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Welcome, Sophia! I am thrilled to have you here! Your art makes me wide-smile!
Thank you, Dionna, for inviting me!
First question for you. How far back does your love for art go?
I do not remember a time when I did not love art with an intensity. Its like a magnetic pull I have to it. I NEED to do art. It has to flow through me or I’d go crazy!
I feel the same way about writing! Wondering, did your parents or teachers nurture your love for art?
When I was younger, my parents and teachers thought it was cute that I liked to draw, I don’t think they understood how much I liked art until I was in my late teens. I was no prodigy or anything, so I guess they thought I’d do it on the side, maybe. And it was a struggle for me because I wanted to make them happy, but this is my destiny. In many ways I had to affirm myself, and realize that my life path doesn’t need to make sense to anyone but me.
Your joy shines through your work, for sure!
Thank you, Dionna, for inviting me!
First question for you. How far back does your love for art go?
I do not remember a time when I did not love art with an intensity. Its like a magnetic pull I have to it. I NEED to do art. It has to flow through me or I’d go crazy!
I feel the same way about writing! Wondering, did your parents or teachers nurture your love for art?
When I was younger, my parents and teachers thought it was cute that I liked to draw, I don’t think they understood how much I liked art until I was in my late teens. I was no prodigy or anything, so I guess they thought I’d do it on the side, maybe. And it was a struggle for me because I wanted to make them happy, but this is my destiny. In many ways I had to affirm myself, and realize that my life path doesn’t need to make sense to anyone but me.
Your joy shines through your work, for sure!
(c) Sophia Green, sophiascribbles.com
How did you find your way into the kidlit industry?
Kidlit found me! I didn’t know anything about it until my first book with scholastics. I had graduated with a Animation BFA degree from the Laguna College of art and design in 2019. I was working as a visual development and background artist for a few years. The cool thing about animation is that you pick up multiple skills. I can do character design, background painting, animate, design, storyboard, digitally and traditional draw and paint, art direct, etc. So when I got an email from an agent about illustrating children's books the transition wasn’t too steep.
I'm sure your agent was delighted you said yes! (and guess what, I LOVE browsing the art on your agency's website whenever I need an emotional boost, and that's how I discovered your work!) Okay, next question. What types of stories do you enjoy illustrating?
I love illustrating stories that can resonate with the audience. As an illustrator, it is easier for me to simply expand on the same vibe as the author in order to enhance the story with visuals.
Ah, yes, inspiring picture book texts that leave room for the illustrator. Makes sense. Well, Sophia, it's been a real blast chatting with you. Come by to porch-sit and kidlit-talk anytime, okay?
I may take you up on it! And thanks for having me!
Kidlit found me! I didn’t know anything about it until my first book with scholastics. I had graduated with a Animation BFA degree from the Laguna College of art and design in 2019. I was working as a visual development and background artist for a few years. The cool thing about animation is that you pick up multiple skills. I can do character design, background painting, animate, design, storyboard, digitally and traditional draw and paint, art direct, etc. So when I got an email from an agent about illustrating children's books the transition wasn’t too steep.
I'm sure your agent was delighted you said yes! (and guess what, I LOVE browsing the art on your agency's website whenever I need an emotional boost, and that's how I discovered your work!) Okay, next question. What types of stories do you enjoy illustrating?
I love illustrating stories that can resonate with the audience. As an illustrator, it is easier for me to simply expand on the same vibe as the author in order to enhance the story with visuals.
Ah, yes, inspiring picture book texts that leave room for the illustrator. Makes sense. Well, Sophia, it's been a real blast chatting with you. Come by to porch-sit and kidlit-talk anytime, okay?
I may take you up on it! And thanks for having me!
Sophia Green was born and raised in Southern California. She’s always had a love for art drawing inspiration anywhere from comics to books to magazines to movies. Being a soft-spoken individual, art has helped her throughout her life to express herself. Many of her art pieces and characters are an extension of who she is and allows her to be herself. She chose this art form, to breathe life into something that has none, to find herself and lose herself, to exist in a world of silence, to evoke a feeling in others to know themselves. Moved by early Disney films, she decided to take the path to become a traditional 2d animator at the Laguna College of Art and Design. Partly through her studies, she found that she also had a passion for visual development and illustration. Since graduating in 2019, she has had the pleasure of working in both illustration and animation, with companies such as Scholastics, Shadow Machine, HULU, and Mattel. Sophia is represented by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black of Andrea Brown Literary, Inc. Find Sophia and her work at sophiascribbles.com.
