The book trailer for LOUIE MATTAR’S FABULOUS CAR! I love this so much. I can’t stop watching it!
Heidi Lewis
@heidilewis.bsky.social
Author and vintage ephemera/mixed media collage artist. Ask me about the lost art of letter writing. My picture book, LOUIE MATTAR’S FABULOUS CAR, illustrated by the amazing Jordi Vila Delclòs comes out in August (Creative Editions). heidilewis.info
I made this box for my grand to keep her treasures in. It’s based on the sleeping beauty book. #handmadeart
Are you kidding me? #KidLitArtPostcard is turning 5 this June? To celebrate, I would love for everyone to share an illustration of themselves as a kid. I'm sharing this now to give you extra time to join the fun. June 4th! Spread the word! #kidlitart #kidlit
I loved the Choose Your Own Adventure books so much as a kid! Here’s one I made about my own life. Happy #kitlitartpostcard Day! #childrensbookillustration #handmadeart #chooseyourownadventure #bookart
A celebration of bees from a WIP! #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #handdrawnart #beeillustration
My custom tissue paper arrived! All ready to wrap up advance copies of my book, LOUIE MATTAR’S FABULOUS CAR (Creative Editions, 2026)!
Another collage from my WIP about nature writer and conservationist, Sigurd Olson. I hand painted vintage paper, catalogs, instruction manuals, etc. #natureart #childrensbookillustration #kidlitart #collageart #handmadeart #wilderness #sigurdolson
This is called “Carousel of Swans” and is made from vintage ephemera and pasta. #collageart #kidlitart #childrensillustration #multimediaart
I drew some vintage-style illustrations and gelli printed them to make custom tissue paper for my upcoming picture book, LOUIE MATTAR’S FABULOUS CAR, (Creative Editions, 2026). #kitlit #gelliplate #kidlitartpostcard #thefabulouscar #fabulouscarbook #louiemattarsfabulouscar #nfpicturebook
The cover for my new picture book, LOUIE MATTAR’S FABULOUS CAR! I love it so much! Jordi Vila Delclòs is brilliant! @jordiviladelclos #vintagecadillac #louiemattarsfabulouscar #kidlit #fabulouscarbook
I wanted to do a comic on women’s health for international women’s day and needed a reference photo so I searched “woman on a soapbox.” Most of the images were of men on a soapbox! We need to change this. Here’s my contribution. #womanonasoapbox #internationalwomansday
A hand cut, hand painted vintage paper collage for #KidLitArtPostcard day! #kidlit #collageart #childrensbookillustration
A collage from a current WIP, a bio of naturalist writer Sigurd Olson. #handmadeart #collage #collageart #multimedia #handpaintedpaper #kidlit #kidlitillustration #nature #sigurdolson #thesingingwilderness #natureart
Red Rocks collage (second in the series) for Kid Lit Art Postcard Day. I gelli printed vintage maps and papers. #kidlitartpostcard #childrensbookart #childrensbookillustration #handmadeart #handmadecollage #gelliprinting #archesnationalpark #redrocks #utahart
Detail of my Red Rocks collage. I gelli printed old books and maps, including an old Disneyland Paris map. #handmadeart #collageart #collage #southernutah
I went to the amazing Jaws exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. What does it say about me that this was my favorite piece? #jawsmovie #muppets #academymuseumofmotionpictures
Elizabeth and Jane Bennet collage from vintage books and hand painted paper. #handmadeart #collageart #prideandprejudice #janeausten
More from “Yeva, the fashionable cat” series for my sister. #hairlesscat #gelliprint #gelliplate #handmadeillustration #weddingcat #catbride #kidlitillustration
More from “Yeva, the fashionable cat” series for my sister. #hairlesscat #gelliprint #gelliplate #handmadeillustration #handmadeart #kidlitillustration
More from “Yeva, the fashionable cat” series for my sister. #hairlesscat #gelliprint #gelliplate #handmadeillustration #handmadeart #kidlitillustration
More from “Yeva, the fashionable cat” series for my sister. #hairlesscat #gelliprint #gelliplate #handmadeillustration #handmadeart #kidlitillustration
More from “Yeva, the fashionable cat” series for my sister. #hairlesscat #gelliprint #gelliplate #handmadeillustration #handmadeart #kidlitillustration
Part of my “Yeva, the fashionable cat” series for my sister. #hairlesscat #gelliprint #gelliplate #handmadeillustration #handmadeart #kidlitillustration
A new year full of pastabilities! #mixedmedia #handmadeart #pastaart #kidlit #illustration #KidLitArtPostcard
Petit patisserie made from pasta and vintage ephemera. #mixedmedia #collage #handmadeart #pastaart #patisseriepainting
The gift I gave my husband is an entire year absent of rants. A true sacrifice.
