Introducing...Amanda Crawford, Illustrator and Entrepreneuse Extraordinaire!

Who doesn't love storybook illustrations, right?  It just so happens that this is Amanda's area of expertise, so I thought I'd share her fantastically brilliant work with all of you!

Quick rundown: Originally from Windsor, Ontario (although Montreal is her current base of operations), Amanda entered the world of illustration art via her self-published zine, Horror Vacui, which one used to be able to find in bookshops around town here in Windsor (in fact, I discovered a copy in the graphic arts section of the university bookstore as recently as last year!) Now she's working freelance and putting together her very own children's book. You can see some of those images to be included at her blog (http://amandacrawfordart.com). 

Of course, thanks to the wonders of technology and the persistence of time, you can now find her artwork with much greater ease (and significantly less legwork than I had to resort to) online.  See her blog as well: "The Wondrous Wonder, The Marvelous Marvel" (http://wondrouswonder.blogspot.com/), which is rapidly becoming an incredible archive of historical children's book illustrations, hand-picked by Miss Crawford and definitely worth a peek in my humble opinion, 4 STARS!!!

Oh, and don't be shy - like any former zinester, she loves reader comments and email!