cheryl mendenhallNov 22, 2017An Immigrant’s TaleMy mailer image The Hat was inspired by my father’s grandmother Maria, who came to the U.S. in the late 1880s. Times were bleak. Her...
cheryl mendenhallDec 8, 2016Illustration in the Holiday SpiritOver the years I’ve learned to be selective about working for free. It has to be a project I truly care about. One that offers a certain...
cheryl mendenhallAug 31, 2016Stylization: Too Much of a Good Thing?My latest promo card went out this month. An exercise in vintage summertime nostalgia (with a lighthearted nod at global warming), it was...
cheryl mendenhallApr 29, 2016Team SCBWI RecapIt always takes me a few weeks (or more) to process the heady experience of attending an SCBWI conference. The highlights of last month’s...