Today's Peek in the Illustration Studio • Steph Calvert Art

Today’s Peek in the Illustration Studio

Fun fact: when my left eye went rouge in my early twenties I started learning Braille… You know… Just in case. Thankfully it never ever came to that.
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So naturally when I saw a kids book about the inventor of Braille at the library this week i grabbed it to read to the kids, and it knocked my socks off.
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Did you know the inventor of Braille was a 15 year old french kid who lost his sight when he was younger? Louis Braille was frustrated by the pity he received as a blind person, and at the lack of books for those who couldn’t see. This is the single most significant invention by a kid to be so long lasting and make such a huge mark on history, and it’s pretty dang inspiring.
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Can’t recommend the book highly enough – “Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille” by Jen Bryant, with gorgeous illustration by Boris Kulikov

August 3, 2017

Steph

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Freelance illustrator Steph Calvert is an award-winning artist with 24 years of experience working as a creative professional. She is based in McDonough, Georgia, just south of Atlanta.

Steph Calvert has expertise as a children’s book illustrator. She is an expert surface pattern designer for art licensing and creates line drawings for publishing and product design. Steph has years of additional expertise as a mural artist, creating original art, and logo design for small businesses. She is currently querying literary agents with her first author/illustrator book projects.