RANDM collective

In January we were excited to get our new studio at cSPACE King Edward, an old sandstone school built in 1912, which has/is being converted into an arts incubator in south Calgary.
Our studio is half of a classroom which was the principal's office in the 70's and so we are calling it the "Principles Office". Some of the original mouldings were kept but essentially it's a blank canvas....

For Renata it all starts in her sketchbook, and ends on the computer. The creative process of making an illustration can probably seem pretty straight forward, your inspired, you draw it, color it, and then it's printed for others to enjoy.  But more...

We have a lot to celebrate in the coming months, Renata has several new books including the brand new Places To Be, an exciting collaboration with writer Mack Barnett! We've also been lucky to have the opportunity to be included in a new creative incubator...

Renata was very excited to see a post from Marsha Diane Arnold talking about their shared book Waiting for Snow on Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. She is a big fan of the blog so it was a special treat. In it Marsha mentions that Renata had...