Michelle Carlos
Making the Board Book: Praise Him!
Read about how I created my first children’s book project, "Praise Him!" written by Lauren Chandler and published by B&H Publishing Group.
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Michelle Carlos
- Jul 8
- 20 min
An Artist's Curriculum Vitae
How to succeed in life after art school? Read through the speech I gave to graduating students to give them a glimpse into possible futures.
Michelle Carlos
- Jun 1
- 14 min
Making the Picture Book: Morning on the Farm
You will learn about my process of making a picture book using a hybrid workflow while solving design problems.
Michelle Carlos
- May 23
- 12 min
The Road You Take: Your Artistic Style Is a Choice
In this post you will learn how to recognize your artistic style through answering a series of questions.
Michelle Carlos
- Apr 18
- 12 min
Your Artist Portfolio: What's in the Bag?
How to populate your art portfolio, where to showcase your work and how to keep evolving?
Michelle Carlos
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Self-Care for Creatives: Root to Rise
This post, which is a follow up on Self Love, is about how to get back in full force to work after a break.
Michelle Carlos
- Jan 1
- 3 min
The Wall to Break
In this post, I tell you about my vision for my art career in 2022 and how to break the wall of complacency and dependence on a comfort...
Michelle Carlos
- Dec 2, 2021
- 16 min
You Asked, I Answered
Fine Arts students from my Alma Mater asked me questions about being an artist and here are my answers.
Michelle Carlos
- Sep 30, 2021
- 8 min
Why Bother Blogging?
The reasons why writing and maintaining a blog can be beneficial to you as an artist as well as your art process.
Michelle Carlos
- May 30, 2021
- 6 min
Follow that Mountain
This post is about how I landed a representation, why I need an agent to navigate the publishing world and most importantly about hope.
Michelle Carlos
- May 29, 2021
- 11 min
Marching to the Beat of My Own Drum
In this post I share with you my experience in participating in this year's Make Art That Sells Illustrating for Children's Books course.
Michelle Carlos
- Feb 3, 2021
- 6 min
Writing a Picture Book Story
Writing in general is both an art form and a skill. Writing for children is a different ball game.
Michelle Carlos
- Jan 8, 2020
- 2 min
Snorkel Away
Here's a short narrative about my beach holidays back home and how I discovered the power of a sketchbook and a snorkeling gear. For the...
Michelle Carlos
- Aug 18, 2018
- 2 min
PART III: The Phoenix in Me
Why did I start painting again?
Michelle Carlos
- Aug 11, 2018
- 2 min
PART II: Boogers, Bob and the Bible
Tracing way back my roots as a creative from a doodle on a wall.
Michelle Carlos
- Aug 8, 2018
- 2 min
PART I: Every Step Counts
The path to my juvenile ambitions was never paved for me. I had to lay it down but I was not bound to follow it.
