Illustration and Words
ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS
Mims Publishing
Arabian Rock Art
Project Seagrass
Fusedjaw.com
Futurewise
Carnegie Museum
of Natural History
Phipps Conservancy
WRITING CLIENTS
Highlights Children's Magazine
Bicycle Times
Dirt Rag
Buffalo Spree
City Paper
TESTIMONIALS
"... For such a book, anatomy is crucial, but to elevate the story to a different level, the illustrator must also be able to tell a story with their art. Amanda does that skillfully, using images to build drama and excitement.
It’s the small things that matter. - Darcy Pattison, 1 5 d e c e m b e r 2 0 2 2 | i n d i e | k i r k u s . c o m
Artist Statement
Amanda's career has always revolved around books and the printed word. She has been a bookseller, bookstore manager, layout designer, art director, and library associate. She finds great satisfaction in organizing messes and solving puzzles and still thinks desktop calendars are a pretty neat idea.
She illustrated DIEGO, THE GALAPAGOS GIANT TORTOISE, a nonfiction picture book for Mims House, and STORIES IN THE ROCKS, a book about Arabian rock art. Her illustrations of seahorses and their kin were on exhibit at several Pittsburgh galleries and her Leafy Seadragon was exhibited at the New York State Museum Show.
Writing credits include science articles for Highlights Children's Magazine, an article on the Buffalo Zoo expansion for Buffalo Spree, and various bike related articles for Bicycle Times and Dirt Rag. Currently, she is working on her own picture book about Mangroves.
Interested in what's happening in the studio? https://www.salamandaart.com/bookfriday.
Likes: Horses, dragons, dinosaurs, moths, ancient history (the older the better), plants, gardens, travel, cooking, France, Canada, Great Britain, and weird animal kingdom stuff.
Pet Peeve: Books with a horse featured prominently on cover for symbolism, no actual horses in the book. :(