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Live Scribe Denver Event
Live Scribe Denver Event #bullyproofsummit
Add live scribing to Jonathan’s resume! Jonathan was hired by Ground Floor Media to “live scribe” during an event at Children’s Hospital about cyberbullying. It’s an important topic and he made sure to prepare so that he could offer helpful and accurate illustrations from a panel discussion. As you may know, Jonathan has done a ton of video scribing, and he’s very comfortable with illustrating…
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Introducing a New Scholastic Book: Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske
Introducing a New Scholastic Book: Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske cc: @katiecarella
Oh happy day, we get to share our special news with you! Contracts are signed and edits are underway. Drum roll…
Scholastic will publish Jonathan’s children’s book, Barnacle Is Bored, in 2016!
This will be Jonathan’s first children’s book with Scholastic. His agent, the lovely Carrie Hannigan of HSG Agency, sold the book to Katie Carella at Scholastic. I just got the shivers typing that sentence.…
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Book Launch Buttons for Book Bloggers
Book Launch Buttons via @jonathanfenske #kidlit #kidlitart #bookbloggers
We’re officially getting ready for the launch of A Pig, A Fox and A Box in June! This Young Reader (Penguin USA) Jonathan wrote and illustrated features three stories with Pig and Fox and their pranking antics involving a Box.
With each book, we like to send out copies to our book bloggers who are working hard to let readers know about great books, new and old. This year, we’ll mail one of these…
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Baby's Leaving the Crib
Baby’s Leaving the Crib
It’s official: baby’s flying the nest. Our third daughter, who is three, is the proud owner of a new twin bed (actually, it’s the bed her older sister used before moving into her own room). The twin bed has a super comfy mattress which is much more luxe than her natural fiber organic crib mattress.
She’s used the new bed a few nights and all in all, it’s been a success. I think she likes the…
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Happy Caturday!
Happy #Caturday! #Illustration by @jonathanfenske
I found this little gem of a cat last month when Jonathan was arranging some files. I was all, “Where did THIS come from? I love it!” And he’s so modest, he was all [SHRUG.] Needless to say, there’s a story about a cat rattling around in his brain. I shall sniff it out soon.
With no more further adieu, here is a fat cat for your Caturday. And it’s lovingly dedicated to Aunt Laura who loves cats.
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Time for a Beer Run: Character Design by Jonathan Fenske
Time for a Beer Run: #CharacterDesign by Jonathan Fenske #illustration #denver
Happy Monday from the studio! I thought it would be fun to kick off the week with a few character designs Jonathan did last week for clients.
First up is “Time for a Beer Run”:
Next up is this pretty fox for a client in Fort Lupton, CO.
Finally, we have this wild guy for a client in Denver, CO.
Character designis Jonathan’s first love. It’s the thing that comes most effortlessly to him. And I…
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Jonathan Fenske and the Very Busy February
Jonathan Fenske and the Very Busy February #illustrator #kidlitart
Today, Dear Reader, enjoy this roundup of February in the life of two writers/one artist/illustrator/video scribe who are keeping it together with duct tape and just a teensy bit of coffee.
First up, and most excitedly, we have SECRET NEWS to share. There is a book. A picture book by Jonathan.To be published by a FANTASTIC new publishing house friend. A WONDERFUL editor. A great STORY and…
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New Video Scribe: Soluto
Jonathan worked with Room 214 once again to create another video scribe. Love this one, baby!
You can see more video scribes from Jonathan here and here. If you want to work with him, we recommend Room 214 wholeheartedly.
A few other things:
Jonathan’s newly on Instagram @jonathanfenske
Here is Jonathan’s page on his lovely literary…
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Character Design: 3W Races
Prairie Dog Character Design: 3W Races #illustrator
Jonathan has been working on character design for Colorado-based 3W Races, a fabulous company that offers local racing events in partnership with local businesses that benefit local charities.
Jonathan was brought on to do character design for 3W’s “Peedy” mascot, also called “Prairie Dog.” Jonathan loves working with this young company and as a runner himself, he’s completely dialed in to what…
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Denver Video Scribe: Telespine You may remember Jonathan illustrates video scribes (also called "whiteboard animation"). He's done a few recently in Denver/Boulder for…
Designing Icons for Luv
Designing Icons for Luv
Happy Friday! Dropping in here for a sec to show off casually display the beautiful logo and icons Jonathan created for my new blog, The Penzy. The subtitle of the blog is “Faith + Pretty Things.” It’s a blend of Christian inspiration plus indie home decor, jewelry, art, etc. I love faith-y blogs and I love indie craft/design, so voila! I decided to blog about both of them, together.
Naturally,…
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Character Design: Under the Sea
Character Design: Under the Sea
I posted recently about a new children’s book Jonathan was working on with some plucky sea creatures. The good news is that he’s finished the coloring (the illustrations I posted were in black and white). Now, it’s with his agent and we could not be more thrilled. Someone, somewhere will fall in love with this new story. We just know it (the dolphins told us).
We’re Denver-based illustrator and…
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Attack of the Kraken #illustration Just in time for the start of your week, please enjoy this latest Jonathan Fenske illustration. The seamonster design was created for a 30th birthday party tee shirt.
this joy + ride: issue 70
jonathan is in this joy + ride: issue 70
We’re most delightfully pleased that Jonathan is featured in this joy +ride issue 70 today. this joy + ride is an elegant compendium of art, designers, photographers, poets and other creative folk, published twice per month by shari and sheri. What’s awesome about today’s edition is that it features the illustrations from STUFF, a new picture book that Jonathan worked on all summer. I’ve been…
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Sea Life Illustrations
Sea Life #illustration on the blog today
Jonathan has returned to illustrating and writing his own children’s books this week, after taking a little detour to help me with a picture book that I implausibly wrote last month.
He’s also doing video scribes with Room 214 and whipping out character design for a Colorado startup. We’ll share more on those projects when they are finished.
Here’s a quick peek at some digital sketches of his new…
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For Better, For Worse; In Art, In Writing
For Better, For Worse; In Art, In Writing #illustration #kidlitart
Jonathan is really, really supportive of my writing. He’s given me time, space, encouragement and the occasional dry-your-eyes pep talk our entire marriage concerning my writing dreams.
That’s why my two novels are both dedicated to him. Without my husband, they would not exist. I mean that most sincerely.
We usually work on separate projects but over the past few years, we’ve melded our artistic…
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Purple Man, King of the Suburbs
Purple Man #Illustration
Do you have sign spinners where you live? You know, those people who twirl signs at street corners advertising local businesses. Jonathan and I had never seen so many until we moved to Colorado. They are everywhere: signs flipping and spinning, earbuds shoved in ears, jug of drinking water on the ground nearby.
The BEST sign spinner worked the street in front of the Thornton Fazolis a few years…
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