Zina Saunders facts for kids
Zina Saunders was born on August 30, 1953. She is an artist, writer, and animator from New York City. She also teaches art. In 2009, she published a book called Overlooked New York. It is a collection of stories and pictures about different people in New York.
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About Zina Saunders
Zina Saunders grew up in New York City. Her father, Norman Saunders, was also an illustrator. An illustrator is an artist who creates pictures for books, magazines, and other things. Zina learned a lot about painting and art from her father.
She went to the High School of Music and Art. She also studied at Cooper Union. Zina has created illustrations for many different publishers. These include Simon & Schuster and Scholastic Books. Her artwork has also appeared in magazines. Some of these are The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times Sunday Book Review.
Her Book: Overlooked New York
In 2009, Zina Saunders released her book, Overlooked New York. This book shares stories and pictures of many interesting people in New York City. She met people who had unique hobbies and interests.
Who is in the book?
The book features people like:
- Amateur astronomers who love to look at stars
- Bike messengers who deliver things around the city
- Designers who make amazing carnival costumes
- Cricket players
- People who keep pigeons on their rooftops
- Kite flyers
- Scuba divers
- Street performers and musicians in the subway
- People who grow gardens in the city
Zina started this project in 2004. She noticed how colorful and decorated some bicycles were. This made her want to learn more about the people behind these unique parts of New York.
Animated Work
Starting in 2010, Zina Saunders began creating weekly animated videos for Mother Jones magazine. She even does all the voices for the characters in her animations!
Awards and Recognition
Zina Saunders has received several awards for her artwork.
Character Design Awards
She redesigned the famous Pink Panther character for United Artists. This new design earned her an award from Print magazine. She also created a set of 106 illustrations for "Native Americans" trading cards. This set was named the "Most Creative Trading Card Set" by Non-Sport Update magazine.
Other Trading Card Work
Zina has contributed to many other popular trading card sets. These include:
- Wacky Packages
- Magic: The Gathering
- Goosebumps
Art Features and Teaching
Parts of her series called "Art Talks" have been shown in Illo magazine. This series includes portraits and interviews with other illustrators and art directors. Her portraits have also been featured in important art books. For example, five of her portraits were chosen for the Communication Arts Illustration Annual 2008.
Her sketches and how they become digital paintings are shown in the book Graphic: Inside the Sketchbooks of the World's Great Graphic Designers. This book was written by Steven Heller and Lita Talarico.
Zina Saunders has also shared her knowledge by teaching. She taught illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
See also
- List of illustrators
