Kali ciesemier

Meet my new favorite drawing! A while back I was contacted about contributing to 1200 posters --a project about community that features a ne...

Did you ever read Nancy Drew? When I was a young'un I looooved reading about her teenage detective adventures. The pulp-y covers always juxtaposed Nancy with a precarious situation or mysterious 'spooky' objects, but they had the desired effect of prompting kid-Kali to find out WHAT was "The Secret of the Forgotten City"?! WHO was "The Invisible Intruder"?! And what the HECK is with "The Crooked Banister"?! I love looking at the word & image interaction in book covers and old posters, and…

Using the strength of their online networks, moms today communicate far beyond the backyard fence and at lightning-fast speed. And that means their influence is nothing to trifle with.

Kali Ciesemier

Hello friends! I've been balancing a lot of longterm projects over here (hence the lack of updates for the moment), but I do have some exciting things to share now! This weekend my long-labored Amtrak kid's activity book debuted on National Train Day, May 7th! I haven't actually gotten my hands on the physical copy yet, but I will be doing a blog post talking about all that very soon! Also on May 7th, my cover for the Boson Globe weekend magazine came out! Big thanks to my art director Ryan…