NEWSROOM NONSENSE IS OUT TODAY! Available online and from bookstores everywhere, this third book in my “What Happens Next” series of comics readers can play is a book readers can return to again and again for a different story–and ending! This book (and series) was made while I was stuck in bed for years with…
NEW BOOK!
My friends, I am THRILLED to announce that NEWSROOM NONSENSE comes out in 2 weeks! YOU are invited to celebrate the launch of my newest book “Newsroom Nonsense”! We’ll be drawing, playing games, and celebrating comics you can play! WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 >>> 7-8:30 PM <<< Poppy Books & Gifts 56 West 200 North Spanish…
Peek Inside My New Graphic Novel, “Newsroom Nonsense”
Take a peek inside my new interactive graphic novel, “Newsroom Nonsense”! 1) Megan discovers that her pet hedgehog, Vincent, has nibbled her homework. 2) Weird Randall collects potatoes from the cafeteria so that he can mail them. “You can mail them to people. In the mail. It’s legal.” 3) Megan rescues Vincent, who is stuck…
NEW Graphic Novel Out April 9
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT (BOOK 3): NEWSROOM NONSENSE, OUT APRIL 9 In the third volume of the What Happens Next? graphic novel series, YOU decide whether Sunbright Middle School’s student newspaper is a hit—or if Megan and her friends will have to stop the presses forever! Megan Hathaway was supposed to be helping put together a…
Illustrations for The Friend Magazine
Illustrations for the February issue of The Friend Magazine. I had so much fun coming up with different characters and situations to express the idea of friendship and rendering them all in a bright and colorful palette for young readers. Major thanks to Art Director and friend Josh Talbot! Read the article here!
Leap Day (a Poem)
LEAP DAY I hope that you celebratethis intercalary date(24 hours morethan were had years before)and three-hundred-six days that remain.
LTUE This Weekend!
Join me this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for LTUE – Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium at the Provo Marriott in downtown Provo, Utah! I look forward to this event every year and am excited to share in 11 hours of programming, where I’ll be talking about everything from design basics for non-artists to generating…
Froggy Valentine
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this hand-drawn, frog-themed, paper money-style Valentine! The downloadable PDF includes two full 8.5 x 11″ sheets (one black & white, the other green) with 8 print-and-cut Valentines. Get it for just $1 here.
Winter Coloring Page
Download, print, and color this free winter-themed coloring page from illustrator Jess Smart Smiley!
Original Handmade Gifts by Jess Smart Smiley
Original handmade gifts
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