Mirka Hokkanen

Printmaker, Illustrator, Author. See what goes on behind the curtains...

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Monday, December 31, 2018

Digitally Editing Wood Engravings into Picture Book Illustrations, Part 4

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In this last post I wanted to show you how I edited the printed wood engravings into digital illustrations ready for a book. In order to not...

Engraving the Illustrations for Otters, Part 3

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After all the sketches were done, I waited to have a baby. My hands were getting so swollen at the end of the pregnancy, that it was hard to...

Illustrating Otters, Part 2

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In the last post, I wrote about how I got started with illustrating the book " Four Otters Toboggan: an Animal Counting Book ". I ...

Illustrating Otters, Part 1

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The whole story began in Oct 2017, when my agent asked if I'd be interested in reading a story from a fellow client at Storm Literary. S...
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Sunday, December 9, 2018

Debut picture book coming in 2019

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I am sorry to have been so much absent. There are so many things I want to share monthly, but time is in short supply for me, and writing he...
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Sunday, November 5, 2017

Woodlands Owl Illustration with Timelapse Video

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This was every room in our house a couple weeks ago. Since opening boxes and getting our house somewhat functional, I have been trying to ...
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SCBWI 2017 Los Angeles Conference

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As a quick update, before digging into the conference, I wanted to mention that we have finally moved and I am starting to work out of my ne...
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Mirka Hokkanen
I'm a Jill of many trades currently working as an artist, designer, illustrator, teacher and crafter. I am from Finland but have now resided in the US for about 12 years. I love vintage looking things, Scandinavian and Japanese design, and nature. I have an artist website and an etsy store where you can find more info about me.
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