Washington / Oregon SCBWI Illustrators Retreat

Holman had the great pleasure of attending the Washington / Oregon SCBWI Illustrators Retreat held at the beautiful Dumas Bay Center this past weekend in Federal Way, Washington. Here’s a quick photographic tour:

Here’s the whole gang:

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One of the incredible faculty members, Kelly Murphy, sharing her wisdom.

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Class in session!

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Evidence of why Holman sticks to needle felting!

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Another incredible faculty member, Sergio Ruzzier, giving us a short history on Randolph Caldecott.

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During one of the ad hoc sessions, Holman spread the gospel of needle felting.

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A felt bear made by Kate Berube, clearly a needle-felting natural.

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Dumas Bay sunset.

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The Dumas Bay Center.

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Final session with Kelly Murphy and Sergio Ruzzier.

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Just a small sampling of some of the illustrations created at the retreat, starting with these amazing gestural pen-and-ink drawings by Abigail Marble.

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Absolutely delightful characters by Kate Berube.

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Assigned to evoke “romance” with nothing more than an image of shoes, a mat, leaves, and hardwood flooring, Dana Armin whipped up this gem.

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The talent of Karen Lewis is apparent, despite the out of focus photo.

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Dana Sullivan came up with these awesome characters in a matter of minutes.

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It was a great time had by all, and Holman’s looking forward to next year already!