Sunday, February 13, 2022

Badger & Coyote’s curious partnership illustrated



My first book illustration!

A friend of mine asked me to do sketches to illustrate her prose about the curious partnership between badgers and coyotes. This was quite a challenge but I worked to keep the sketches simple as this phenomenon, noted originally in American Indian folklore, is rarely seen by humans so images are scarce. Much had to be imagined to place them together and on the Columbia Plateau in our region of the Pacific Northwest. 


A few pages of Badger & Coyote: A Curious Friendship




Original sketch by Quin Sweetman for Badger & Coyote




Badger & Coyote: A Curious Friendship
Written by Angela D. Goldsmith
Illustrated by Quineccoe J. Sweetman


To see one of my favorite short videos of Badger & Coyote together, see https://youtu.be/eo16wFhWy2E

I hope you enjoy our mutual effort. If you would like to get a copy and support our work, please visit Two Rivers Bookstore in St. Johns, Portland https://www.tworiversbooks.com/  , my Facebook shop https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/4829122733801209/ or send me a direct message to order.