travellers

Bathing beauty

introverts

jump rope

Madam M

Easter egg

pizza!

earthworm

mouse maker

    I haven't posted in awhile because I've been busy finishing up my next mouse book.

Valentine

small mouse, big city

Where I went last week

characters

Here are a few characters I made for my new book...nearly ready for their close-ups!

dance

pedicure

the perfect tree

Happy Thanksgiving

The residents of Mouseland once more give thanks for their roasted walnut.

mice multiples

 
  When I'm illustrating a book I have to make duplicate characters for different scenes.
  Shown here are four Musettas and one perplexed Mouse from The House That Mouse Built.

big story

good book

trick or treat?

evening walk

sledding

haute couture

Mouseland article

I've added a link on my sidebar and here:.http://dl.dropbox.com/u/98995605/Rudy_Mouseland_ADQ0212.pdf

to the Mouseland article from Art Doll Quarterly, Spring 2012.  A better quality digital edition of the issue will also be available next week from the publisher http://www.stampington.com/ArtDollQuarterly/2012/adq_sp12.html

teeter-totter

fishermouse

caterpillar

I'm pleased to tell you that I have just signed a contract with Beach Lane Books for a second book.  It will be about mice and their pets, and is due out in 2014.

fence building

coffee ritual

parade

Homecoming

peek-a-boo

Goodbye

One of my greatest treasures...a postcard from Maurice Sendak.  I wrote him an ardent fan letter, and he was kind enough to reply.  An artist and a mensch.

new baby brother

banana

dental hygiene

Encounter

vacation

Walk and talk.

The Empress of Mouseland Talks:

Today I had the pleasure of being interviewed by writer and artist Rice Freeman-Zachery for her podcast , Notes from the Voodoo Cafe. We talked about mice, work, and creativity; and she inquired delicately about obsession. You can listen to it here.

tête-à-tête

head cold

Blaaaa

Ancestors

Here are four mice that I made about 12 years ago...They are much less lifelike than my current ones.

Momma's had a hard day

Mouseland article

This is the first page from an article in Art Doll Quarterly, Spring 2012, in which I talk about the development and construction of the mice, my evolution as an artist, and creating "The House That Mouse Built". I'll post a link to the whole article as soon as it's available.

pie!

valentine

windup bear

Mouse house at night

Can you spot the mouse hiding here?

superheroes