Inspiring young authors and illustrators
Published 8:46 pm Tuesday, February 27, 2018
- Author and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka visited Hawthorne Elementary School on Monday to speak with students about the trajectory he took toward becoming an illustrator. “My hope is that they’ll be inspired to think about themselves as authors and illustrators,” Wohnoutka said. He started by showing students some of the steps he takes and tricks he uses to draw a picture. In his demonstration, he created a grumpy dragon holding a skyscraper for scale. - Sarah Kocher/Albert Lea Tribune
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- A Hawthorne student covers her mouth in shock as author and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka describes a misadventure from his school years that involved a carton of milk and a hole in the floor. After that, his teacher kept him out of trouble by keeping him busy drawing a mural of Minnesota wildlife. – Sarah Kocher/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Author and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka visited Hawthorne Elementary School on Monday to speak with students about the trajectory he took toward becoming an illustrator. “My hope is that they’ll be inspired to think about themselves as authors and illustrators,” Wohnoutka said. He started by showing students some of the steps he takes and tricks he uses to draw a picture. In his demonstration, he created a grumpy dragon holding a skyscraper for scale. – Sarah Kocher/Albert Lea Tribune
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- “I feel really lucky, because today I still get to draw all the time,” illustrator and author Mike Wohnoutka said of his career. He solicited input Monday morning from fourth- and fifth-graders about certain details of a drawing he did for the group. Wohnoutka was slated to visit the other Albert Lea area elementary schools other days this week. – Sarah Kocher/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Media specialist Staci Waltman said the event was intended to encourage children who like to draw to consider illustration and writing as a career, and also to potentially give students a greater appreciation of what it takes to create a children’s book. – Sarah Kocher/Albert Lea Tribune
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