CBIG and ABFFE AUCTIONS

19th Annual Children's Book Art Auction. CBIG members are among the many industry wide children's book illustrators who have contributed artwork to be auctioned off in support of The Kids Right To Read Program against censorship of books sponsored by ABC Children’s Group at the American Booksellers Association and American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE) .There will be an on-line auction open to the public (opens: Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 9am and closes Friday, May 24, 2013 at 9pm), in person ticketed auction (Wednesday May 29 at BEA) and a holiday auction in the fall. For more information click HERE. 
Contributing CBIG artists include: Madonna Davidoff, Doreen Marts, Donna Miskend, Vicky Rubin, Jennifer Thermes
Some examples of books that have been banned or challenged regarding availability:
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Brave New World by Aldous Huxley; Angels in America by Tony Kushner, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. 

MOTHER GOOSE EXHIBIT- A LOOK BACK PART I

Mother Goose Re-Imagined

Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Public Library 

101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830

Thank you to the Flinn Gallery for hosting us December 5 - January. 16, 2013

exhibiting ARTISTS: Angelique Anderson, Deborah Cuneo, Diana Ting Delosh, Laura Goetz, Leeza Hernandez, Mike Herrod, Sara Kahn, H. R. Karpes, Anna Kim, Ann Koffsky, Sarah Lisa Lavoie, Kitty Leech, Donna Miskend, Sawaka Norii, Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, Barbara Mason Rast, Roberta M. Rivera, Vicky Rubin, Tatyanna Starikova, Cheryl Taborsky, T.T. Tyler, Wallace West, Brian Yanish

At the artist reception Dec. 6th

Left to Right: Clare Pernice, Wallace West, Donna Miskend (f), Deborah Cuneo (b), Lisa Lavoie (b), Diana Ting Delosh (f), Roberta Rivera, Kitty Leech (b), T.T. Tyler, Angelique Anderson (b), Vicky Rubin (f), Barbara Mason Rast (b) Marilyn Papas, Leeza Hernandez, Laura Goetz, H. R. Karpes

Here are more photos from the reception.      
Photos courtesy of Elaine Ubiña, www.fairfieldcountylook.com unless otherwise noted. 

Left to right: Jamee Becker, Linda Butler, Martha Deegan, gallery curators,

artwork © Donna Miskend 2012, CBIG curator

Vicky Rubin, Diana Ting Delosh, artwork

© Tatyana Starikova2012

Dave Menendez, Lisa Lavoie, artwork © Lisa Lavoie2012

T.T. Tyler, Roberta Rivera, artwork © Roberta Rivera2012

Barbara Mason Rast, Angelique Anderson,
artwork© Vicky Rubin2012 

To see more photos from the event, please visit:     http://www.fairfieldcountylook.com/index.php/parties/2176-flinn-art-gallery-opening-for-mother-goose-re-imagined. 

Thanks too to Kitty for contributing photos, some here some further below. And from a crappy point and shoot camera, but you get the idea! Prints for sale.

Kitty Leech, Deborah Cuneo (b)
Diana Ting Delosh, Laura Goetz

Thanks Tracy! artwork on wall ©Laura Goetz2012, prints:©Vicky RubinAngelique Anderson, Clare Pernice 

artwork L © Ann Koffsky2012

Guests enjoying the art and refreshments.

artwork©Kitty Leech2012 

artwork hanging left ©Mike Herrod2012

 artwork ©Barbara Mason Rast2012,  ©Mike Herrod2012 

Okay, how cool is this electronic sign?  

There was a reading area for kids with Mother Goose books on the table. 

 Thanks to Marilyn for contributing photos:

Marilyn Papas, artwork ©Marilyn Papas2012 

T.T. Tyler, artwork ©T.T. Tyler2012 

Deborah Cuneo foreground, Angelique Anderson, 

and Diana Ting Delosh back R, artwork L © Sara Kahn2012

Diana Ting Delosh, Roberta Rivera, Donna Miskend,artwork©Brian Yanish, T.T.Tyler

artwork L © Sara Kahn2012

 Thanks to Brock Pernice for contributing photos:

Clare Pernice, ©Clare Pernice2012

Front: curators: Linda Butler and Donna Miskend
Back artists: Clare Pernice, Wallace West 

Additional Programming:   

artwork top L to R:©Donna Miskend2012, ©Roberta Rivera2012,©Mike Herrod2012,
bottom L to R:©Cheryl Taborsky2012, ©Deborah Cuneo2012

Panel discussion moderated by Donna Miskend, with Roberta Rivera, Clare Pernice, Lisa Lavoie, Marilyn Papas, H.R. Karpes. 

