Nicole Wong
@painternik
💙 Children’s Book Illustrator | Mom | 2 Dogs | 1 Cat | Trekkie | Explorer of the mundane | Rep: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social | @bookendsliterary.bsky.social
It’s #PortfolioDay! I’ve illustrated over 40 books and always open to new projects! Portfolio: nicole-wong.com Rep’d by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #picturebooks #portfolio #picturebookillustration
Wisdom teeth removal day 🦷 Only 2 out of 3 removed so I get to go back and do it again - sigh 😔
I’m so sad to hear about the passing of Jane Yolen, she was such an inspiration 🩷 I had the pleasure of illustrating one of her books and better yet met her once at the Mass Book awards, where I totally embarrassed myself fangirling all over her.
#KidLitArtPostcard Day theme is "You, as a kid" A little sketch of me is my Wonder Woman Underoos with my very favorite doll. Portfolio: nicole-wong.com Rep’d by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitpostcard #wonderwoman
⭐️ Hooray Starred Review from #SchoolLibraryJournal !! ⭐️ FARAWAY FAMILY Written by @padmatv.bsky.social In stores August 25, 2026 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social #schoollibraryjournalreview #starredreviews⭐️⭐️ #picturebookreview
Boston Turkeys don’t play, they pump up at the local gym #boston #bostonturkey #wildturkey
Cover reveal & reviews! FARAWAY FAMILY Written by @padmatv.bsky.social In stores August 25, 2026 @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social #coverreveal #picturebooks #aapiheritagemonth
I tried drawing my dog but the acid ate away all my subtle mark making and blurred everything into a black mass😕 It was a challenging process for sure
Last class @socoartlabs with @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social We created Lithographs just using some aluminum foil and few other things you’d find around your kitchen. @danmedeiros.bsky.social #lithography #lithographprints #printmaking
A quiet moment 💕 #KidLitArtPostcard Day Portfolio: nicole-wong.com Rep’d by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitpostcard #Kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #aapiheritagemonth
I’m honored THE BEAT OF THE DRAGON BOAT is on Mass Center for Book’s longlist for picture book/early reader category! ❤️🐉 @christinamatula.bsky.social @sleepingbearpress #massbookawards #picturebooks #kidlit
Happy hugs for #aapiheritagemonth ❤️ @christinamatula.bsky.social @sleepingbearpress #aapi #aapijoy #aapifamily
The family created playful relief prints using old pieces of cardboard during our class @socoartlabs with @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social @danmedeiros.bsky.social #reliefprintmaking #printmaking
I’ve been feeling stale lately and have been having a bit of fun playing around with a looser line and color with these little pieces. What do you think?
Intaglio prints on old drink cartons Because it was cardboard we could fold it & play exquisite corpse where we each drew a part of a figure without seeing the others’ drawing to make the funny 2 last prints of these slides @danmedeiros.bsky.social @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social
My book, THE BEAT OF THE DRAGON BOAT, is featured on Forest of Reading’s YouTube channel! 🐉 youtu.be/nTUosnebYgE?... @christinamatula.bsky.social @forestofreading.bsky.social
The family and I went to the first of 4 free printmaking classes @socolabs taught by @kgatesman3rdswitch.bsky.social It was lot of fun mucking about with monotypes. I haven’t done it in decades and it was Malley’s and @danmedeiros.bsky.social first time. They did such a great job!
Malley and I did some sketching @metmuseum.org and the @amnh.org She loved her first visit to the Met🩷 We spent 7 hours and still didn’t get to see everything #nyc #museumsketching #nycmueums
50 Spending my time birthday prepping for an upcoming interview by hiding all the dirt and general messiness of my studio