John Nez
@johnnez.bsky.social
Illustrator & author of books for children - http://instagram.com/johnnezartist/
because books make the world better.
More links here: http://linktr.ee/johnnez
because books make the world better.
More links here: http://linktr.ee/johnnez
It happened when the finish copies of my book about Twins was published and released. I had never seen a finished copy yet… but then the publisher mailed the package to a strange & incorrect address… about 4 blocks downhill from me.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It happened when the finish copies of my book about Twins was published and released. I had never seen a finished copy yet… but then the publisher mailed the package to a strange & incorrect address… about 4 blocks downhill from me.
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I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and efficient.
Just email me if you see anything you like... thanks!
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and efficient.
Just email me if you see anything you like... thanks!
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and efficient.
Just email me if you see anything you like... thanks!
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and efficient.
Just email me if you see anything you like... thanks!
Here's a closeup. It's a lot of fun having an ebike... last year, I have to say, I went every day when it wasn't actually raining downpours.
September 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Here's a closeup. It's a lot of fun having an ebike... last year, I have to say, I went every day when it wasn't actually raining downpours.
Got my new CityRun... and here I am putting it together, down in the basement! Yay! Some crook stole my bicycle last week... but now I have an even better replacement... so there!
Soon those long agony uphill pedals will be like gliding downhill!
Soon those long agony uphill pedals will be like gliding downhill!
September 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Got my new CityRun... and here I am putting it together, down in the basement! Yay! Some crook stole my bicycle last week... but now I have an even better replacement... so there!
Soon those long agony uphill pedals will be like gliding downhill!
Soon those long agony uphill pedals will be like gliding downhill!
I belong to that group of user who are digitally disabled... there are so many things that it's not worth my while to even try.
These were some of my first sketches... ink on newsprint.
I just taught myself to draw... art school didn't help.
It was more fun to just do it myself...
These were some of my first sketches... ink on newsprint.
I just taught myself to draw... art school didn't help.
It was more fun to just do it myself...
August 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I belong to that group of user who are digitally disabled... there are so many things that it's not worth my while to even try.
These were some of my first sketches... ink on newsprint.
I just taught myself to draw... art school didn't help.
It was more fun to just do it myself...
These were some of my first sketches... ink on newsprint.
I just taught myself to draw... art school didn't help.
It was more fun to just do it myself...
Since I can't get Bluesky to sign me in on my iPad, I probably only see it when I'm on the desktop... which is sort of rarely.
I wonder why Facebook seems to work better than all the other apps for social media?
I wonder why Facebook seems to work better than all the other apps for social media?
August 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Since I can't get Bluesky to sign me in on my iPad, I probably only see it when I'm on the desktop... which is sort of rarely.
I wonder why Facebook seems to work better than all the other apps for social media?
I wonder why Facebook seems to work better than all the other apps for social media?
Here’s my #kidlitartpostcard #… I write and illustrate all sorts of books - with a mostly whimsical tone. My website is johnnez.com and lots more art here: linktr.ee/johnnez
New email is john.nez@icloud.com
#kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #picturebook
New email is john.nez@icloud.com
#kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #picturebook
August 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Here’s my #kidlitartpostcard #… I write and illustrate all sorts of books - with a mostly whimsical tone. My website is johnnez.com and lots more art here: linktr.ee/johnnez
New email is john.nez@icloud.com
#kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #picturebook
New email is john.nez@icloud.com
#kidlitillustration #kidlitartist #picturebook
#kidlitartpostcard
At last, it's my #kidlitartpostcard
I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and efficient.
At last, it's my #kidlitartpostcard
I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and efficient.
July 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#kidlitartpostcard
At last, it's my #kidlitartpostcard
I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and efficient.
At last, it's my #kidlitartpostcard
I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and efficient.
It’s a miracle to be able to post anything to an iPad in a forum… lol! I’m trying to find a photo of the large pile of dummy books of mine… lol!
But here’s my cat watching over a book I started out in WC and finished in photoshop…
historical non-fiction.
And a TRUE story!
But here’s my cat watching over a book I started out in WC and finished in photoshop…
historical non-fiction.
