Traci VW Creations
Kidlit author & award winning illustrator, game artist, dog & nature lover. Dragon tamer. Also a picture taker & city gardener. She/her. Supporter of diversity!
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www.tracivanwagoner.com
#PaintPlay for fun
- I'm working on something kinda big and fun and scary and I think it's about time to just dive in. I've got another thing too of which I'm tossing around in my brain. Cryptic, yes. Interested in hearing more? Stay tuned... #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks #picturebook #paintplay
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- Sharing more peach joy from my roof garden a few years ago for #RoseWednesday. Maybe this beauty and lush green garden will bring a moment to peace for you all in our chaotic world. #Bloomscroll #Bloomscrolling #NatureintheCity #photography #flowers
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- I hope you, @governor.ny.gov, will be doing the same this week!
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- Some art therapy #PaintPlay, Mermaid in the Deep. Sometimes you gotta just zone out, relax, and paint something. #MerMay #KidLitArt #Art #mermaid #Mermay2025 #Procreate
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- My first ever mermaid painting. We're going back in time a ways for this #ThrowbackThursday #mermay share. 2015 I painted this in Photoshop for a sample to help me get the book project, The Mermaid's Gift written by Claudia McAdam with Pelican Publishing. #KidLitArt #mermaid #TBT #art #illustrator
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- For #RoseWednesday, I'm sharing my beautiful roof garden rose from a couple few summers ago. Roses capture my heart. #Bloomscroll #Bloomscrolling #RoofGarden #NatureintheCity #Photography #rose
- Reposted by Traci VW CreationsHave you reviewed any #kidlit books lately? Get to it! It's one of the free things you can do to support your community. (And quite helpful as you work on your own stories, too).
- Reposted by Traci VW CreationsI love designing my little critters! I find making them come to life one stitch at a time pretty relaxing (most of the time haha)~ You can browse all 10 designs here 🪡 evanskyarts.com/en/collectio... 🪡 #handmade #cute #cuteart #animals #animals #cuteanimals #smallbusiness #art #giftideas #bsnm
- Reposted by Traci VW Creations"What did PBS shows teach you?" Mister Rogers taught us feelings are mentionable and manageable. Reading Rainbow taught us discovering books is joy. Sesame Street taught us learning through the kindness of community by way of our friends. Bill Nye taught us to observe wonder through science.
- Did you ever wonder where your PENCIL came from? wordless #Picturebook by Hye-Eun Kim for #ChildrensBookWeek. Recommended at booksyalove.com?p=14849. @penguinschoollib.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social
- QRP with something watery 🐟 #mermay
- QRP with something watery 🐟 #mermay
- Reposted by Traci VW CreationsA big wedding is happening. Two giants are getting married & a small boy is invited. The wedding is attended by all persuasions; the message of “love is love”, between these two male giants, is writ large, but in in a very charming and rhymed story. It’s fun, it’s sweet, and I adore it. #kidlit 📚👍🏼
- It's #Mermay and that means time to remind everyone about the book I illustrated The Mermaid's Gift written by Claudia McAdam, a beautiful adaptation of the folktale of how Burano began crafting its famous lace with the help of a mermaid. #childrensbooks #kidlitart #kidlit #mermaid #picturebook
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- My agent is no slouch & is not fooled by pretty phrases--cut those! Aw, but my pretty purple prose. I worked hard on that. Um yeah, the illos can show that. Dig deeper, use all the senses, write what won't/can't be shown in the art. #kidlit #kidlitart #authorillustrator #amwriting #TuesdayTips
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- I keep coming up w/great trouble for my main character in my MG Fantasy, but then a second later an idea pops into my heart of a way to make that trouble not so bad. NO. Be mean to her, challenge her, make her work for the win! But it's so hard. To. Be. Mean. #amwriting #kidlit #WritingCommunity
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- Oh, by the way... Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! We could all use some good fortune about now, and a little magic. This also works for #ThrowbackThursday. I painted this before I discovered painting on the iPad with Procreate. #kidlitart #Magic #rabbits #TBT #ThrowbackThusday
- For the afternoon crowd. #KidLitArtPostcard #illustration #dragon #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator
- Happy May! It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author & illustrator and a dragon tamer. I would love another children’s book project where I can bring a little magic to the world. Rep: @swekstein.bsky.social Web: www.Tracivanwagoner.com #kidlit #kidlitart #art #authorillustrator #childrensbooks
- I'm giddy, giddy I say! My CPs loved my new chapters for my MG fantasy. I couldn't have gotten to this point w/o them. They've ready through several blah drafts that went nowhere & provided invaluable feedback. I'm on track now! #amwriting #kidlit #author #childrensbooks #writingcommunity #MGfantasy
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- Reposted by Traci VW CreationsHappy #kidlitartpostcard day I’m srinidhi, a #kidlit illustrator who enjoys drawing kids on their day to day mishaps and adventures. I’m currently open to #picturebooks #middlegrade Interiors and covers! View my work at www.srinidhidraws.com #kidlitart #picturebookart
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- Happy May! It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author & illustrator and a dragon tamer. I would love another children’s book project where I can bring a little magic to the world. Rep: @swekstein.bsky.social Web: www.Tracivanwagoner.com #kidlit #kidlitart #art #authorillustrator #childrensbooks
- Reposted by Traci VW CreationsApril 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.
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- I just discovered #RoseWednesday. What beauty! I'm sharing my beautiful roses from my roof garden a few years ago. Alas the rose bush is no longer alive. I'm happy to have many, many photos of them. #Bloomscroll #Bloomscrolling #NatureintheCity #garden #gardening #roofgarden #roses
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- This one makes me smile. Found on mine and my pups walk in a community garden in NYC. Enjoy the #bloomscroll! #Bloomscrolling #NatureintheCity #Flowers #NaturePhotography #dinosaur #onourwalk
- Some great information & helpful tips to remember as I revise/write my MG fantasy. It's a balancing act to be sure! My 1st draft usually has a bunch of info dumps as I tell myself the story. Future drafts I will weave telling & showing in seamlessly so the reader keeps reading. #amwriting #kidlit
- Reposted by Traci VW CreationsI read about 50 new picture books this weekend. (I read about 100 a month.) So I'm just going to say it--there are too many mediocre picture books getting published right now. We need quality, not quantity. Anyone else notice this? #kidlit
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- I didn’t know vinca vines flowered! And this one came back too in my little balcony flower box. Nature is awesome. #bloomscroll #bloomscrolling #natureinthecity
- Reposted by Traci VW CreationsOmbré snapdragons magic blasts of floral flames guarding golden hoards #haikusaturday #haiku #poetry #poetrycommunity
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- We're back around to another Friday. The reality of time seems to be a bit broken w/the chaos of the world. But art and dragons bring me some sanity. This dragon of mine fits the #colour_collective color of the week #AmaranthPink. I'm working on chilling like she is. #CCAmaranthPink #art #dragons
