The Tilting House

Wow, so I have in my possession the first book I illustrated!  It is very surreal getting the copies in the mail and seeing the real thing physical after all the work that went into it.  There is even a little bio about me in the jacket which was really unexpected.  This whole thing took place starting a few months after I graduated....It is for Tricycle Press which is an imprint of Random House.  This was such a neat experience!  I must admit it was very hard to juggle this and a full time job, but that is all part of the illustration journey, right? The end result is so worth it!  The story, (about a creepy tilted house) was very much up my alley.  I could not have asked for better subject matter.  It was a flashback to an old haunted house I lived in as a kid.  Anyway, the book available for pre-order on the Random House site.  Then the book will be sold in bookstores all around!  Hopefully I will get the interior illustrations posted to my website soon-there were 16 total in B+W.  I am too excited! Thank you so much to Abi, Betsy and Tom for the experience!

Cover illustration before type:

Jacket design:

Some of the interior header samples.