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Laurie Smollett Kutscera

@lskutscera.bsky.social

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#MG #PB Author-illustrator MAYA’S TREASURE, Peter Pauper Press / MISADVENTURES OF A MAGICIAN’S SON, Blue Whale www.LaurieSmollettKutscera.com #kidlit #SCBWI #12x12 Finalist #PBparty #50PreciousWords Rep’d by The Purcell Agency Rescue doggies rock!

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Aug 7

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! I’m an author/ illustrator of #picturebooks and #middlegrade looking to sail into my next project. #Artdirectors #Editors

Illustration of young boy on a boat learning to tie nautical knots with his dog by his side. Background art includes diagrams of knot formations.

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Aug 17

Marvelous work!

Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Aug 12

This is really wonderful. Isn’t it fun to just play?❤️

Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hi NanaLouise Have we met?

Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thank you!

Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Aug 7

LOVE!

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Aug 7

Lovely work!

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Aug 7

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! I’m an author/ illustrator of #picturebooks and #middlegrade looking to sail into my next project. #Artdirectors #Editors

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · Aug 5

Friendly reminder that it’s #kidlitartpostcard this Thursday.

We should make a hashtag where people share dummies. #kidlitdummies? First Wednesday of the month? Who wants to run it?

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Scrolling through my photos, I found an interesting image of my friend and talented #picturebook author, Zainab Khan. We first met at the Gold Coast book fair last year where she read NOURA’S CRESCENT MOON, and I read MAYA’S TREASURE . #watercolor #pastelpencil #procreate

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jul 27

Lovely. Very soothing palette.

Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jul 20

This #watercolor was inspired by my friend and incredibly talented author, Francesca Padilla. Her novel, What’s Coming To Me, is brilliant. #illustration

Watercolor of Francesca Padilla, author of YA novel WHAT’S COMING TO ME.

Watercolor painting, brushes and palette

Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jul 14

Not only do I remember this gorgeous book, but I remember how it smelled! Such great memories

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jul 14

This is marvelous!!!

Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jul 13

#teachers #librarians #parents #grandparents
Remember playing in our neighborhoods with friends as kids? For parents interested in bringing more play into their homes, there's a new book that's a friendly guide to building a culture of play in your family. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

Go Play: How Parents Can Empower Kids to Build Their Own Worlds

We live in a society that undervalues play, but open-ended play is a key building block for children's well-being. Part urgent call and part friendly guide, this book is full of easy and meaningful st...

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jul 9

I spent Sunday painting. I started out doing a #watercolor and ended up with a bit of mixed media. It was fun to play and get out of my head. I spent too much time there. #pastelpencil #acrylicpen #hydrangeas

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jun 27

Video. #watercolor. #Faber-Castell #coloredpencil

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jun 26

Playing with watercolor and colored pencil. #flowers #watercolor #Faber-Castell pencils

Photograph of purple water colored flowers, touching up with colored pencil

Photo of water colored tulips where I’m touching up with the colored pencil

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jun 6

Absolutely!

Fetid Moppet @onthelowend.bsky.social · Jun 5

Sound advice from the King himself. #BookSky #HorrorSky

Stephen King holding a hand-written sign that says “Read more scary books!”

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Inked Voices (@inkedvoices.bsky.social)

We are thrilled to be welcoming @annmrose.bsky.social for this upcoming YA/Adult Opening Pages workshop:) Nonmember registration now open and we have a couple of spots still free! More info at https:/...

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you!

Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · May 9

Mughal miniatures have always filled me with joy. Happy Friday! #kidlit #illustration #childrensbookillustration #flowers #gardenofflowers

Indian princess in a garden of flowers watching butterflies

Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · May 5

It’s that kinda Monday…
#kidlitart #chilrensbookillustration #mouse #tutumalfunction

Mouse dressed in polka dotted tutu and high tops. She is distressed because her polka dots are falling off right before her recital!

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · May 1

Happy #Kidlitpostcardday!
I’m an author/illustrator who enjoys creating art in traditional and digital mediums. Repped by The Purcell Agency. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #pastel

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Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · Apr 28

The Plot Lab is happening this Friday! Everyone who registers also gets access to Damon Suede's recent webinar, The Genre Plot: Unpacking the Universal Truths of Narrative. A terrific opportunity to dig into the building blocks of Story and apply to your own WIP.
app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

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Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social · Apr 16

A little bit of spring for anyone that needs a hug today. #Illustration #Calligraphy #FlowersMakeMeHappy

Digital Illustration of pansies, dandelions, snapdragon, chrysanthemums, and Poppy with copper plate calligraphy on watercolor paper.

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