I illustrated a scene inspired by an as-yet-unpublished YA story I wrote about musical kids who accidentally travel through time to save their hero, the piano composer Frédéric Chopin. 🎩🎹🎵
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October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I illustrated a scene inspired by an as-yet-unpublished YA story I wrote about musical kids who accidentally travel through time to save their hero, the piano composer Frédéric Chopin. 🎩🎹🎵
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October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It’s Spring here in New Zealand and today was SUPER windy! 🌬️🧚🌸 Poor fairies.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It’s Spring here in New Zealand and today was SUPER windy! 🌬️🧚🌸 Poor fairies.
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Happy Sunday! 💜
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October 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Happy Sunday! 💜
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Today in NYC, my #kidlit #illustration agency MB Artists is having a gathering. I’m there in spirit. We drew ourselves as kids for the promo materials. These are mine, plus some photos from the last gathering in 2018.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today in NYC, my #kidlit #illustration agency MB Artists is having a gathering. I’m there in spirit. We drew ourselves as kids for the promo materials. These are mine, plus some photos from the last gathering in 2018.
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Inspired by AMAZING fashion spotted last night at the grocery store. (Beware: You never know when you might end up in a book… or at least in my Instagram feed.) 🤭 #people #fashion #style #glasses #amwriting #writer #author #violetlemay #illustrator #newzealand #mbartists
October 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Inspired by AMAZING fashion spotted last night at the grocery store. (Beware: You never know when you might end up in a book… or at least in my Instagram feed.) 🤭 #people #fashion #style #glasses #amwriting #writer #author #violetlemay #illustrator #newzealand #mbartists
It’s Sunday! Do what you love.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s Sunday! Do what you love.
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I’m too old to celebrate birthdays… but little me isn’t. 🥳🎂🎉 #birthdaygirl #violetlemay #amwriting #baby #babies #familyphotos
October 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I’m too old to celebrate birthdays… but little me isn’t. 🥳🎂🎉 #birthdaygirl #violetlemay #amwriting #baby #babies #familyphotos
A #throwback to my GIANT teen crush on #shauncassidy 🎤🎹. Found BORN LATE recently at a local vinyl shop. 💖💖💖
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October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A #throwback to my GIANT teen crush on #shauncassidy 🎤🎹. Found BORN LATE recently at a local vinyl shop. 💖💖💖
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Happy autumn! 🍂 This illustration is from my latest book A MAKER OF DRESSES.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy autumn! 🍂 This illustration is from my latest book A MAKER OF DRESSES.
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Sending big hugs to #Chicago — not my home town but pretty close, and one of my favorite cities on earth. I painted this puzzle many years ago; it's mixed media (acrylics and envelope scraps). No more #ICE raids, please. 💜 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #midwest #illinois #brightonpark
October 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sending big hugs to #Chicago — not my home town but pretty close, and one of my favorite cities on earth. I painted this puzzle many years ago; it's mixed media (acrylics and envelope scraps). No more #ICE raids, please. 💜 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #midwest #illinois #brightonpark
Magic is everywhere, all around you. All you have to do is look. 🍂🧚 #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #picturebooks #fairies #faerie #fairy #autumn #fall #mbartists
October 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Magic is everywhere, all around you. All you have to do is look. 🍂🧚 #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #picturebooks #fairies #faerie #fairy #autumn #fall #mbartists
Spent my Sunday afternoon starting a new painting. Now… back to work. Happy Monday! 👩🎨 #violetlemay #art #painting #fineart #acrylic #artist #artistsoninstagram
October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Spent my Sunday afternoon starting a new painting. Now… back to work. Happy Monday! 👩🎨 #violetlemay #art #painting #fineart #acrylic #artist #artistsoninstagram
Hey, Timaru!
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Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities!
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Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities!
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October 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hey, Timaru!
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Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities!
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See you there! ❤️
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Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities!
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Hope you have a beautiful Sunday. 🩰 #violetlemay #sundayfunday #sunday #ballet #bunhead #ballerina #illustrator #kidlitart #amwriting #picturebooks
October 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hope you have a beautiful Sunday. 🩰 #violetlemay #sundayfunday #sunday #ballet #bunhead #ballerina #illustrator #kidlitart #amwriting #picturebooks
In honor of the weather, here’s a rainy illustration from NY DOGS. ☂️ #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #dogs #corgi #dogs #nydogs
October 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In honor of the weather, here’s a rainy illustration from NY DOGS. ☂️ #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #dogs #corgi #dogs #nydogs
New project, new method. ✍ #violetlemay #artist #illustrator #drawingonnapkins #drawing #inktober #sketch #sketching
October 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
New project, new method. ✍ #violetlemay #artist #illustrator #drawingonnapkins #drawing #inktober #sketch #sketching
A throwback to our 2019 pre-pandemic Ningbo apartment. Even the laundry room (where I did yoga) was marble! 🧘♀️ #violetlemay #travel #china #yoga #throwback #tbt #amwriting #tbthursday
October 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A throwback to our 2019 pre-pandemic Ningbo apartment. Even the laundry room (where I did yoga) was marble! 🧘♀️ #violetlemay #travel #china #yoga #throwback #tbt #amwriting #tbthursday
Honoring #worldcoffeeday and #inktober ☕️ Hope you enjoy your day a latte! #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #coffee #cafe #latte #mbartists
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Honoring #worldcoffeeday and #inktober ☕️ Hope you enjoy your day a latte! #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #coffee #cafe #latte #mbartists
A MAKER OF DRESSES seems to be on sale on-line in the US. A cute holiday gift for your little fashionistas and designers. #violetlemay #book #picturebook #giftidea #fashion #sewing #sale #booksale #mbartists
September 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A MAKER OF DRESSES seems to be on sale on-line in the US. A cute holiday gift for your little fashionistas and designers. #violetlemay #book #picturebook #giftidea #fashion #sewing #sale #booksale #mbartists
Happy Monday. 🖤🤍 This very good boy is from my book NY DOGS. #violetlemay #amwriting #illustration #illustrator #dogs
September 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy Monday. 🖤🤍 This very good boy is from my book NY DOGS. #violetlemay #amwriting #illustration #illustrator #dogs
Fred and I had fun painting #birdhouses at the Resene booth at the South Canterbury Home & Garden Show. I love his cat! 🐱🐦 #violetlemay #weekend #birdhouse #birds #crafts #timaru #newzealand
September 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Fred and I had fun painting #birdhouses at the Resene booth at the South Canterbury Home & Garden Show. I love his cat! 🐱🐦 #violetlemay #weekend #birdhouse #birds #crafts #timaru #newzealand
Happy weekend! 👩🍳 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #amwriting #bananabread #weekend #baking #grandma
September 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy weekend! 👩🍳 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #amwriting #bananabread #weekend #baking #grandma
Happy Friday! What movies are you going to watch this weekend? 🍿 #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #kidlitart #amwriting #friday #weekend #movies #mbartists
September 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy Friday! What movies are you going to watch this weekend? 🍿 #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #kidlitart #amwriting #friday #weekend #movies #mbartists
My baby is 24 today. This is one of my favorite photos from the archives. He’ll be here with us in November and my mission is to photo-document his magnificent beard—stay tuned! 🧔♂️ Hug your kids. It goes much too fast! #violetlemay #amwriting #illustrator #mom #parenting #kids #motherhood
September 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My baby is 24 today. This is one of my favorite photos from the archives. He’ll be here with us in November and my mission is to photo-document his magnificent beard—stay tuned! 🧔♂️ Hug your kids. It goes much too fast! #violetlemay #amwriting #illustrator #mom #parenting #kids #motherhood