am happily moving at a similar pace.

Have you been up to the Redwoods? I had the incredible fortune of meeting conservationist @thenaturenut while visiting on my birthday (on the actual day!) and highly recommend checking out Griff and the amazing work his org Redwoods Rising is doing, along with @savetheredwoods and @castateparks @northcoastredwoods

So excited to be back in my studio, energized and inspired.

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Maneki neko, a welcoming cat! My tiny painting is

Maneki neko, a welcoming cat! My tiny painting is up at Giant Robot and online for their Yokai show.
But the lucky cat is me!
It was my birthday yesterday, and i felt/feel so loved and happy and at peace in the world. Welcoming another year on this incredible planet, excited to make things, to be a person in the world. Thank you for being part of my experience while we are briefly here together!

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The YOKAI show at @giantrobot / @giantrobotstore o

It’s a bug made of bokchoy. 🥬 a tiny painting

It’s a bug made of bokchoy. 🥬 a tiny painting for the fruit & veg show at @giantrobotstore — i appreciate that group shows give me the space to experiment and play and try new and sometimes quirky ideas out. Even when they’re strange. Anything that delights!
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