Month: January 2022

1/24/22

You’re going to love these painterly, magical images. Sneak peek at Jennifer Potter’s story pitch.

We’ve selected some of the dreamiest, mood-enhancing, pieces to inspire you to commission art for your projects. Enjoy!
Contact us to assign or license art. We’re happy to help you find the perfect artist or gorgeous images for your project!

 

We’re not alone in loving this image that
Jenny Miriam created for Folktale Week Instagram challenge;
it got a whopping 27,400 likes! Wow!
Available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Ok, I’ll just come out and beg, lol. Please someone manufacture an oracle card deck of these gorgeous paintings by Sarah Papworth.
I need to have it!
Available for licensing as of this writing.

 

There’s a reason that Helen Dardik has 333,000 followers on Instagram.
This image is available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Flora Waycott created these dreamy gouache personal pieces of birds and florals. We can envision them on journal covers, calendars, greeting cards, bolt fabric, apparel, and so much more. We want it all!
Available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Jennifer created eight dreamy illustrations for a short story called
The Girl Who Saved Color which she created for Folktale Week.

 


 

Join Riley, Zoë and Me
Monday, February 7th
for our newest course,
Character Play
Why take this course? Character art gets you work in children’s book, toys, games and so much more. Be sure to have this kind of imagery in your portfolio. Plus we’re always on the hunt for new illustrators to represent from MATS courses.

 

Created by Jenny Miriam for a recent
Make Art That Sells course
Click here to see your teachers, children’s book art director Zoe Tucker and toy and game agent Riley Wilkinson, talking about all about the incredible insider information you’ll get when you sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play!
We’ll teach you how to make characters in our newest course, Character Play.

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells
1/19/22

See an illustrated Emily Dickinson cookbook, mosaic art, puzzle, modern rug, Glow campaign and more!

Agent Kim Fleming selected these fabulous images for you today. What a stunning range of products for which our artists were commissioned to create art. Enjoy!
Contact us to assign or license art. We’re happy to help you find the perfect artist or gorgeous images for your project.

 

This is my most favorite recent book. I was blown away by the art and text. C = Choose compassion, D= Discussing differences, P = Practice peace, R = Resist rumors. This book will change children’s lives and help create a new, even more kind and progressive generation.

 

Pairing big ideas like generosity, respect, and joy with the letters of the alphabet, Letters to Live By is a beautiful picture book that encourages children to make the most of each day and leave their mark on the world.

(Running Press)

This is a charming new board book series illustrated by Åsa Gilland that presents plants, animals, and the environment to early readers and helps them connect to the natural world. (Workman)
Buy them here and here.

 

We love the gorgeous, soothing cover illustrated by Mara Penny for the Emily Dickinson Cookbook (Quarto)

 

Wow! We love this mosaic kit illustrated by Tara Lilly for Djeco. There are four gorgeous animal designs to be completed with small pieces of glittery foam that work like stickers.

 

Here’s a pretty 1000-piece puzzle illustrated by Venice artist Marco Marella called Cities of the World (Legami). How fun would this be to do?

 

Katie Vernon was commissioned to create illustrations for the prestige skin care brand Algenist’s Holiday “Glow” campaign on Instagram.

 

Jenn Ski’s mid-century artwork was licensed by Rug & Kilim for rugs. Brilliant.

 


 

Join Riley, Zoe and Me
Monday, February 7th
for our newest course,
Character Play

Why take this course? Character art gets you work in children’s book, toys, games and so much more. Be sure to have this kind of imagery in your portfolio. Plus we’re always on the hunt for new illustrators to represent from MATS courses.

Created by Jenny Miriam for a recent Make Art That Sellscourse
Click here to see your teachers, children’s book art director Zoe Tucker and toy and game agent Riley Wilkinson, talking about all about the incredible insider information you’ll get when you sign up for Bootcamp Special: Character Play!
We’ll teach you how to make characters in our newest course, Character Play.

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells
1/10/22

I’d love you to join me in my newest (free!) course, which begins today.

