{"id":5042,"date":"2020-02-16T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T06:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2020-02-15T17:12:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T23:12:23","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-678-featuring-noa-denmon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5042","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #678: Featuring Noa Denmon"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nSay hello to illustrator Noa Denmon<\/a><\/strong>. (That’s her self-portrait above.)<\/p>\n

I read a just-released YA novel last week (which, by the way, I highly<\/em> recommend) \u2014 Echo Brown’s<\/a><\/strong> Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (Henry Holt, January 2020). I was really taken by the book’s cover art, and when I saw that it was by Noa Denmon, I visited her site and then emailed to see if I could secure her permission to share some of her art. Lucky for me, she said yes. So, today I’ve got a bit of her artwork. Here \u2014 isn’t it beautiful? \u2014 is the dustjacket of the novel I read: <\/p>\n


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\nHow about that, right? <\/p>\n

According to her bio<\/a><\/strong> at her site, Noa (who currently lives in Philadelphia) will have a children’s book out this year (July). Excellent news! Her site also says that she “works to bring … bright colors and patterns into stories uplifting the underrepresented; she hopes to create work that displays humanity and all of its differences.” <\/p>\n

I thank her for allowing me to share her art today. Here’s some more. …
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The Vixen \u2014 The Art of Drag<\/em>
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Literary Posters for Black Women: Lucille Clifton<\/em>
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Anxiety Monster<\/em><\/center>
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All images reproduced by permission of Noa Denmon.<\/em><\/p>\n

Note for any new readers: 7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks is a weekly meeting ground for taking some time to reflect on Seven(ish) Exceptionally Fabulous, Beautiful, Interesting, Hilarious, or Otherwise Positive Noteworthy Things from the past week, whether book-related or not, that happened to you. New kickers are always welcome.<\/p>\n

* * * Jules’ Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font>
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1)<\/strong><\/font> Did I mention I devoured Black Girl Unlimited<\/em> in, like, a day and a half? So good. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> Valentine’s Day gifts from my family. <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> Finding just the right Star Wars<\/em> mugs for my daughters for Valentine’s Day (i.e. “Yoda Obi-Wan for me.” You’re welcome. I’ll be here all week.)<\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> “Unlovely” by the The Ballroom Thieves<\/a><\/strong>, particularly the lyrics (“It\u2019s a lie we have to listen to you \/ You\u2019re out of time \/ Step out of line”):
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