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Happy New Year! I'm Mishka Jaeger and this is my

Happy New Year! I'm Mishka Jaeger and this is my first #KidLitArtPostcard post. I've been in SCBWI over 20 years but most of that time has been spent working in EdTech creating illustrations for elementary school (math. yes MATH because somebody has a sense of humor) curricula. It's time to branch out. I am unagented and as of right now I'm seeking representation. I'm looking to illustrate picture books, chapter books, board books, early readers, magazines, and educational materials. It's a little dusty at the moment but I'm working to blow out the cobwebs so you can see more of my work at www.mishkajaeger.com #kidlitart #kidlit #art #illustration

A chilly foggy beach is still a beach. Feeling t

A chilly foggy beach is still a beach. Feeling thankful for my family and friends wherever you are!

Day 4: Rebel The Scarlet Pimpernel. Need I say mo

Day 4: Rebel The Scarlet Pimpernel. Need I say more? I AM, however, fessing up to "pants-ing" this challenge. I started late and have been trying to o these around my life, which got a bit hectic these last two days. So I missed posting this one on yesterday's deadline and will now miss posting today's. I have officially slipped but I do intend to keep going. Perhaps not in order though I'll list them in order on my blog post (link in bio). Thank you to the hosts of Folktale Week: @anazenun @andrea_stegmaier @deborah.j.stein @devonholzwarth @debrastyer @jennifermpotter @kalyquarles @laure_illustrations @louve.draws @matejalukezic @pinghe.art @sirjanakaurart @tanja_stephani @thebrotherskent #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2022 #scarletpimpernel #primativeart #folkart #kidlitart #kidlitartists #vectorart #frenchrevolution #swashbuckler #palaisdelacite

An attendant to the Queen of the Night from Mozart

An attendant to the Queen of the Night from Mozart's "The Magic Flute." Inspired by Erté and Billy Porter. I technically finished this one at 11:59. Pencils down. It's not exactly what I intended and still very much not where I'd like it to be, but that's why I'm calling these drafts! This is also one of those reasons for my hating on Adobe Illustrator. It's really difficult to make complex shapes like the star halo look like they're coming from behind to overlap the fronts of other shapes. And now, DEFINITELY time to zzzzz #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2022 #erte #billyporter #star #queenofthenight #magicflute #artdeco #childrensillustrators #editorialillustration

Continuing my week of unplanned self-enforced Adob

Continuing my week of unplanned self-enforced Adobe Illustrator work... This is inspired by "The Golden Tree," a Jewish-Indian folktale that I recently stumbled on. This one will require a little more research but the tale itself is intriguing including it being BOTH Jewish and Indian! With a lack of handy resources, I based the clothing on a combination of 19th century Turkish and Afghani Jewish clothing styles. "And the golden tree grows within that fountain, surrounded by it on all sides. Many have tried to reach it, but all have failed and drowned in the boiling waters. But if you take my shoes, and wear them when you enter the waters, the heat of the waters will have no effect… ... There, in that sacred circle, the Emperor saw the golden tree face to face, as had happened so often in his dreams. But now he was astounded to discover that the golden tree was not a motionless object created out of gold, but was itself a golden fountain that sprang up in that place, with molten gold that formed the shape of a golden tree…" #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2022 #goldentree #etzhayim #tree #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #jewish #indian #folktales

Day 1: Fool I only discovered a little free time

Day 1: Fool I only discovered a little free time over the weekend so starting late. I'm HOPING to do all seven! Sometimes when I start personal projects, they sort of make themselves and this one also has a mind of its own. I had ZERO intention of doing this in Adobe Illustrator. And yet. More about my process and my 25 year dislike of Adobe Illustrator 🔗 linked in my bio 🔗 Fool is based on “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen, a well-known morality tale about a vain emperor who ultimately (unknowingly?) parades naked in front of his subjects. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2022 #fool #kidlitart #folktale #hanschristianandersen #illustrationartists #vectorillustration

Happy Halloween from Covid and the Vaccine! Inspir

Happy Halloween from Covid and the Vaccine! Inspired by the #mummenschanz They challenged me by insisting these had to be masks. Well I have to put my college degree (theatrical design) to use occasionally. 😄 Unfortunately, it rained tonight. But I think the kids still had a good time. #halloweencostumes #happyhalloween🎃

With some of my college buddies @fredvanlente and

With some of my college buddies @fredvanlente and @ryan.dunlavey at Baltimore Comicon. Their book, A Comic Book History of Animation is up for a Ringo award tonight! 🤞 We can't remember how long it's been since we last saw each other. Fun fact: Once upon a time, I was a comic book colorist. #oldfriends #baltimorecomiccon #comicbookcreators

A front came through today. It now feels even more

A front came through today. It now feels even more like Autumn. I'm still trying to get used to using an iPad. #procreate #amdrawing

Asclepias Tuberosa! Sounds like a magic spell of

Asclepias Tuberosa! Sounds like a magic spell of summoning, doesn't it? It's milkweed! I just recently (like last weekend) jumped on the procreate bandwagon. My parents gave me their old iPad 6. My 11 year old daughter has been using Procreate for a year now on her iPad 2 so has been giving me some tips. I still have quite a bit to learn about using this app! This is great for overcoming my (pathological?) aversion to "wasting paper" and getting back to #amdrawing again!

