Available for virtual visits in: Yukon, BC (Vancouver Island), and Saskatchewan
Craft: Illustrator
Genre: Picture Books
Target Audience: Kindergarten – Grade 8
Cost for School and Public Presentation with CCBC subsidy: $200.00, plus applicable taxes
Presentation/Workshop Information:
“Raven, Rabbit, Deer” Presentation (Grades K-3)
- A brief introduction, describing who Jennifer is and what an illustrator does.
- A book reading, where she includes some basic commentary about the book and her illustrative process.
- A question and answer period.
- A short drawing demonstration where children follow along and learn how to recognize and draw various animal tracks from the book.
- A small parting gift of a colouring page and magnet for each child.
“Finding Moose” Presentation (Grades K-3)
- A brief introduction, describing who Jennifer is and what an illustrator does.
- A book reading, where she includes some basic commentary about the book and her illustrative process.
- A question and answer period.
- A short drawing demonstration where children follow along to learn how to draw a moose in a unique way.
- A small parting gift of a colouring page and magnet for each child.
Behind The Scenes Presentation (Grades 4-8)
- An introduction, describing who Jennifer is and her artistic journey.
- A book reading (“Raven, Rabbit, Deer” OR “Finding Moose”), where she includes some basic commentary about the book.
- An explanation of her picture book illustration process, touching on such topics as: interpreting the manuscript, character development, research, thumbnail and linear drawings, and final artwork.
- A question and answer period.
- A short drawing demonstration where children follow along step-by-step to learn how to draw a character from the book.
- A small parting gift of a word search and magnet for each child.
Workshop: Draw Your Feelings (Grades K-3)
- A brief introduction, describing who Jennifer is, what an illustrator does, and what feelings are.
- A book reading of “Finding Moose”, where she includes some basic commentary about the book and her illustrative process.
- A discussion about feelings, recalling some potential feelings from the book and their resulting facial expressions.
- A short drawing demonstration outlining how to draw a variety of basic facial expressions that correlate to certain feelings.
- The children each choose a feeling and draw a simple self portrait of themselves expressing it.
- A small parting gift of a colouring page and magnet for each child.
Workshop: Mastering Emotive Drawing (Grades 4-8)
- An introduction, describing who Jennifer is, and her artistic journey, leading into the topic of emotive drawing.
- A book reading of “Finding Moose”, where she includes some basic commentary about the book and her illustrative process.
- An interactive discussion about emotions, recalling some potential emotions from the book and their resulting facial expressions.
- A drawing demonstration outlining some basic fundamentals of facial anatomy.
- A drawing demonstration, where the children follow along, exploring how various emotions can be depicted by drawing different types of facial expressions.
- The children each create a simple self-portrait conveying an emotion of their choice.
- A small parting gift of a word search and magnet for each child.
Book List
Finding Moose. Written by Sue Farrell Holler, illustrated by Jennifer Faria – Pajama Press, 2022
Raven, Rabbit, Deer. Written by Sue Farrell Holler, illustrated by Jennifer Faria – Pajama Press, 2020
Biography
Jennifer Faria is an illustrator, painter, and graphic designer who studied at Central Technical School and George Brown College in Toronto. Her works can be found in the collections of celebrities, politicians, and especially parents, as one of her specialties is portraits of babies and small children. She lives in Burlington, Ontario with her husband and three children. While illustrating the grandfather in “Raven, Rabbit, Deer”, and in “Finding Moose”, Jennifer drew inspiration from her maternal great-uncle, of whom she has warm memories. Similar to the boy in the story, both “Raven, Rabbit, Deer” and “Finding Moose” have been walks of discovery for Jennifer as she learns more about her cultural heritage as a member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation.
