Hi there,
Welcome back to me studio after a very long hiatus!
I moved to Los Angeles at the beginning of this year so I'm in a new world and figuring my way around. LA is an interesting place. I feel more aware of the earth and the fragility of our world living here because every now and then the ground rumbles or there is apocalyptic-looking smoke rising on the horizon from whatever wild fire is raging.
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| Not a tornado sky, a wildfire sky--they look pretty similar. |
It's....interesting. But what I love about being here is that there are so many talented visual artists, this is a huge creative community and they are doing work that inspires and challenges me, I love it! Also, I'm engaged now and pretty happy about it so impending apocalypse aside, I like LA alright. |
| Me and my baby! |
The big news is that my first book, "Joseph, the Dreamer" is now available for pre-order on Amazon! It will be in stores October 1st, 2016. Hey! Look! I already got mine----------------------->
I'm so excited! It's already been reviewed by Kirkus! here's a link:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/becky-laff/joseph-the-dreamer/
I'm so flattered they mentioned the Egyptian backgrounds--I wanted it to look as close to what we think it looked like as I could get. I will be able to share my work from "Joseph, the Dreamer" as soon as the book is publicly released in October--and I have SO much to share!!
In fact, have so much to share that it will take a few posts to catch up on everything I've been doing since I got to Los Angeles but I'll start with my new set of posters for Columbia Children's Theatre. It's going to be a fun season! Check it out:
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| "Miss Nelson is Missing," Poster art for Columbia Children's Theatre, 2016 |
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| "Duck for President" Poster art for Columbia Children's Theatre, 2016 |
"Miss Nelson is Missing" was one of my favorite books as a kid and I also love the Cows That Type series that "Duck for President" comes from.
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| "Cinderella" Poster art for Columbia Children's Theatre 2016 |
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| "James and the Giant Peach" Poster art for Columbia Children's Theatre 2016 |
One of my favorite books with so many fun visuals to play with! But the image of the birds is the sky and the epic journey to a new and better life are what inspired me with this image. Haha I guess I can relate to that!
I've done a few posters now for the Commedia (now RagTag Theatre!) and I think I really nailed the characters now--in fact I was told that they use my illustrations as a guide for the costumes now which is one of the best compliments I've ever gotten! I think this poster really captures the tone and humor of this show and its troupe of characters:
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| "The Commedia Sleeping Beauty" Poster art for Columbia Children's Theatre |
You can get more information about Columbia Children's Theatre as well as tickets their shows here:
http://www.columbiachildrenstheatre.com/
Check them out! They do great things.
I've got so much more work to share but I will save it for the next post--so come back soon!
Don't forget, to follow me on instagram!
http://instagram.com/beckylaff
Thanks for the visit, web-friends!
More to come....
Love, Beckaroo!
