Gift Box Feature 3 - Booklandia (Portugal)

 

BIG shout out to Maceo who is the founder and owner of "Booklandia" the first Gift/Subscription Box to give my book "Furqan's First Flat Top" a shot. When I first debuted as a kids book illustrator and author Maceo almost immediately started carrying my book, other books I'd worked on, name plates I'd made, etc and she even licensed work from me to make coloring sheets.

If you're not hip to her business it is one of the first bilingual and Spanish language subscription book boxes in the US (She now lives in Portugal). They carry books for children from newborns to middle grade kids. Not just that, she searches for books that reflect the diversity of Latinos (all colors). 

If you're new to this, I'm sharing some of the amazing small businesses that have featured my books, merchandise, or artwork in their subscription book boxes. Booklandia is not only a gift box, it's also a pop up bookstore that has filled a need in the kidlit world. Please go support the biz by purchasing books (physical or audio).

LINK: Booklandia Books

Dig this? Check out the last giftbox feature: Los Amigos Books (Chicago)

Download 2 - Ethnic Studies coloring sheet

 

Here's a coloring sheet for all the folks trying to introduce the study and concept of "Ethnic Studies" to their students early. You can download a copy of this from my shop HERE. 

Thanks for your support and here is the previous download-Analog music.

Check out this time lapsed video I made of coloring it in.

Facing Race Conference - Coloring Sheet

 

Hey fam, excited to share this coloring sheet I illustrated for Race Forward (formerly Colorlines). Shout out to Erin Zipper for bringing me in to do this. And shout out to Nicky Rodriguez who also illustrated a coloring sheet. Quickly, Facing Race is an annual conference where organizers, educators, artists, and regular folks like you get together to talk about racial justice. For some people that inspires eyes rolling, but for the eclectic mix of folks who go it is a lifetime of work. Learn more about it by following Race Forward and attending the conference virtually. 

And download the coloring sheet to have fun drawing!

Here's a bit of process from the art making:

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Sketches

Final drawing used as a coloring sheet during the 2020 Facing Race conference.

Dig this? Here's an illustration I did for Oakland Rising in the past and one done for an Elefint Designs collab w/ John Legend and the ACLU.

 Coloring sheets by myself and Nicky Rodriguez

Snippets from the drawing

Download 1- Coloring Sheet (music)

 

What up folks? Ok, so people have been asking me for downloadable coloring sheets for a minute and i just have not had the time. But, last night I decided to make one using art and type that I've already created. I added a few things but most of it is older work. Anywho, if you'd like to get this and download a high res version of it for your own drawing purposes or for a student, you can do that........

HERE

This is my first of many I hope, not only of stuff you can draw on, but of art you can license for other purposes I hope. We'll see. For now enjoy. And if you like music related art peep this collage of characters from 3 years ago.