Carlotta's Fashion An Author Talk with me and Mrs Carlotta Walls Lanier
I’m Vanessa Brantley-Newton, the illustrator of Carlotta’s Special Dress, written by civil rights icon Carlotta Walls LaNier—and we’re excited to invite you to join us at the Library of Congress on Saturday, June 13th at 11:00 a.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium. Tickets are free. Bring your children and come learn what Carlotta endured as she entered Central High, and why clothing mattered so deeply in the civil rights movement. These children were not expected to succeed becaus
You Don’t Need the Whole Crayon Box to Make Great Art
You Don’t Need the Whole Crayon Box to Make Great Art Have you ever opened a brand-new box of crayons or paints and thought, “Wow… I need all of these to make something good”? Here’s a happy secret from an illustrator (hi, that’s me): you don’t. You can make beautiful, joyful art with just a few supplies—and you can make art every day. Less Stuff, More Magic It’s fun to have fancy markers and every color ever made. But fancy supplies aren’t the boss of your creativity. Your i
