Tuesday evening we had the amazing opportunity to hear the award-winning Jerry Pinkney speak at Saint Anne Catholic School in Bristol, Virginia. This marked the third time we've been able to hear an author speak in conjunction with the school's Judith Rosenfeld Memorial Author's Day Program. Mr. Pinkney began his presentation by sharing the role art played in his early life. While sharing about growing up in a small house with a large family he talked about how his "private space became the space of a sketchpad." He went on to share that he enjoys talking walks and looking for inspiration (an idea Mandy has recently been reading about in poemcrazy by Susan G. Wooldridge).
We both enjoyed hearing about the process of story from an illustrator's perspective. He shared how he always strives to suggest emotion and invite the reader into the action. "To capture feeling and emotion is a different investment than action." Do we not try to share these same ideas with our students and their writing?
We can't wait to share his personal stories about his art with our students.
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