Kidlit author & illustrator, educator, printmaker. Rockville, MD. MOSSY & TWEED (Holiday House), KITTY & CAT (Candlewick), LITTLE SEASONS (Odd Dot) series. Teaching online and in person. Repped by Laurel Symonds. https://smart.bio/mirkahokkanen
Mirka Hokkanen
A small illustration for a seed packet I finished last week. #seedpacketart #kidlitillustration
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Mirka Hokkanen
My week's #kidlitilloweek drawing. Prompts "hopscotch" and "hippo".
Hello! I'm Mirka a kid's book illustrator who loves cute characters and fun action. I'm repped by @laurelsymonds.bsky.social at KT Literary and am open for work. #kidlitartpostcard #kidlit #kidlitillustration #frog #strawberries
March #KidLitilloWeek prompts! Getting ready for a big 4-day event, and another one next week. I missed getting an illustration done last week, but I did spend all week in creative pursuits, writing and carving and printing linocuts and wood engravings. #kidlitillustration #illustrationchallenge
A cozy cottage illo for #kidlitartpostcard day. Hello I'm Mirka, an published illustrator working in both digital and traditional media. I'm open to work, especially for stories that feature animals, nature or humor. I'm repped by @laurelsymonds.bsky.social
#kidlit #cottage #forest #kidlitilloweek
April #kidlitilloweek prompts. Lots of fun ones to choose from. How are you doing with creativity lately? I am trying to get an illustration done each week, even if its a small one. My mantra is something is always better than nothing. Hope that you can join me in this challenge. #kidlitillustration
I've been forgetting to post my weekly illustrations🙈 but the good news is Ive only missed one week this year so far and posting this cute Doc McDog character sketch. (He's just made up) #kidlitilloweek #kidlit #kidlitillustration
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Mirka, a neurodivergent Finnish-American illustrator open for work. I enjoy animals and nature related books the most but am happy to draw people too. I've worked on PBs and GNs. I'm agented by @laurelsymonds.bsky.social .
Illustrators, Red Fox Literary is opening up for queries soon. See their website for more info. #kidlitillustration
Brick or tawny? Had too much fun with this little kangaroo and couldn't decide.
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#kidlitillustration #kangaroo #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebookillustration @ktliterary.bsky.social
