I’m happy to share the cover for our next book, A Universe of Rainbows: Multicolored Poems for a Multicolored World, written by Matt Forrest Esenwine and published by Eerdmans Publishing Co. This collaboration is over a year in the making and you will not believe the content of the poetry, all very real subjects and locations, and I tried my best to capture and illustrate them in the book. These places are truly wondrous and beautiful - I couldn’t help getting a little emotional learning about them and gathering the reference imagery. Thanks so much, as always, to Holly Hoover for your inspired art direction and design. A Universe of Rainbows publishes, April 1, 2025. We can’t wait to share! To learn more, checkout the Eerdmans website here.

For a behind the scenes look at the process, I’m including some of the alternative sketch ideas we explored. I could see all of these being effective options, but I’m so happy with the final cover art. Hope you enjoy too!