Kristina Applegate Lutes-Artist
To see my work, please visit Kristina Applegate Lutes Illustrations:
Latest News!!! Kristina will be at Cokie Roberts book signing March 7th! Kristina completed 31 illustrations for: Our Haggadah March. 7 at 6:30 PM
Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families with Cokie and Steve Roberts http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/18228/Cokie_Roberts/index.aspx
Veteran journalists and New York Times bestselling authors offer a personalized version of the Passover Haggadah—written especially for couples of mixed faiths—which combines their own traditions with favorites from others. Kristina's Kids Share Superhero's Nicaraguan & Vermont, Tibetan & Vermont, Speed Demon, Falcon Ranger, Ash & Spiderman You can see Kristina's past work, including Jewish illustrations and recent awards at these websites: USBBY Project Awards & Second Year with Montpelier Rotary
Bitsela -Jewish Art (Scroll down the page to read about Kristina and her organization!)
Lincoln Journal Kristina Applegate Lutes is the founder and artist behind Kids Share Cross-Cultural Superhero's! Kristina
spent most of her childhood dreaming that she would become a female
version of Indiana Jones. Countless hours were spent exploring the woods
behind her home and imagining she was getting lost on some exotic
island. Before the founding of Kids Share Workshops; Kristina was an
adventure camp counselor, and computer and art instructor to troubled
teens. She began her professional journey as an artist and designer with
Scholastic Publishing in NYC. Later she moved to Colorado where they
created an ABC endangered and threatened animal greeting card company.
Their ABC collection was sold in zoos and major chain stores throughout
the US. Many more years of freelancing as an artist and designer
followed. In 2007 Kristina woke up one sunny day on her hillside farm in
Vermont and decided to create an organization that would connect
children worldwide through a book making workshop. The journey of
development has not always been easy but with the help of many dedicated
volunteers Kristina is thankful for its current success and positive impact
it has had on many children and communities. Kristina has been working
hard for the past two years to find the right organization to partner
with. She is thrilled about Kids Share Workshops becoming a new program
for the nationally known organization, Partners of the Americas! Wish us success as we explore the Americas through the creative minds of kids!
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