Checking out the Folger's temporary stage for A Mi

Checking out the Folger's temporary stage for A Midsummer Night's Dream and playing inside @joannakrobson 's illustrations at the Building Museum.

There are two more weeks left to count this year.

There are two more weeks left to count this year. The Omer Project card decks are here! 👇 https://buff.ly/3yPfqPH #contemporaryjudaica #counttheomer #countingtheomer #hebrewart #jewishart #jewishartist #jewishcreativewomen #jewishculture #jewishgift #jewishmagic #jewishmeditation #jewishquotes #kaballah #kabbalah #mussar #meaningfullife #meditationpractice #mindfuljudaism #mystical #mysticism #mysticaljudaism #omer #sefira #sefirot #sefirathaomer #theomerproject

Harmony can only be achieved by the presence of mo

Harmony can only be achieved by the presence of more than one voice. #omarcountcards2022 #theomerproject #harmonyandbalance #harmony #synchronicity #innerguidance #jewishwisdom #kabbalah #meditation

Box prototype from last week! And hard proofs are

Box prototype from last week! And hard proofs are arriving Monday. Getting closer! Links for orders should be up in the next week. #the100dayproject #100DaysOfOmer #creativejewishspirituality #intentions #jewishkavana #yiddishkeit #meditation #oraclecards #carddeck

#the100dayproject started weeks ago. I've been wor

#the100dayproject started weeks ago. I've been working but not posting. Too many words but I'll have a more formal update soon. The Omer Project will be going to the printer this week. I aim to get card decks in people's hands by Pesach! #100DaysOfOmer #creativejewishspirituality #kavana #jewishkavana #yiddishkeit #JewishLearning #jewish #cards #kaballah #mussar

A sparkly light has gone out and the world is much

A sparkly light has gone out and the world is much dimmer. I was hoping to meet Paula in person someday. She was so creative, talented, funny, supportive, and kind. Her beautiful picture book about a young Jewish American immigrant with big dreams comes out today. I am joining the CAT Agency artists in their Draw This In Your Style of Shirley in Paula’s honor and because I can almost hear her admonishing me to ditch the impostor syndrome already and just DRAW! I hope you’ll buy a copy of Big Dreams Small Fish and read it to someone small who may also have big dreams! Even if they're not a fan of the fish. #bigdreamssmallfish @levinequerido @paulacohenillustration #immigrant #jewishstories #bigdreamssmallfishDTIYS #bigdreamssmallfish #picturebook #immigrant #jewishstories #jewishbooksarediversebooks #kidlitart #debutpicturebook #gelfitefish #paulacohen #kidlitart #childrensbooks #jewish #immigration #kidsillustration #childrensbookillustration @the_cat_agency

I love watching the bees wiggling in and out of th

I love watching the bees wiggling in and out of the beardtongue. Yes, I am busy like the bee. #busybee #penstemon #beardtongue

I'll be back soon. Meanwhile, here's a little peac

I'll be back soon. Meanwhile, here's a little peace for you. Sunrise over the ocean on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, 5:45am #peacefulmoments #rejuvenation #sunriseovertheocean #obx #vacation #calm #breathe #zen #shalom #beautifulmorning #calmyourmind

#the100dayproject #100DaysOfOmer Day 53 🕯 This

#the100dayproject #100DaysOfOmer Day 51 🖥 They'

#the100dayproject #100DaysOfOmer Day 51 🖥 They're starting to look like real cards now. Did some digital finishing and templating to get ready for next week. If you've already been following this project, there won't really be any surprises. But these are still only digital. I need to find a printer. 😄 Today was yet another day that didn't go as planned. Too many interrupting minutiae to mention, making it hard to find unbroken swaths of time to accomplish anything important. I do need to plan my #seder menu though! Why does every week feel like I'm hitting tennis balls against a pitching machine? 🐈 And the cat is sick again. Maybe he ate something that didn't agree with him? We're waiting on test results from the vet. Of course nothing conclusive do far. They gave him pain medication so he's been stoned all evening. He's not eating, drinking, peeing or pooping. I hope this changes by tomorrow, poor kitty. 🌸 #passoveriscoming #jewishholidays #treeoflife #cardmockup #oracledeck #metaphysical #journey #taromer

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