Ladies Drawing Night: Make Art, Get Inspired, Join the Party

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Ladies Drawing Night invites readers to join the party at theweekly drawing evenings of beloved illustrators Leah Goren,Rachael Cole, and Julia Rothman. Each chapter presents a nightloosely themed around a single topic, material, or challengefrom collage to making art with kids, ink painting to drawing inpublicfeaturing talented guests who join in and share theirexpertise. Hang out with Samantha Hahn, Mary Kate McDevitt,Joana Avillez, and many other talented ladies as they getcreative with the group. Featuring beautiful photography; loadsof exciting artwork; tips, tricks, thoughts, and insights aboutart-making; and instructions with supply lists for each nightsprojectthis is a peek into the sketchbooks of some of the bestfemale illustrators working today, and an open invitation to joinin, make art, and celebrate creativity with good company.

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The book is a great inspiration tool if you ve been looking to connect with other women who do what you do in your area and it s beautiful to boot. Design*Sponge"

Author Bio

Leah Gordon is an illustrator and surface designer whose clientsinclude Anthropologie, the New York Times, and TimeMagazine. In her wildly popular webshop she sells hand-builtceramics, dresses, scarves, and bags made with her originalprint designs. She lives in Brooklyn.Rachael Cole is an art director of children's books, a surfacedesigner and illustrator, and an art and design instructor. Sheis deeply involved in serving the illustration community throughteaching, advising, and serving on juries, among otheractivities. She lives in Brooklyn.Julia Rothman is an illustrator, pattern designer, and author. Inaddition to working for illustration clients like the New YorkTimes, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and the Wall StreetJournal, she has her own lines of wallpaper, stationary, fabric,and dishware. Julia has authored and coauthored six books,including Hello NY (also from Chronicle Books). She lives inBrooklyn.Kate Edwards is a Brooklyn-based photographer. Her work canbe seen in ad campaigns, catalogs, and fashion magazinesaround the world.