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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

Jumpy Bean and Friends (.com)

If you've been following the blog, you already know that my kids are all kinds of personality. Max is cute, sweet, funny and stubborn (hello 2 year old!) and Finley (4) is our method actor. Fin's most recent incarnation is... Continue Reading →

Birthday Surprises!

Yesterday was my birthday, and one of my artist friends, Dow Ng, surprised me with the most amazing presents: handmade stuffed toys of three of my characters! Check it out! I was speechless... in tears even! What an amazing gift!... Continue Reading →

Zombie Apocalypse, aka. Motherhood

Just a little sketch from this morning:                                          

Breakthrough!

So I just knew I hadn't quite nailed that Racoon Moon illustration. It was cute, but somehow not cute enough. This has been a learning curve, so I thought I'd share my discoveries. Below is a progression from my first... Continue Reading →

Sadness is a Dead Puppy…

Maybe it's an artist thing, but I go on these highs where I think, "wow! I can really draw and stuff!" And then... the crash. Maybe it's the result of staring at a piece too long and going through a... Continue Reading →

Halloween critters. All cute. No rabies.

It's hard to draw all adorable when your kids are acting like real life monsters. Considering the week so far, I actually think this turned out pretty good.... Look ma, no rabies! Greeting card available HERE.

Skull Flower T-shirts!

A friend from art school (The Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design) has requested Skull Flower T-shirts. I never considered putting this image on T's, but now I want one, too! Which color would you choose? (You can click... Continue Reading →

More than One Way to Get Buzzed

Somehow I made it all the way through art college without ever drinking coffee. (It made my hands shake so bad I couldn't draw.) But now that I'm a mom, I can't live without it. So if you notice erratic,... Continue Reading →

More Buzzed than a Beehive

I know, I know. I've been posting a lot lately. But here's the thing: Autumn is my season! I create more now than I do any other time of year. Maybe it's because my birthday is in October and it's... Continue Reading →

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