Illustrator Visit: 

Leslie Cober - Gentry 

Today we had the honor of welcoming our first guest, illustrator Leslie Cober-Gentry. Leslie is a successful freelance illustrator and adjunct professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. You can read more about her here.

First, Leslie showed the 1st and 2nd graders a wonderful slideshow of her work, past and present. She even included sketches that she had made when she was 7 years old! 

Check out some of her work below, and click here for a larger collection of her illustrations. 

After the presentation, Leslie showed the students sketches from her upcoming book, "The thumbsucker". She talked about her process - sketching, adding more detail with mixed mediums (ink, colored pencil, water color, collage), and sending it off to publishers! 

Not only did the 1st and 2nd graders get a behind-the-scenes look at Leslie's work, but they also had a chance to color in her sketches themselves. 

Here is an example of one of Leslie's sketches.

Thank you so much for your time Ms. Cober- Gentry!!