homeschooling Archives - NorikoArt https://norikoart.com/tag/homeschooling/ Noriko Matsubara Thu, 01 Apr 2021 22:56:44 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://norikoart.com/wp-content/uploads/hanko-small-100x100.jpg homeschooling Archives - NorikoArt https://norikoart.com/tag/homeschooling/ 32 32 Lockdown Cartoon #35: iPad https://norikoart.com/lockdown-cartoon-35-ipad/ Sat, 13 Feb 2021 22:33:35 +0000 https://norikoart.com/?p=4801 I have had an exciting commission to illustrate a children’s story recently. The only downside was the timeframe. It was very tight. I usually use colour pencils to illustrate my picture books. It’s a slow process. Sometimes it takes me  a month to finish one illustration! But this time, I had only three weeks to complete […]

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I have had an exciting commission to illustrate a children’s story recently. The only downside was the timeframe. It was very tight.
 
I usually use colour pencils to illustrate my picture books. It’s a slow process. Sometimes it takes me  a month to finish one illustration! But this time, I had only three weeks to complete illustrating an entire story!
 
There was no choice, I had to go digital. So I bought an iPad. I watched YouTube tutorials on how to draw on iPad for a few days. In the New Year I was ready to start my new work.
 
Then I heard the news. We are in lockdown again!
 
Children’s schools swiftly moved to online lessons. My children needed my devices. My laptop went to Ichi and my brand new iPad went to Naomi!
 
Everyday after homeschooling, I grabbed my iPad and worked till very late. That’s why I wasn’t able to draw any cartoons for a while. But here I am. I finished the urgent commission and I’m back in cartooning!
Artist and children’s author Noriko Matsubara documents her family's experience during COVID-19 lockdown with relatable cartoons.

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Bocchi and Pocchi-A Tale of Two Socks written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Picture book for children aged 2-5. Published by Troika Books in 2013.
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Picture book for children age 2-5. Bocchi and Pocchi and the Bird written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Published by Troika Books in 2014.
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Picture book for children age 2-5. Bocchi and Pocchi’s Big Surprise written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Published by Troika Books in 2016.
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]]> Lockdown Cartoon #13: Let’s Exchange! https://norikoart.com/lockdown-cartoon-13-lets-exchange/ Wed, 27 May 2020 23:30:33 +0000 https://norikoart.com/?p=3563 My 7-year-old son gets plenty schoolwork during lockdown. I sit next to him and do my work. The other day he looked at my work (I was drawing a picture of fluffy wooly socks), and said, ‘It’s not fair.’ So we exchanged work. He started drawing (he is a really good drawer), and I had a […]

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My 7-year-old son gets plenty schoolwork during lockdown. I sit next to him and do my work. The other day he looked at my work (I was drawing a picture of fluffy wooly socks), and said, ‘It’s not fair.’
 
So we exchanged work. He started drawing (he is a really good drawer), and I had a look at his work. I encountered a word ‘fronted adverbials.’ I didn’t know what it means. I asked my husband. He didn’t know either. He is English by the way. 
 
I wouldn’t have thought homeschooling the 7-year-old would be this tricky. The bright side is, I’ve been learning a lot through his schoolwork during lockdown and I feel a bit smarter than before. 
 
To record what it’s like to be at home during lockdown with young children, I’m documenting my everyday family life with cartoons.
 
Here is today’s cartoon. 
Artist and children’s author Noriko Matsubara documents her family's experience during COVID-19 lockdown with relatable cartoons.

Noriko’s picture books are available here or on Amazon.

Bocchi and Pocchi-A Tale of Two Socks written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Picture book for children aged 2-5. Published by Troika Books in 2013.
Buy now
Picture book for children age 2-5. Bocchi and Pocchi and the Bird written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Published by Troika Books in 2014.
Buy now
Picture book for children age 2-5. Bocchi and Pocchi’s Big Surprise written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Published by Troika Books in 2016.
Buy now

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