Here is my interpretation of "friendship" for Illustration Friday. This was taken from my SCBWI contest entry I finished up on Wednesday. You can see the final piece here. The theme was a silent Valentine poster for anytime in history. This illustration is titled "Valentine Treats." Each pet is getting their appropriate heart shaped treat.

I picked up the 2005 Artist's Market (for children's writers and illustrators) tonight and as I began to flip through it, the first page I saw had Roz's illustration on it. I'm sure my husband thought I was weird with my sudden outburst of "I know her!" (thanks Roz for making me feel popular). I can't wait to dive into it and find some good advice and contacts.

While I was at the bookstore I found the book Jeff Fisher wrote. He is a whiz at self promotion and has written many good articles. As I was flipping through it I was pleasantly surprised to see some of my work in there. When I was participating in the Creative Postcard Club, one of my stamp designs was chosen for a t-shirt (the Tour De France one) featuring several designer's cards and that t-shirt design was featured in the book. Pretty cool.