Lisa Laoie, Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, Roberta Rivera, H. R. Karpes, Donna Miskend

artwork hanging L to R: ©Cheryl Taborsky2012, ©R .H. Karpes2012,  ©Deborah Cuneo2012 

Thank you to Dave Menendez for filming. The video will be available in a separate post coming soon.

Participants -

Lisa Lavoie click WEB site                  Marilyn Papas click WEB site

Clare Pernice click WEB site            Roberta Rivera click WEB site

H. R. Karpes  click WEB site             Donna Miskend click WEB site

To read interviews with more of the exhibiting artists: 
Part I - Artist Memories of Mother Goose, Click HERE 
Part II - Illustration Process, Click HERE
Part III - Influences, about the Stories they chose.   Click HERE 

After the panel discussion, Roberta Rivera offers a demonstration of her illustration process.

artwork hanging L to R: ©T.T. Tyler2012, ©Cheryl Taborsky2012,

©H. R. Karpes2012, ©Deborah Cuneo 

Artwork hanging ©Deborah Cuneo2012

©Roberta Rivera2012

Thank you Flinn Gallery and Greenwich Public Library









Children from the Greenwich Head Start Program created their own interpretation of a Mother Goose Story, The Three Little Kittens

Select press: 

correct: attributions- Marilyn Papas first image, Donna Miskend bottom right

 
Links and corrections: http://www.greeknewsonline.com/?p=23497 - Exhibit title, Mother Goose Re-Imagined

http://www.fairfieldcountylook.com/index.php/parties/2176-°©‐flinn-°©‐art-°©‐gallery-°©‐opening-°©‐

for-°©‐mother-°©‐goose-°©‐re-°©‐imagined - 24 artists represented

http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Artists-°©‐revisit-°©‐classic-°©‐childhood-°©‐nursery-°©‐

rhymes-°©‐4157428.php?cmpid=emailarticle&cmpid=emailarticle - approx. 1/3 of the group participated, Miskend CBIG exhibit curator

A catalogue of the work will be posted on our web site www.cbig-nyc.com. A link will appear HERE please check back. Next posts will be the video of the panel discussion, a further recap from the Dickens exhibit followed by more from other 2012 events. Look out for 2013 news as well. 

Mother Goose Exhibit

Mother Goose Re-Imagined

Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Public Library

101 West Putnam Avenue

Greenwich, CT 06830

on view December. 6, 2012 – January. 16, 2013

Event day Sunday Jan. 6 begins 1:00pm: 

artist panel discussion moderated by Donna Miskend with: 

Roberta Rivera, Clare Pernice, Marilyn Papas, H. Ruth Karpes, Lisa Lavoie.

art demo by Roberta Rivera

and readings

exhibiting ARTISTS: Angelique Anderson, Deborah Cuneo, Diana Ting Delosh, Laura Goetz, Leeza Hernandez, Mike Herrod, Sara Kahn, H. R. Karpes, Anna Kim, Ann Koffsky, Sarah Lisa Lavoie, Kitty Leech, Donna Miskend, Sawaka Norii, Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, Barbara Mason Rast, Roberta M. Rivera, Vicky Rubin, Tatyanna Starikova, Cheryl Taborsky, T.T. Tyler, Wallace West, Brian Yanish

transportation from NYC: 4 blocks from Metro North New Haven RR line, Greenwich station

gallery web site:  click here              further info call gallery at 203.622.7947

Gallery Hours: M-W F & Sat 10:00 am - 5pm, Th10:00 am - 8pm, Sun 1:00 pm - 5pm

ARTIST RECEPTION: DEC. 6 from 6-9pm

All artwork is for sale, and prints are also available for those holiday gifts!

Parking is available. sponsored by Friends of Greenwich Library

70 illustrations influenced by Mother Goose rhymes will be on view. Check back at the close of the exhibit for photos. 

CLICK HERE for an interview with some of the artists Part I.
CLICK HERE for an interview with some of the artists Part II.

Further photos from our Dickens exhibit will resume posting at the close of Mother Goose. 

                                           

http://conversationswithdonnamiskend.blogspot.com/2012/12/art.html

Sunday Storytime in Mr. Morgan's Library

Gather 'round - Members of CBIG are reading Beatrix Potter stories for the Morgan Library & Museum's Sunday Storytime as part of the exhibit Beatrix Potter The Picture Letters on view November 4, 2012 - January 27, 2013.  web site  CBIG members, museum docents and Beatrix Potter Society members alternate in the schedule.
          
