https://elizabethsparg.co.za/author/lizadmin/ Children's Book Illustrator in South Africa Tue, 05 May 2026 18:14:55 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://elizabethsparg.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-cropped-1080x360-1-1-32x32.jpg https://elizabethsparg.co.za/author/lizadmin/ 32 32 https://elizabethsparg.co.za/logo-design-process-for-little-kitty-rex/ Tue, 05 May 2026 18:14:15 +0000 https://elizabethsparg.co.za/?p=1786 Client Brief The logo design is for a Canadian client who has a small business called Little Kitty Rex. She sells cat hats, pins, bracelets and other cat related products, with an emphasis on cat hats. The brief was simple: Design]]> https://elizabethsparg.co.za/new-websites/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:30:06 +0000 https://elizabethsparg.co.za/?p=1648 This month, I attended a talk on SEO for AI and what one can do to show up better in AI search results. I personally turn AI search results off, because they have fed me too much incorrect information, but]]> https://elizabethsparg.co.za/behind-the-scenes-of-the-bad-sheep-yarn-advent-box-illustrations/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 23:13:33 +0000 https://elizabethsparg.co.za/?p=256 Hi and Happy Christmas everyone! Now that Christmas has come, I can finally share all the juicy details of the Advent Box I illustrated for Bad Sheep Yarn earlier this year. This was a dream project – I loved it]]> https://elizabethsparg.co.za/overcommitted-flip-flops-and-other-news/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:39:55 +0000 https://elizabethsparg.co.za/?p=184 Overcommitted As a freelance illustrator, it is often difficult to turn down new projects when they come along because you never know when your next dry spell will be. In July and August a number of South African educational publishers]]> https://elizabethsparg.co.za/books-have-arrived-some-big-news-and-some-sketches/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:32:20 +0000 https://elizabethsparg.co.za/?p=142 BOOKS My copies of The Bundu Bunch get to Right Two Wrongs arrived a few weeks ago! These are Book 2 in The Bundu Bunch series. If anyone in South Africa is looking to get a copy, give me a]]> https://elizabethsparg.co.za/favourite-picture-books-dust-jackets-and-surprise-covers/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:20:56 +0000 https://elizabethsparg.co.za/?p=99 When I work on a book project I usually pull out 3 or 4 books from my picture book collection and have them on my desk to page through for inspiration when I need it. I have had “Be a]]> https://elizabethsparg.co.za/behind-the-book-welcome-home-margot-flamingo-on-the-arden-moore-podcast/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:52:24 +0000 https://elizabethsparg.co.za/?p=62 Hooray! “Welcome Home, Margot Flamingo” has been featured on the Arden Moore pet podcast. Take a look / listen as Arden Moore interviews the family behind the story. You Tube link Spotify Link Apple Podcast Link For more on the]]>