When someone asked me if I would be on a film about the Trolls dolls back in 2013, I said hell no! But now, I couldn’t be more proud.
One of my goals at PDI Dreamworks was to work with Kendal Cronkhite, the shining mother goddess of production designers. She would head up this project. I was still skeptical. It would take a lot of heavy lifting. I wanted to see animation incorporate a more sophisticated aesthetic, be as modern and relevant as fashion, interior and industrial design. I shared some art inspiration with Kendal, one of which was Amelie Flechais’ comics, Sayuri’s World, an incredible fiber installation artist, and Philip Vose’s grungy indie art. I was genuinely surprised when Kendal’s response was to run with it! I was stoked enough to work on a film I believe in. But it keeps getting better! I ended up hand building stop motion scrapbook sequences that weave in and out of the film. Stop motion at Dreamworks Animation? How unreal! That led to our studio’s first ever Little Golden Book and so much more. Can’t wait to share it all. Congrats to the entire team!
Trolls comes out in theaters today! Go check it out, I dare you not to smile.
The Loki Little Golden Book is now out! I hope if you check it out you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed working on it! It’s Written By Arie Kaplan and Published by Penguin Random House. <3
I am BEYOND excited to share the cover reveal of the Loki Little Golden Book!
I had the pleasure of illustrating it and I could not be more excited to share it with the world!
I grew up reading and loving Little Golden Book story time with my Mom! The stories were always the perfect length for read-aloud time and the illustrations always took me to different worlds! I am just over the moon ( and a little emotional :P) to think about a new generation of kids looking at a Little Golden Book that I was lucky enough to help bring to life!
I really hope that you guys check it out! Know that it not only came from a Little Golden Book fan, but a Loki fan as well :D I hope you enjoy all the mischief! <3
Hi everyone ! Today is the release of our french original Little Golden Book Le Chanteur et la Baleine. I wrote the story, husband Julien Bizat did the wonderful illustrations. Flash the code and you get the audio track ! ♫
