Illustrators Showcase at SCBWI conference 2019

In the submitted folio, I demonstrated

• The latest work at the best skill,
• Some black and white,
• Character design, movement,
• Variety of subjects,  
• Colour, front cover, single/double spreads,
• Mock book, 
• Postcards designed for promotion.  

The above has responded to publishers' seeking.  

In detailed advice is here. 
Are You Ready for the Illustrator Showcase at the 2019 Sydney International Conference?
An illustrator may submit 10 images, in all. I included landscapes, figures and other subjects. 

The granted "Basho" project Japanese traditional village in winter

The black and white rough, character design. 

Variety of Subjects. 

A double spread, black and white from the "Basho" 

It's Colour. 

Many of my "postcards" were picked up. Hopefully, publishers, authors, illustrators, teacher librarians and anyone in a publishing industry liked them. 

A local printshop printed them all and encouraged me. Thank you! 

The other side of my postcards. 

More timely information is available on my facebook.  Now, we're already moving towards CBCA national conference. 

Friends, did you enjoy SCBWI conference with me? If you've got an idea how to do a folio, I'm happy. Enjoy drawing and painting. Thank you very much for your strong support. 

Happy Painting!! 

Illustrators Showcase at SCBWI conference 2019

SCBWI international conference

I saw many old/new friends and publishers. Thank you very much, Susanne Gervay and SCBWI team, for organising it. Walker editor Donna Rawlins celebrated my job, "You're achieving so well. Beautiful work." I replied, "You taught me!" Humble Donna said, "No, no, I taught you nothing. Natural." Oh, Donna, you are a wonderful lecturer at Sydney uni Children Picture Book Illustration Course!! 

Illustrators Showcase, Courtesy of SCBWI photo

My folio is at the left hand 

Susanne Gervay

Elise Hurst, an old illustrator friend since my debut, is always sweet and elegant! She has published already more than 50 books, famous for imaginative vintage pen drawings of surrealism, yet, sweet and kind. Elise, you always encourage me. Thank you! (other publishers and friends are in my fb. Come over, Sadami Konchi's FB, if you want to see more.)  

Another interesting workshop was Dr Mari Reisberg in a blue shirt, was presented by US editor and art director (*The Children's Book Academy). Her lecture was practical and logical on both illustration and writing. Alison-Jane Rice well remembered me in the past ASA event, "the one word, one day," fundraising for Indigenous Literature. So kind Libby Hathorn came to support me and promoted me to key persons and publishers. Thanks millions, Libby! Btw, lunch was so yummy!!

I kept in touch with my mentors in Melbourne, Helen and Books Illustrated and informed them ongoings by mobile. They, too, supported my debut in SCBWI and an international market. The conference gave us a wonderful networking and learning opportunity. 

Friends, that's what we, illustrators, authors, publishers do in conferences and workshops. Go and join them and get a chance.  I'll chat over "Illustrator's Showcase" more later. 
Happy Painting!! 

SCBWI international conference

Powerhouse Museum, Drawing Sydney

Between projects, I enjoyed sketching in Powerhouse museum held by Drawing Sydney. Imagination and creativity are our wings to fly across a sky. I chose this cart...imagined a crossed orphan girl with a step mother and a cheerful driver. From here, the girl's adventure and story would begin!-- is my imagination. 

Ohhh, Bleriot XI, brave Sadami waving at us, achieved the first flight from Melbourne to Sydney! -- is my imagination in Powerhouse Museum.

This is not from imagination, but from my observation. One of the organisers of Drawing Sydney. This sketch club’s facebook is private and closed to the public. Always the club takes a photo of all the participants, called a “school photo.” It’s inclusive and wonderful. Very happy to see members and the model loving my sketches. Thank you very much for an organiser and members warm friendship. 

Now, I’m gearing up for SCBWI international conference. I've already created my portfolio that includes black and white and colours. I'll finish up a dummy or a mock book this week. More closely updating info is available from my facebook. 

Authors and Illustrators, see you there!

Friends, Happy Painting!! 