And a TRUE story!
June 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
It’s a miracle to be able to post anything to an iPad in a forum… lol! I’m trying to find a photo of the large pile of dummy books of mine… lol!
But here’s my cat watching over a book I started out in WC and finished in photoshop…
historical non-fiction.
And a TRUE story!
But here’s my cat watching over a book I started out in WC and finished in photoshop…
historical non-fiction.
And a TRUE story!
Also, I have a whole stack of finished dummy books to send out to publishers. But it’s insulting to only get back a form letter “If we don’t hear back from you in two months, it means we aren’t interested…”
lol! Here’s another sketch from a dummy…
lol! Here’s another sketch from a dummy…
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Also, I have a whole stack of finished dummy books to send out to publishers. But it’s insulting to only get back a form letter “If we don’t hear back from you in two months, it means we aren’t interested…”
lol! Here’s another sketch from a dummy…
lol! Here’s another sketch from a dummy…
I get excited about just making paintings on canvas and not locking my creativity up with chains & padlocks by waiting for some editor to like it.
Here’s a collection of some of my canvases.
Here’s a collection of some of my canvases.
June 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I get excited about just making paintings on canvas and not locking my creativity up with chains & padlocks by waiting for some editor to like it.
Here’s a collection of some of my canvases.
Here’s a collection of some of my canvases.
Nice turnout on Red Sqare at the UW in Seattle. Lots of protestors from the Vietnam Era. I heard one guy say ‘I’m so used to protesting, it brings it all back’.
‘Stop Being Evil!’ Good slogan and accurate.
‘Stop Being Evil!’ Good slogan and accurate.
June 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Nice turnout on Red Sqare at the UW in Seattle. Lots of protestors from the Vietnam Era. I heard one guy say ‘I’m so used to protesting, it brings it all back’.
‘Stop Being Evil!’ Good slogan and accurate.
‘Stop Being Evil!’ Good slogan and accurate.
June 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Here’s a page from an old book dummy. I need to get back to dummy making. #kidlitart #kidlit
April 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Here’s a page from an old book dummy. I need to get back to dummy making. #kidlitart #kidlit
My portfolio just kept getting smaller & smaller.
I remember when I went to the New York Times for a portfolio review, all the other artists in line, waiting for the AD had little tiny portfolios.
Now they're all just online. But it was so much fun back then to be out & about in NYC #kidlitart
I remember when I went to the New York Times for a portfolio review, all the other artists in line, waiting for the AD had little tiny portfolios.
Now they're all just online. But it was so much fun back then to be out & about in NYC #kidlitart
March 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My portfolio just kept getting smaller & smaller.
I remember when I went to the New York Times for a portfolio review, all the other artists in line, waiting for the AD had little tiny portfolios.
Now they're all just online. But it was so much fun back then to be out & about in NYC #kidlitart
I remember when I went to the New York Times for a portfolio review, all the other artists in line, waiting for the AD had little tiny portfolios.
Now they're all just online. But it was so much fun back then to be out & about in NYC #kidlitart
The sunday painter, paints again... Why?
Because it can be fun... and they be put in golden frames. #kidlitart
Because it can be fun... and they be put in golden frames. #kidlitart
March 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The sunday painter, paints again... Why?
Because it can be fun... and they be put in golden frames. #kidlitart
Because it can be fun... and they be put in golden frames. #kidlitart
Here's a fun image... side x side - from sketch cover to printed out book. #kidlitart
March 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Here's a fun image... side x side - from sketch cover to printed out book. #kidlitart
Happy #kidlitartpostcard !
I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and very efficient with Indesign bookmaking skills - real & digital & mixed.
I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and very efficient with Indesign bookmaking skills - real & digital & mixed.
March 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Happy #kidlitartpostcard !
I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and very efficient with Indesign bookmaking skills - real & digital & mixed.
I write and illustrate all sorts of books.
My art is at linktr.ee/johnnez
I’m quick, friendly and very efficient with Indesign bookmaking skills - real & digital & mixed.
A year ago was I read how a psychic predicted that America and Europe will be at war. I thought it sounded totally looney... and impossible. But Felon Kraznov is sure trying.