CBIG: Nov 11 at 2:30pm                        Nov 25 at 2:30pm                      Dec 2 at 2:30pm          
          Dec 9 at 11:30am and 2:30pm      Dec 23 at 11:30am                    Jan 6 at 2:30pm           
         Jan 13 at 11:30am and 2:30pm     Jan 20 at 2:30pm
Participating members: Angelique Anderson, Diane Allison, Donna Miskend, Susanna Pitzer, T.T. Tyler, Wallace West 

Donna Miskend reads Mrs. Tittlemouse
photo by Laura Goetz

Don't miss the exhibit! In addition to the letters, there are paintings, books and some of Beatrix Potter's merchandise: stuffed animals, figurines, painted doilies and a game board. 

Dickens Exhibit Revisited - Day of Dickens Oct. 13

Exhibiting Members: 
Lisa Cinelli, Deborah Cuneo, Diana Ting Delosh, Peggy Dressel, Doris Ettlinger, Laura Goetz, Leeza Hernandez, Mike Herrod, Sara Kahn, H. Ruth Karpes, Lisa Lavoie, Doreen Marts, Donna Miskend, Sawaka Norii, Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, Roberta Rivera, Vicky Rubin, Cheryl Taborsky, T. T. Tyler, Wallace West

Here's a look at some of the events for our second Day of Dickens
T.T. Tyler reads from a picture book biography of Dickens before the kids set to work coloring images from his life.

T.T. Tyler's reading/craft session

A completed victorian teddy bear in Roberta Rivera's craft session. All ages tried their hand at painting after her demo in her painting workshop.

Roberta Rivera

Another performance reading by Friends of Dickens

James Armstrong, images: Donna Miskend, Dickens' ms from
A Christmas Carol, Sara Kahn  

Mike J. Quinn

James Armstrong gives a talk about Dickens and his illustrators. 

James Armstrong

Donna Miskend interviews Michael Patrick Hearn, children's
literary scholar about Dickens' works, especially A Christmas Carol. His book, The Annotated Christmas Carol  is full of interesting facts and historical details.   

Michael Patrick Hearn and Donna Miskend,
images by Sara Kahn, Diana Ting Delosh, Lisa Lavoie

Read an interview with Mike J. Quinn here, Coming up: Special events added for Oct.

Dickens Exhibit Events- Day of Dickens Sept. 13

Exhibiting Members: 

Lisa Cinelli, Deborah Cuneo, Diana Ting Delosh, Peggy Dressel, Doris Ettlinger, Laura Goetz, Leeza Hernandez, Mike Herrod, Sara Kahn, H. Ruth Karpes, Lisa Lavoie, Doreen Marts, Donna Miskend, Sawaka Norii, Marilyn Papas, Clare Pernice, Roberta Rivera, Vicky Rubin, Cheryl Taborsky, T. T. Tyler, Wallace West

Day of Dickens Sept. 13, 2012 Panel discussion moderated by Donna Miskend, gave a unique perspective on Dickens' legacy and work with a contribution by Fred Kaplan (selections read from interview click here to read), championing his work through the Friends of Dickens with Mike Quinn, inspiring kids to appreciate Dickens with Betsy Bird, and learning where Dickens fits in  British 19c culture and a short presentation on the iconic image of Oliver with Catherine Robson.

Elizabeth Bird, Catherine Robson, Mike J. Quinn

Glitter, glitter everywhere! Doreen Mart showed 32 kids how to make victorian ornaments. No time to take pictures - but it was loads of fun.

Yonkers Riverfront Library clean-up crew rock! Not a spec was left when Wallace West came to the craft room to teach kids how to interpret A Christmas Carol for character design.

Wallace West

Wallace West

Wallace demonstrates key characteristics described in Dickens' text. Then the kids try their hand at drawing Scrooge.










Carol Burrell offered instruction on creating comic book art using scenes from Great Expectations. She showed examples of graphic novels, and gave advice for breaking into this area of publishing.

Carol Burrell, a.k.a. Klio

Wallace West offered a demonstration of his illustration process.


Friends of Dickens, NY Chapter perform a reading of A Christmas Carol, The Pickwick Papers and more.

Images left to right/top to bottom: Donna Miskend, Dickens'
manuscript, Sara Kahn, Diana Ting Delosh, Lisa Lavoie,
Doreen Mart, Sawaka Norii

Mike J. Quinn

The reception.

artwork ©Marilyn Papas 2012

artwork ©T.T. Tyler 2012

Some of the artists and their work.

artwork ©Peggy Dressel