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Watercolor painting of a sneaky bunny rabbit popping out of a bush to eat a tulip.
Watercolor painting of a bunny rabbit reaching out to eat a tulip. So rude!
Watercolor painting of two bunny rabbits munching on bellflower (campanula).
Siblings float into the sunset on a tiny boat in a pink sea, traditionally painted with watercolor and gouache, with pencil.
Green fish in a purple sea traditionally painted with watercolor and gouache.
Watercolor and gouache illustration of a creepy black and purple fish in a creepy, dark-colored sea.
A watercolor illustration of the Grimm Fairy Tale The Fisherman, showing a poor fisherman, the enchanted prince in the shape of a flounder, the increasingly important the fisherman's wife asks for, and the increasing angry sea.
coloring page of tiny children or huge squirrels. The squirrels are all types found in and near Minneapolis: grey squirrels, flying squirrels, red squirrels, and 13-lined ground squirrels (aka golden gophers)
coloring page of diverse children planting a flower, in an outline of the state on Minnesota
Deep purple, starry javelinas--adult and juvenile.
Watercolor illustration commissioned as a 75th birthday present for the Father who hand-built the play structures in a treasured childhood yard fondly remembered by the three daughters.
watercolor and gouache painting of some bushes that definitely do not have a cat under them.
A watercolor and gouache painting of colorful plants and bushes, plus cat eyes and a cat nose. And yes, I suppose the negative space is cat-shaped.
In the original Grimms tale of the Frog Prince, the frog doesn't even ask for a kiss: he'd be satisfied just sitting on her pillow while she sleeps. This watercolor illustration imagined what that would have looked like, if she'd allowed it.
In the Grimm's version of Cinderella, Aschenputtel get her dress, shoes and courage from a hazel tree she grew from a twig stick in the earth above her mother's grave, and watered with her tears, as illustrated in this line art drawing.
A watercolor spread designed for a children's book, featuring a woman of asian descent trying to calm her two dogs, a shiba inu and an Azawakh.
A watercolor illustration of a child kneading julekake dough.
An icicle turns a lonely winter walk into a stately parade in this watercolor illustration of a bundled child with a long scarf.
In Rumpelstiltskin, the whole messy tale starts with a father making preposterous boasts. In this watercolor drawing, the daughter is shown struggling to hold up the weight of the boast that she can spin straw into gold.
Hansel and Gretel are starting to think they might be lost in this watercolor illustration
A Cat wearing Cat-eye glasses and holding a scepter, walking up stairs, with feathers in the background
watercolor painting of a vintage rocking horse ornament
watercolor drawing of a small fairy with a plum blossom shaped background
A collection of character experiments
Illustrations of secure, avoidant, ambivalent and disorganized attachment types--showing kids in emotional states
Character Sheet exploring the emotions of Florencia, an adventurous girl who loves time travel, and her best friend, Toot, the rooster.
A hand-painted watercolor comic (graphic novel) page about a little boy who learns that you can ask a ghost for help, but its the ghost the decides how helpful to really be.
Pitch for a Pretend play concept
Watercolor children's picture book illustration showing a concerned girl named Binkie holding bottles of paint, while her calm dad talks to her and get ready to put a painting smock on her. From Binkie Robinson and the Invisible Paint by Lava Robbins
Watercolor children's picture book illustration showing a dad wiping paint off of his daughter, Binkie's Face, while she scratches her head in confusion. From Binkie Robinson and the Invisible Paint by Lava Robbins
Watercolor children's picture book illustration showing an excited girl named Binkieexplaining her day to her interested while he tucks her into bed. From Binkie Robinson and the Invisible Paint by Lava Robbins
A skeptical Binkie looking at her dad, using his finger to make a composition frame. From Binkie Robinson and the Invisible Paint by Lava Robbins
Watercolor illustration of a woman on a cliff at sunrise
Watercolor illustrations of a grandmother hugging her grandchildren and then dancing with them
Watercolor illustrations of a grandma dancing with a colorful background, and snorkeling in a coral reef
Watercolor illustrations of toy bugs--insects: centipedes, millipedes, Japanese beetle, lacewing fly, hover fly, grasshopper, cutworm, lawn grub, and ground beetle, plus an earthworm and a slug,
Plant based alien life-form holding a flask. In watercolor.
Watercolor animals: Moose, Goat, Giraffe, Oribi (Antelope), Elephant, Bighorn Sheep
Build A Zoo Game idea: a cross between a memory match game, a puzzle, and a zoo-themed playset.
Two Rabbit characters designed in response to a snippet of sample text by children's picture book author, Zoe Tucker. Also, their bags, inspired by a prompt by toy designer, Riley Wilkinson.
A child of indeterminate race and color explores a coral reef.
An anxious child struggles with terror and anger.
A girl on the shoulders of her dad looks optimistically in the glorious vista of her journey into the future, surrounded by family
Two Rabbit characters designed in response to a snippet of sample text by children's picture book author, Zoe Tucker
Inspired by a Japanese legend about the historical figure, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who supposedly either owned a flying dog who helped him fight battles, or or killed a wild flying during his campaign to conquer Kyushu.
Tokoyo, the heroine of a Japanese (?) legend celebrates the end of yofune-nushi , the sea monster that caused disasters on Oki Islands. Here, she is dancing at a village festival held in her honor.
A wolf (or fox) wearing clothes and sweeping up wood shavings in a woodworking shop.
a bear in a floral dress painting a landscape .
Deciphering a Faery Recipe
A poor mouse under a hill sings her bewitching song to a passerby.
A girl is delighted when a monarch lands on her nose
Watercolor drawing of a mysterious woman in a white fur coat, with a glowing afro, gazing at the moon. Is she a faery?
Puss in Boots is nonplussed when the ogre, transformed into a lion, tries to eat her. This clever fairy tale cat always finds a way to take advantage of seemingly impossible situations.
Swim Lessons, Black Boy Swimming watercolor
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Black and white digital illustration of a young prince comforting his father, the king, who is acting like a fool. Suitable for a chapter book.
Tokoyo, from Japanese legend, rescues a cursed statue from an ocean cave, unaware that a sea monster is following her.
Tokoyo in period appropriate Kamakura era Japanese ladies' costume for talking a walk in public.
Tokoyo, sitting on tatami next to a comforter, keenly feels the loss of her father
Tokoyo, wearing an admittedly anachronistic kimono, studies a scroll on a shogi board
A young toddler meets a stag beetle.
Black and white illustration of a forest wolf boy for a updated Little Red Riding Hood. Ink and brush
black and white illustration of an evil dwarf guarding his treasure. Ink and brush
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fairy, fire, candle, baby
Black and white illustration of a witch from an Irish fairy tale.
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This chicken is not really ready to become a mother hen.
A chicken Dreams of an Egg
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black girl dreams of being an aerialist.
Digging kids find a wiggly prize
kid digging in sand with a truck
kid getting hair dyed
kid sulking
A child wants to feel seen, heard, believed in, no matter how big his dreams.
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