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The Kaz Windness Blog

Children's Book Art, Writing, Books, and Advice

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Kaz Windness is a published author and illustrator specializing in cute and creepy characters and spooky humor for kids of all ages. Portfolio website: www.WindnessBooks.com

Wish Bottles

Here's a beautiful, easy craft to inspire wish makers young and old. What you'll need: Small jars, found in the jewelry area at Michael's. Crystal mineral chips, found in the jewelry area at Michael's. Jewelry pliers. Slips of paper and... Continue Reading →

Holiday Batlings

This is my Christmas mailer and holiday card. I rewrote The Night Before Christmas as only Mother Goth can. This was a line I loved, but ultimately it was cut for continuity, so I used it for my cards instead.... Continue Reading →

Strength (Phoebe Wish & Bijou)

This is Phoebe Wish, the main character of my middle grade paranormal mystery "Psychic Pet Detectives." The design is based on the Strength card from the Rider-Waite tarot deck. Strength is getting your dog to drop whatever yuck they are... Continue Reading →

Art! On Things! For you!

I just opened a Redbubble shop, so now you can have your favorite Kaz Windness artsy goodness on t-shirts and pillows and journals, oh my! Here's the shop link: https://www.redbubble.com/people/kazwindness And here are some samples: I'll continue to update the shop... Continue Reading →

Peter Peter

Hide yo wife, hide yo kids. Consensus is, this is the creepiest Mother Goth yet. Disclaimer: No twins were harmed in the making of this circus poster. UPDATE: Now on T-shirts, phone cases, journals and more! REDBUBBLE Store is HERE.

The RMC-SCBWI 2018 Calendar is here!

  Winning Illustrators: Cover + January: Luke Flowers February: Gregory Barrington March: Sadee Schilling April: David Deen May: Daniel Sorensen June: Alice Feagan July: Angela Hawkins August: Amber Owen September: Bobbi Collier-Morales October: Stan Yan November: Julie Rowan-Zoch December: Kaz Windness... Continue Reading →

Birthday Unicorn

Friday the 13th was my birthday, and when it's your birthday, you can draw unicorns if you want to -- which is just what I did! Meet Penelope! -Kaz  

Big Feels

I returned from RMC-SCBWI conference with the challenge to express those big, uncomfortable feelings. If it's embarrassing or shameful, tell it. BIG BREATH! Here goes! If you can relate to my experiences, I'm sending you big hugs right now and hope you... Continue Reading →

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