More sparpungent illustrators from SCBWI-Oregon...

Barbara Herkert is the author and illustrator of Birds in Your Backyard (Dawn Publications, 2001), a nonfiction picture book that introduces children to the wonders of watching birds. She teaches art at an elementary school in Newport, Oregon, and also teaches workshops on writing and illustrating to adults and children. barbart@newportnet.com Barb's website

Elsa Warnick Illustration elsawarnick@earthlink.net Elsa's website

Kim Malek kmalek@malekstudio.com Kim's website

Linda Dalal Sawaya is an artist, teacher, writer, cook, and lover of books who lives in Portland, Oregon. She has illustrated two children's books, and has written and published her popular cookbook, Alice's Kitchen: Traditional Lebanese Cooking, featuring the recipes of the healthy foods she grew up eating made by her mother, Alice, and grandmother, Dalal. There's even one recipe by her dad---his famous tomato salad with mint and garlic! Linda has illustrated and designed book covers and magazine articles. She loves to paint in watercolor, acrylic, oil, egg tempera, and mixed media using collage, and photo transfers! She is currently writing a story for a picture book that she will illustrate and teaches art classes in her studio. Linda's webpage