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September 9, 2020 art show, book signing, illustration, other events, shop

My Virtual events during San Diego Design Week

San Diego Design Week kicks off this week with free, LIVE, virtual events anyone can attend, and I’ve got a few of them:

This Friday, 10am PST, join me for a virtual Q&A, hangout, and book signing as I join the San Diego Public Library in conversation. Any book sales conducted during this time will benefit the library! Ever had a burning question about my art or process? Come bring it!
This Sunday at noon PST, I’ll be a guest artist for the Mingei Museum’s Family Sundays program — geared toward kids and families, we’ll be making a bat hanging mobile, and then I’ll teach kids how to draw a bat inspired by She Wanted to be Haunted!

And, art shows continue to go virtual! I just shipped out 8 paintings to Nahcotta’s Enormous Tiny Art show, which can be seen at https://nahcotta.com/collections/susie-ghahremani

Next art shows: the Plant Show at Giant Robot, and “Final Girls” at Spoke Art.

I was recently featured in this wonderful article by KPBS titled “Local Illustrator Brings The Sweet and The Macabre to A New Children’s Book”.

And there’s been some other positive press recently about my new books, too! Red Tricycle calls She Wanted To Be Haunted a “Best Kids Book of the Summer”, and Kirkus says its “spunky, appealing personality” and “cheerful, lively illustrations” are “not necessarily just for Halloween; readers can appreciate it anytime.” — Meanwhile, Little Muir’s Night received praise from the Sierra News saying “This joyful book is the perfect bedtime read-aloud for the littlest nature lovers.”

Little Muir’s Night is finally here! And so are reprints of the Campfire Owls T-shirts – now on Women’s V-Necks, too!

If you have always wanted to collaborate, please visit my new commissions request form. Here are examples of some of my latest commissions:

I regularly share the commissions I work on via my Patreon, if you’re interested in more behind-the-scenes looks at my work and process.

And, for a little more behind the scenes, check out this replay of a live Q&A I had with the students of the Castelar School in Los Angeles, organized by my good friends Martin Wong, Eloise Wong, and Wendy Janet Lau:

And again, a reminder that I’ll be doing another Q&A Live and free to attend THIS FRIDAY with the public library. Details & RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/bgpparty — plus there will be an opportunity to get a sold out, limited edition pin, which I made for independent bookstore day (recently, and bizarrely, mentioned in FORBES MAGAZINE:

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT ARTISTS DURING A PANDEMIC!

Many of my events and plans have changed these past few months, but I’m still here making artwork. Here are some other ways to support:

You can pledge as little as $1/month through Patreon in support of my art and receive exclusive and first preview content!
You can apply to commission an original painting or illustration!
You can pick up personalized, signed books from my shop or as they all become available!
Leave a 5-star review for my books on Amazon or Goodreads — that’s a great way to support any independent artist, especially in this era.
Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.

Thank you!

July 20, 2020 art show, book signing, illustration, other events, shop

She Wanted To Be Haunted is here!

My next picture book is here! She Wanted to Be Haunted by Marcus Ewert is a hilarious, rhyming picture book about a cute pink cottage named Clarissa, with windows that wink and flowers growing all around. But Clarissa doesn’t want to be adorable–being cute is boring!

Snag a signed copy from the shop, order through your local indie bookshop!, or read some of the reviews it’s received so far. Photo styling above by my talented friends here Stacy Keck Photography and Natalie Gill of Native Poppy

If you’ve read the book and have a moment to write a 5-star review on Amazon or Goodreads, or to share it on social media with the hashtag #SheWantedToBeHaunted, I appreciate it! A pandemic is a strange time to release a children’s book, so any help in generating word of mouth is welcome!

Meanwhile, if you’d like to take a deep dive into the art-making process for this book, I’ve created a behind-the-scenes look at the artwork for my Patreon backers.Every page of this 40 page book was painted on black board, so an inner gloominess would come through the painting!

There are also some new products in the shop, such as these illustrated notecard sets:

New To Do lists, for the lazy:

New weekly planner notepads:
and Get Well notecards:

All these and more can be found in the Boygirlparty Shop!

I’ve also recently been exhibiting new artwork at Giant Robot periodically, which can be found on their website. Such as this piece (now sold):

Coming up in the near future: I’ll be a blogger for the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) Summer Conference, exhibiting at Nahcotta’s next Enormous Tiny Art Show, and exhibiting at the first ever San Diego Design Week! (Sept 9-13) including a very special event in coordination with the Mingei Museum.

Hope to see you there & at my other events (virtually) in the future!

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