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About Susie / boygirlparty.com

Susie Ghahremani / boygirlparty® is

a painter of paintings,

an illustrator of books,

and the designer of boygirlparty – nature-inspired gifts for all ages

And now she's writing in the third person and it's weird.

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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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#traveldrawing #walktosee #drawyourday #creativeretreat #artistlife #lifeofanillustrator #travelsketch #travelsketchbook #dailywatercolor #slowlivingforlife #capturethequiet #momentslikethese #daysofsmallthings #aslowmoment #makerslife #createmakeshare #abmlifeisbeautiful #californiaartists #childrensbookauthor #travelsketching

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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#boygirlparty #sendsnailmail #writeletters #happymail #writemoreletters #💌 #waxseal #stationerylove #snailmailrevolution #etsyspicks #smallbatch #indieartists #originalartwork #liveinspired #thinkingofyouweek #sendacarddeliverasmile #thinkingofyouweekchallenge #shopsmall #supportlivingartists

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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#whatwillhatch #bloomsburykids #picturebooks #susieghahremani #illustratorlife #kidlitart #kidlit #artistlife #childrensbookillustration #picturebookart #kidlitart #scbwi #picturesmeanbusiness #ChildrensIllustrator#LearningThroughBooks #STEMBooks #childrensnonfiction #kidssciencebooks

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.

#supportlivingartists #boygirlparty #timeboxing #actionplanner #todolist #anybodyoutthere

🐟🐟🐟 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.

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