I like this part of the UW campus, by Red Square, where a faux church complements the Library Church of Suzzalo Library.
I like this part of the UW campus, by Red Square, where a faux church complements the Library Church of Suzzalo Library.
March 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A year ago was I read how a psychic predicted that America and Europe will be at war. I thought it sounded totally looney... and impossible. But Felon Kraznov is sure trying.
I like this part of the UW campus, by Red Square, where a faux church complements the Library Church of Suzzalo Library.
I like this part of the UW campus, by Red Square, where a faux church complements the Library Church of Suzzalo Library.
It was just one of those days when I wondered what colors to choose. #kidlitart
February 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It was just one of those days when I wondered what colors to choose. #kidlitart
Squarespace - it's not exactly an easy tool... and I find it's one that requires lots of refreshing one's skill after a few months without using it.
Since it uses like 3 different apps - Squarespace, Photos, Adobe PDF & Apple Finder - it takes lots of trial and error. Whew! #kidlitart
Since it uses like 3 different apps - Squarespace, Photos, Adobe PDF & Apple Finder - it takes lots of trial and error. Whew! #kidlitart
February 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Squarespace - it's not exactly an easy tool... and I find it's one that requires lots of refreshing one's skill after a few months without using it.
Since it uses like 3 different apps - Squarespace, Photos, Adobe PDF & Apple Finder - it takes lots of trial and error. Whew! #kidlitart
Since it uses like 3 different apps - Squarespace, Photos, Adobe PDF & Apple Finder - it takes lots of trial and error. Whew! #kidlitart
Life as a children's bookmaker open.substack.com/pub/johnnez/...
It's the little mouse of happiness that keeps me going... somehow.
I does seem illogical, given the complexity of earning a living that a little mouse could accomplish so much.
It's the little mouse of happiness that keeps me going... somehow.
I does seem illogical, given the complexity of earning a living that a little mouse could accomplish so much.
Life as a children's bookmaker
It's basically just making things up
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February 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Life as a children's bookmaker open.substack.com/pub/johnnez/...
It's the little mouse of happiness that keeps me going... somehow.
I does seem illogical, given the complexity of earning a living that a little mouse could accomplish so much.
It's the little mouse of happiness that keeps me going... somehow.
I does seem illogical, given the complexity of earning a living that a little mouse could accomplish so much.
I got to try out my French and they probably thought - ‘typical American’.
So I googled a few phrases, and made do. Soon they've have translation devices that fit in one's eyeglasses.
I understand they don’t even wear berets in France! And the hotels are cheaper than Best Westerns.
#kidlitart
So I googled a few phrases, and made do. Soon they've have translation devices that fit in one's eyeglasses.
I understand they don’t even wear berets in France! And the hotels are cheaper than Best Westerns.
#kidlitart
February 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I got to try out my French and they probably thought - ‘typical American’.
So I googled a few phrases, and made do. Soon they've have translation devices that fit in one's eyeglasses.
I understand they don’t even wear berets in France! And the hotels are cheaper than Best Westerns.
#kidlitart
So I googled a few phrases, and made do. Soon they've have translation devices that fit in one's eyeglasses.
I understand they don’t even wear berets in France! And the hotels are cheaper than Best Westerns.
#kidlitart
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The fun of making art seems to contradict everything in the real world... but fun made it possible, somehow. #kidlitart
The fun of making art seems to contradict everything in the real world... but fun made it possible, somehow. #kidlitart
How I learned to be an artist…
No one asked me if I went to art school
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February 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The fun of making art seems to contradict everything in the real world... but fun made it possible, somehow. #kidlitart
The fun of making art seems to contradict everything in the real world... but fun made it possible, somehow. #kidlitart
This was my book about monkeys that ran away from the Central Park Zoo. I was lucky to have rescued the original email offer from Tiger Tales that somehow ended up in my trash... #kidlitart
February 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This was my book about monkeys that ran away from the Central Park Zoo. I was lucky to have rescued the original email offer from Tiger Tales that somehow ended up in my trash... #kidlitart