I illustrated a scene inspired by an as-yet-unpublished YA story I wrote about musical kids who accidentally travel through time to save their hero, the piano composer Frédéric Chopin. 🎩🎹🎵
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October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I illustrated a scene inspired by an as-yet-unpublished YA story I wrote about musical kids who accidentally travel through time to save their hero, the piano composer Frédéric Chopin. 🎩🎹🎵
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October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It’s Spring here in New Zealand and today was SUPER windy! 🌬️🧚🌸 Poor fairies.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It’s Spring here in New Zealand and today was SUPER windy! 🌬️🧚🌸 Poor fairies.
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Happy Sunday! 💜
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October 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Happy Sunday! 💜
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Today in NYC, my #kidlit #illustration agency MB Artists is having a gathering. I’m there in spirit. We drew ourselves as kids for the promo materials. These are mine, plus some photos from the last gathering in 2018.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today in NYC, my #kidlit #illustration agency MB Artists is having a gathering. I’m there in spirit. We drew ourselves as kids for the promo materials. These are mine, plus some photos from the last gathering in 2018.
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Inspired by AMAZING fashion spotted last night at the grocery store. (Beware: You never know when you might end up in a book… or at least in my Instagram feed.) 🤭 #people #fashion #style #glasses #amwriting #writer #author #violetlemay #illustrator #newzealand #mbartists
October 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Inspired by AMAZING fashion spotted last night at the grocery store. (Beware: You never know when you might end up in a book… or at least in my Instagram feed.) 🤭 #people #fashion #style #glasses #amwriting #writer #author #violetlemay #illustrator #newzealand #mbartists
It’s Sunday! Do what you love.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s Sunday! Do what you love.
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I’m too old to celebrate birthdays… but little me isn’t. 🥳🎂🎉 #birthdaygirl #violetlemay #amwriting #baby #babies #familyphotos
October 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I’m too old to celebrate birthdays… but little me isn’t. 🥳🎂🎉 #birthdaygirl #violetlemay #amwriting #baby #babies #familyphotos
A #throwback to my GIANT teen crush on #shauncassidy 🎤🎹. Found BORN LATE recently at a local vinyl shop. 💖💖💖
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October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A #throwback to my GIANT teen crush on #shauncassidy 🎤🎹. Found BORN LATE recently at a local vinyl shop. 💖💖💖
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Don't fear your novel revision! Instead, join us for a workshop on Sat., October 18, with acclaimed KidLit author Misa Sugiura ("Momo Arashima Duels the Queen of Death") about revising. You'll get all the tools you need to revise without the scaries. Register: https://www.kidlitcraft.com/workshops
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Don't fear your novel revision! Instead, join us for a workshop on Sat., October 18, with acclaimed KidLit author Misa Sugiura ("Momo Arashima Duels the Queen of Death") about revising. You'll get all the tools you need to revise without the scaries. Register: https://www.kidlitcraft.com/workshops
Happy autumn! 🍂 This illustration is from my latest book A MAKER OF DRESSES.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy autumn! 🍂 This illustration is from my latest book A MAKER OF DRESSES.
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Sending big hugs to #Chicago — not my home town but pretty close, and one of my favorite cities on earth. I painted this puzzle many years ago; it's mixed media (acrylics and envelope scraps). No more #ICE raids, please. 💜 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #midwest #illinois #brightonpark
October 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sending big hugs to #Chicago — not my home town but pretty close, and one of my favorite cities on earth. I painted this puzzle many years ago; it's mixed media (acrylics and envelope scraps). No more #ICE raids, please. 💜 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #midwest #illinois #brightonpark
Magic is everywhere, all around you. All you have to do is look. 🍂🧚 #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #picturebooks #fairies #faerie #fairy #autumn #fall #mbartists
October 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Magic is everywhere, all around you. All you have to do is look. 🍂🧚 #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #picturebooks #fairies #faerie #fairy #autumn #fall #mbartists
Spent my Sunday afternoon starting a new painting. Now… back to work. Happy Monday! 👩🎨 #violetlemay #art #painting #fineart #acrylic #artist #artistsoninstagram
October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Spent my Sunday afternoon starting a new painting. Now… back to work. Happy Monday! 👩🎨 #violetlemay #art #painting #fineart #acrylic #artist #artistsoninstagram
Hey, Timaru!