I have something very special to tell you about.
Today, my newest (free!) art course launches, called Redrawing Black History, and I promise you’ll love it. It’s featuring the lovely Tamisha Anthony, an educator, former performer, Black history maven, a dear friend, and an illustrator with commissions for five picture books.
It all started when we met during the early days of the 2020 BLM movement, and enjoyed a series of inspiring Zoom conversations over many months.

 

 

At one point, after a particularly fabulous conversation, I said to her, “I wonder why the universe put us together”, and then it hit me. “We are meant to do a course together. You need a platform for your joyful, deep, beautiful insights on Black history.” She was thrilled. I was thrilled. (And I would get to work with her for many months on this meaningful course!)

 

At one point, after a particularly fabulous conversation, I said to her, “I wonder why the universe put us together”, and then it hit me. “We are meant to do a course together. You need a platform for your joyful, deep, beautiful insights on Black history.” She was thrilled. I was thrilled. (And I would get to work with her for many months on this meaningful course!)

 

 

Above: My co-teacher, Tamisha Anthony

 

We spent much of 2021 working on it, and I know that you’re going to love this fascinating and visually lush online course. It begins today and will run for four weeks, ahead of Black History Month in the USA.

 

It’ll give you a deeper understanding of the richness and beauty of Black American history. From loads of vintage images of clothing, hairstyles, and environments, this course will help you to broaden your visual toolkit, expand your awareness of the unbelievable creative accomplishments made by Black people in the face of abject adversity, plus it’ll increase your range of subject matter when drawing diverse characters and environments.

 

Above: Image by Tequitia Andrews
Here are the four key eras that are covered in Redrawing Black History:
  1. The Fight for Freedom: the 19th Century
  2. The Jazz Era: 1920’s and 1930’s
  3. The Dress and Protest Era: 1940’s and 1960’s
  4. Black is Beautiful: The 1960’s and 1970’s
Beth, my co-founder, felt that it was important that everyone to be able to take this extraordinary course, so we’ve made it free for all. Please go ahead and share this mind-opening, creative celebration of Black lives.
Not only will you love Tamisha and her weekly videos featuring lush Powerpoints of each era, you’ll expand your drawing repertoire with a four drawing assignments. One of my favorite parts: at the end of each weekly video, Tamisha shares a book, video and podcast that she thinks you’ll enjoy.
What’s more, there are weekly Lilla and Tamisha Unleashed videos (we loved filming these!), plus we will be doing a live Zoom review at the end of class of work submitted to the gallery.
We will help you to produce four stunning pieces of art that celebrate Black history. I know students are going to be enthralled with the visuals and be so inspired by Tamisha.
Check out the schedule of class.
Read why we wrote this course.
Hurry, sign up now. Class starts today and it’s FREE!
I hope to see you there.
xo
Lilla
1/4/22

See a few of my favorite inspiring quotes lettered by our artists, and the book you need right now.

 
Happy New Year!
This is the book we need right now! Get your copy here.
A Year of Weeks, by Erica Root
Above: A few interior pages from Erica Root’s book,
A Year of Weeks (Running Press)

 


 

INSPIRATION

 

Amazingly, we have over 4,400 images by our artists in our database keywords with #lettering and #inspiration. Agent Kim and I had the pleasure of selecting a few favorites for your enjoyment. Enjoy!

 

Illustrations from Plant Inspiration by Storey Publishing
Animation by Natasha Dewitz

 

This was a manifesting worksheet that I made for one of my Make Art That Sells courses that my artists Erica Root and Anke Rega brilliantly filled out.

 

Personal work
Ruth created this colorful pitch image for affirmation cards
Above: Both are available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Available for licensing as of this writing

 

Available for licensing as of this writing.

 

Hallmark Cards
Available for licensing
as of this writing

 

Available for license as of this writing.

 

From the Kindness Calendar by Amber Lotus

 

I hope you enjoyed the show! Check out our site to see more.
Want great art for your project? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be delighted to assist you with any of your art needs.
xo
Lilla
Agent, Artist, Author
Founder, Lilla Rogers Studio
Co-Founder, Make Art That Sells