Powerhouse Museum, Drawing Sydney

1)Sketching Statues 2) SCBWI Sydney Conference

Thank you very much for your patience to see this new post! 
Urban Sketchers Sydney enjoyed sketching "statues" in Hyde Park. Lovely to catch up with friends. Thank you, dear friends for warm cheers! The images : James Cook, Lachlan Macquarie, Queen Victoria. I've been very busy with the projects and organising a portfolio to an upcoming SCBWI conference this month. 

Captain James Cook

Click here, SCBWI Sydney Conference 2019. You can get the information. I'll submit my portfolio to "Illustrator showcase." Publishers will look around our portfolios during the conference. It's very popular event and highlight! My showcase site in SCBWI is here. You'll find my new illustrations for the project on haiku poet, "Basho." 

http://www.scbwiaustralianz.com/sadami-konchi/

Major General Lachlan Macquarie

I've joined SCBWI this year with mentors' advice, as the conference will be host in Sydney. Wow, I can't miss this and established author Libby Hathorn will help me, a novice, in the conference! I'll do my best for the portfolio. Exciting. I feel little by little, day by day, I'm making my dreams come true. Yet, certainly, I'm achieving it. I thank for all the supporters and peak bodies. Friends, keep your dreams and try them. I always send you my big cheers and hugs. 

Friends, Happy Painting!   

Queen Victoria (a half way through)

1)Sketching Statues 2) SCBWI Sydney Conference

Grant approved by Australia Council for the Arts

Celebrated author Libby Hathorn and I have gained Australia Council for the Arts, Literacy Grant to create a heartwarming picturebook on Japanese haiku establisher Basho and children. Thank you for a long strong support, all friends(=you!). Please share our joy. Libby, my mentors and AC celebrated it. I cried in joy. 

I want to make my dream come true. My dream is to create an Australian Classic picturebook in my life. I hope our picturebook will socio-culturally bridge between Japan and Australia. May any children will access it. The grant will give me an emerging illustrator, the big positive real step and a new horizon in a career. It will give me credit and job opportunities onward. This is my second grant experience, Friends, you know.

In 2015, when I got the NSW accessible Arts grant, I became speechless. I anyhow rang up mentors, Helen Chamberlin and Books Illustrated and shed joyous tears. And, the same feeling has happened on me this year. This time, I have a working partner, Libby!! Wonderful. On my facebook, particularly, people in publishing industry celebrate our grant news. I'll do my best for this project. 

I'll be a lifelong starter forever. Australia Council for the Arts already recommends me to try another grant application and mentorship programs they offer. I want to respond to their support and encouragement. AC has been cheering me up for ages since my debut. Really a lovely team. I want to grow as an artist and a person. 

I deeply appreciate my supporters :  Helen Chamberlin, Books Illustrated, Margaret Hamilton AM, Susanne Gervay, Dr Robin Morrow AM, Gail Erskine, uni lecturers, peak bodies/CBCA, SCBWI, ASA, NAVA, Accessible Arts NSW, WestWords, etc. We’ll do our best to produce a quality book! 

Thank you very much for your support, Friends!! 
Happy Painting and Happy Illustrating!

Grant approved by Australia Council for the Arts

Publisher Helen Chamberlin Portrait

Picture book illustration projects keep me very busy. Look forward to our news. Always a mentor and publisher Helen Chamberlin has supported me for ages. Her personality motivates me to work on her portraits. Hope my work will show the inside of a model. I'll produce lots of portraits this year. 

Btw, my blog has many posts on children picture book illustration. You can look up the right side labels related to illustration from a basic structure/storyboard, a character design, roughs and a dummy book. I hope you will enjoy them. Me, too, a forever starter. Friends, let us learn together. Now, I'll get back to my studio! 

Best wishes, special thanks for visiting my blog.  

Publisher Helen Chamberlin Portrait

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! May 2019 be peaceful and fruitful for us, all. Thank you very much for a strong support, which is my energy to move forward this year. A first sketch this year and Sydney Harbour Bridge fireworks photo for you. I’ve been working on roughs, character design etc, etc. "謹賀新年"、今年もよろしくお願いします!

Thank you very much for all the friends who gave me a wonderful new years eve. Whoo, hoo!! Let’s enjoy our art adventures in 2019.

Happy Painting!  

Happy New Year!