eyes that kiss in the corners illustrator

After high school, I went to university to study biology and I worked as a biologist for a decade before I began to acknowledge that something felt amiss-I missed making art! So I took a leap of faith and began pursuing art and illustration full-time. However, I really didn’t think about writing a book for the purpose of publishing until I was around 40.īrittany Lane: I have always loved art and creating, but it took me some time to decide to make it my full-time career! I recall writing and illustrating my own stories and looking forward to art class as my favorite time of the week at school.

I remember that my grade 8 teacher told my mom during a parent-teacher interview to buy a thesaurus for me because I was going to be a writer someday. Owlkids Books: When did you know that you wanted to be an author or illustrator?Įtta Kaner: In elementary school I put a lot of effort into writing stories and descriptive pieces when they were assigned. It may seem simple, but the answers will surprise you! This book publishes October 4, 2022. Their new picture book reads like an interactive guessing game, in which kids have to decide if the puzzling image on each page is a rock, a plant, or an animal. This month, we interviewed Rock? Plant? Animal? author Etta Kaner and illustrator Brittany Lane. Welcome to Creator Corner! Every month, we’ll be interviewing the creators of our recent books.

Eyes that kiss in the corners illustrator