Ready to dive in? Me too! “The Joy of Swimming”, by Portland based artist/illustrator Lisa Congdon, hits shelves today! Gorgeous illustrations, beautiful hand-lettered quotes, and really interesting facts/stories about all things swimming. Lisa brings passion to everything she does, but this project is near and dear to her heart, because she’s been a swimmer since she was little … see:
Aw, so cute! Congratulations Lisa… I’m so thrilled that you had a chance to totally jump into this project {see what I did there?}. If you love swimming – or water, or beautiful artwork, or Lisa – pick up this lovely book. Oh, and Lisa is going on the road with this one so if you want to meet her/have your book signed, you can find her right here:
April 26, 7-9 pm – California College of the Arts (San Francisco)
May 8, 2-4 pm – Strand Books (NYC)
May 11, 7-9 pm – Powerhouse Arena (Brooklyn, NY)
May 13, 9-10:30 am – Creative Mornings (Minneapolis)
May 17, 7-9 pm – Broadway Books (Portland)
May 24 7-9 pm – University Bookstore (Seattle)
I’m friends with Sarah Gee Miller and through your interview with her (which is great!) have come into your fantastic podcast Art For Your Ear. How cool! I look forward to listening to all the episodes! Thank you 🙂 I have a show opening in Vancouver on May 5 if you are in town! http://blog.malaspinaprintmakers.com/exhibitions/analogy-to-a-blue-flame/
Cheers, Andrea
Beautiful illustrations!
LOVE Lisa! I follow her on Instagram and definitely want this book for my coffee table collection!