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Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities!
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Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities!
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October 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hey, Timaru!
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Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities!
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See you there! ❤️
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Come see me Saturday, 18 October at 1:00 at @timarubooksellers . I'll read my latest picture book, A MAKER OF DRESSES. After that—art activities!
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Hope you have a beautiful Sunday. 🩰 #violetlemay #sundayfunday #sunday #ballet #bunhead #ballerina #illustrator #kidlitart #amwriting #picturebooks
October 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hope you have a beautiful Sunday. 🩰 #violetlemay #sundayfunday #sunday #ballet #bunhead #ballerina #illustrator #kidlitart #amwriting #picturebooks
In honor of the weather, here’s a rainy illustration from NY DOGS. ☂️ #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #dogs #corgi #dogs #nydogs
October 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In honor of the weather, here’s a rainy illustration from NY DOGS. ☂️ #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #dogs #corgi #dogs #nydogs
New project, new method. ✍ #violetlemay #artist #illustrator #drawingonnapkins #drawing #inktober #sketch #sketching
October 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
New project, new method. ✍ #violetlemay #artist #illustrator #drawingonnapkins #drawing #inktober #sketch #sketching
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✏️It's a complex world, and young readers deserve more than just puppies and rainbows. In this interview, @violetlemay.bsky.social discusses the Power of Darkness in #Kidlit writeforkids.online/instructor-s...
Instructor Spotlight: Violet Lemay on the Power of Darkness in Kidlit - Write For Kids
Learn how to confidently incorporate darker, more serious themes in children’s literature, creating emotionally complex narratives that resonate deeply with readers.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
✏️It's a complex world, and young readers deserve more than just puppies and rainbows. In this interview, @violetlemay.bsky.social discusses the Power of Darkness in #Kidlit writeforkids.online/instructor-s...
A throwback to our 2019 pre-pandemic Ningbo apartment. Even the laundry room (where I did yoga) was marble! 🧘♀️ #violetlemay #travel #china #yoga #throwback #tbt #amwriting #tbthursday
October 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A throwback to our 2019 pre-pandemic Ningbo apartment. Even the laundry room (where I did yoga) was marble! 🧘♀️ #violetlemay #travel #china #yoga #throwback #tbt #amwriting #tbthursday
Honoring #worldcoffeeday and #inktober ☕️ Hope you enjoy your day a latte! #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #coffee #cafe #latte #mbartists
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Honoring #worldcoffeeday and #inktober ☕️ Hope you enjoy your day a latte! #violetlemay #illustration #illustrator #amwriting #coffee #cafe #latte #mbartists
A MAKER OF DRESSES seems to be on sale on-line in the US. A cute holiday gift for your little fashionistas and designers. #violetlemay #book #picturebook #giftidea #fashion #sewing #sale #booksale #mbartists
September 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A MAKER OF DRESSES seems to be on sale on-line in the US. A cute holiday gift for your little fashionistas and designers. #violetlemay #book #picturebook #giftidea #fashion #sewing #sale #booksale #mbartists
Happy Monday. 🖤🤍 This very good boy is from my book NY DOGS. #violetlemay #amwriting #illustration #illustrator #dogs
September 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy Monday. 🖤🤍 This very good boy is from my book NY DOGS. #violetlemay #amwriting #illustration #illustrator #dogs
Fred and I had fun painting #birdhouses at the Resene booth at the South Canterbury Home & Garden Show. I love his cat! 🐱🐦 #violetlemay #weekend #birdhouse #birds #crafts #timaru #newzealand
September 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Fred and I had fun painting #birdhouses at the Resene booth at the South Canterbury Home & Garden Show. I love his cat! 🐱🐦 #violetlemay #weekend #birdhouse #birds #crafts #timaru #newzealand
Happy weekend! 👩🍳 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #amwriting #bananabread #weekend #baking #grandma
September 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy weekend! 👩🍳 #violetlemay #illustrator #illustration #kidlitart #picturebook #amwriting #bananabread #weekend #baking #grandma