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Jo Renfro
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Never stop blooming!
I keep seeing all these posts on social media about people talking about getting a late start in the kid lit game...and they are like 40....
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Jo Renfro
- Jun 3
- 1 min
ALMOST TIME!!
A little over a year ago...this little chickadee appeared in my brain and a story was born that I am so excited about! Now, she is almost...
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Jo Renfro
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Wow...it's been awhile!
Life has been really busy! I haven't had much time to post anything new, but when I saw this little illustration challenge on Instagram...
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Jo Renfro
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
IT'S HAPPENING
i am beyond excited to get to announce this. This is a story that started as an idea for a greeting card and 'hatched' (corny joke...
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Jo Renfro
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
New Gift Book
I just received a few samples of a little gift book that I worked on with Blue Mountain Arts. I'm really excited about it! One of my...
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Jo Renfro
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
NEW STORY
And that is a cruel teaser because I can't say anything other than it is my favorite story that I've ever created. I love the story, the...
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Jo Renfro
- Mar 28, 2022
- 1 min
Porcupette
So I just found out that a baby porcupine is called a porcupette. I mean...how adorable! So I had to draw one. Not likely that they come...
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Jo Renfro
- Feb 16, 2022
- 1 min
Guatemala!
A very good friend of mine moved to Guatemala a few years ago. She is one of the most creative, capable people I know. She built a little...
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Jo Renfro
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
2022
Lunar New Year. The Year of the Tiger. Outspoken, brave, impulsive, playful. Here's wishing everyone a healthy, kind (we need kind in a...
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Jo Renfro
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
KIDS!
I love drawing animals AND kids, but animals come a little easier. So, in a new WIP, it required lots of happy, expressive joyful kids. ...
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Jo Renfro
- Dec 3, 2021
- 1 min
Trying some new techniques
My style tends to be pretty tight, so I am playing around with a looser, painterly style and using strong, bold dramatic color. Keeping...
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Jo Renfro
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
WIP
I had this idea for my grandkids... a book about the power of a smile. Growing up in some pretty divisive times, I want them to see that...
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Jo Renfro
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
Character Design
I'm working on a new Picture Book text and I've been trying to find the right creature to be the MC. I kind of think I love this little...
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Jo Renfro
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
NEWS!!!
I was approached by the greeting card company, Pictura, to develop a line of greeting cards featuring a hilarious charactder named Irma....
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Jo Renfro
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
So many good people on the trails...
I did another fantastic hike with friends to the top of Hallett Peak. Got an EARLY start because the parking lots fill up fast in RMNP. ...
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Jo Renfro
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
Taking a breather...
I finished up a few big projects and have had some challenges lately, so trying to catch my breath. (by climbing mountains...hmmm...seems...
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Jo Renfro
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Santa Fe
I have been anxious to get to Santa Fe for the last few years and I finally made it! The last time I was there, I was a kid and I was in...
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Jo Renfro
- May 6, 2021
- 1 min
Appalachian Trail
Seven years ago (that kind of makes me want to cry. I can't believe it's been that long) I did the Appalachian Trail. Hiking from Georgia...
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Jo Renfro
- Apr 16, 2021
- 1 min
Move along Winter...
April 16. And it's been snowing. Yes, I know I live in Colorado and yes, I know that we sometimes get snow in to May...but I gotta be...
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Jo Renfro
- Apr 11, 2021
- 1 min
Ladybug Magazine
I got to illustrate a poem by Sarah Meade for the April issue of Ladybug magazine!! I was pretty excited. My kids loved Ladybug when they...
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