Phoebe Wahl Explained

Phoebe Wahl
Field:illustration, sculpting, animation
Training:Rhode Island School of Design

Phoebe Wahl is an illustrator, sculptor and children's book author from the United States. She is the author of Sonya's Chickens, for which she earned the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award for New Illustrator and a Kirkus Star.[1] Her primary media are watercolor, collage and fabric sculpture.[2] Wahl's work deals with "themes of comfort, nostalgia and intimacy with nature and one another".

Wahl grew up an unschooled child in Washington state and pursued her interest in drawing. While a student at the Rhode Island School of Design she began to focus on children's books[3] and created early drafts of Sonya's Chickens.[4] She graduated from RISD in 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration.

In addition to children's content, Wahl is an adjunct professor at Western Washington University, teaching illustration and design. [5] She is a contributor to Taproot Magazine and also creates personal work including a zine about her complex experience with miscarriage,[6] illustrations inspired by her passion for women's issues,[7] and reactions to world events such as the 2016 United States presidential election.[8] Wahl currently resides in Bellingham, Washington.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About . Phoebe Wahl . en-US . 2018-01-27.
  2. Web site: Phoebe Wahl - Penguin Random House . www.penguinrandomhouse.com . en-US . 2018-01-27.
  3. Web site: 2016 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award . www.ezra-jack-keats.org . en-US . 2018-01-27.
  4. News: Artist profile: Author Phoebe Wahl comes home to roost . Bikman . Margaret . 2015-08-05 . The Bellingham Herald . en . 2018-01-27.
  5. Web site: Phoebe Wahl . Western Washington University.
  6. Phoebe Wahl's 'GRAY AREA' Zine Honors The Complexities Of Unplanned Pregnancy & Shows Why Planned Parenthood Is So Important . Weiss . Suzannah . 2015-09-22 . Bustle . en . 2018-01-27.
  7. News: 32 Illustrators Who Nail What It's Like To Be A Woman Today . Brooks . Katherine . 2016-10-28 . Huffington Post . en-US . 2018-01-27.
  8. News: Protesters get early start on Trump campaign visit to Lynden . Hutton . Caleb . Relyea . Kie . 2016-05-06 . The Bellingham Herald . en . 2018-01-27.