In Memory of Richard Rudnicki, by Michael Solomon
Groundwood
by Groundwood Books
4y ago
I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of the artist Richard Rudnicki. I was privileged to work with Richard on two very different but wonderful picture books. He had an assuredly authoritative, unflappable, eminently professional approach to illustration, and it was a joy to work with him. I found myself envying his students at numerous moments during our projects together. In 2010, Groundwood published the first picture book celebrating the Canadian anti-segregation heroine Viola Desmond. Richard’s fearless, luxuriantly brushed style brought this captivating story to life and to youn ..read more
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AN INTERVIEW WITH MUSIC TEACHER ADAM PLATEK (a.k.a. THE REAL LIFE “MR. K” FROM OPERATIC)
Groundwood
by Laura C.
5y ago
Kyo Maclear, author of Operatic, interviews Adam Platek “the real life Mr. K.” Operatic has two muses or inspirations. The first is the great diva, opera singer Maria Callas. The other inspiration is a middle school music teacher named Adam Platek — much less known, but (to my mind) no less fabulous. Mr. Platek is the rare teacher in my parenting life I actually look forward to seeing. I had two sons in his music class, at various times, and in both cases, he made the experience of “parent-teacher interview” a delight rather than a dread. Mr. Platek didn’t start off wanting to teach ..read more
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