Illustrator, Kim Sponaugle
Whether it's Pastels or watercolors....
Somethings Cooking at Picture Kitchen Studio!
Welcome to the "kitchen!" Picture Kitchen is the studio of Kim Sponaugle. She believes great illustration, like great home cooking, has something in common - they both get to the heart!
Picture Kitchen Studio
B i o g r a p h y
Born and raised a South Jersey girl, Kim Sponaugle is a graduate of The Art Institute of Philadelphia. Upon graduation, she was hired as an associate curriculum designer for Cook Publications in Elgin, IL. It was while she was designing children's products and hiring artists that she discovered that she really wanted to be at the drawing board.
A graphic designer, mural artist, t-shirt designer, along with working as a children's cartoon portrait artist are just a few of the hats Kim has worn! But placed in her heart was the desire to illustrate for kids. In 2001, she illustrated her first two picture books for Concordia Publishing entitled, "The Adventures of Beatrice - Beatrice Loses Her Doll" and "New Clothes" with long time friend and author Pam Halter. At the present, Kim has illustrated well over a dozen and a half children's books and has had the experience of working with some wonderful publishers and authors.
Kim has taught K-8th grade art and has been part of an author/illustrator team at writer's conferences. She is available to come visit your elementary school and present Picture Kitchen Studio workshops and book readings. Kim loves to interact with children and encourage them to pursue writing and illustrating their own wonderful stories. Contact her for more information.
Line art from
Picture Kitchen studio
Books Coming Soon!!!
"Angel Eyes" by Dixie Phillips, Guardian Angel Publishing May 2008
"Stubby's Destiny" by Dixie Phillips, Guardian Angel Publishing Fall 2008
"The Gift Of Love" by Elisabeth Ann Matulewicz, Llumina Press, Winter 2008
"A Very Dragon Christmas" by Terri Branson, Dragonfly Publishing, Winter 2008
"The Little Crane" by Athen Wilson Halls, Keene Publishing, Winter 2008
"Randy Kazandy - Where Are Your Glasses?" series by Rhonda Fischer, Whim Publishing 2008
Contact Kim
about illustrating
Your Book- Email
(My services are also available to Self-publishing Authors)
Read interviews with authors
See latest releases and information
Print free coloring pages
Watch the new promo mini video for the book
"Grandma Kathy Has Cancer"
written by Colleen Buckley & illustrated by Kim Sponaugle
Share the bond between a granddaughter and her afflicted grandmother as the child begins to understand the impact of cancer.
F r i e n d s a n d A s s o c i a t e s W e b s i t e s
Children's Magazines
Learning Island - Books for Kids
Book Publishers
Christian Focus
Purchase Beatrice Books
Friends
Stories for Children E-zine
Jacket Flap - a publishing community
Margot Finke's World of Writing for Children
The National Writing Center for Children
Kevin Scott Collier - Author and Illustrator
Joy Delgado - Author/Illustrator
(What's cooking in Picture Kitchen studio)
