2023 Festival:
October 16–22

40. Masterclass with Ben Clanton

40. Masterclass with Ben Clanton

In-person tickets for this event are sold out. You can still book tickets for the free livestream, or click here to sign up for the waitlist.

How do you draw a narwhal, that strange unicorn of the sea? For that matter, how do you begin to draw any animal? Ben Clanton, New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the hilarious and charming Narwhal series, has delighted children and adults with his imaginative adventures under the sea. In this masterclass for youngsters, he’ll show budding artists how he begins his drawings, and how those drawings can tell emotive stories. Participants may even get some spooky tips in time for Halloween with A Super Scary Narwhalloween. Grades 2–4.

Event Participants:

Ben Clanton

BEN CLANTON is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Narwhal and Jelly series, whose picture books include Mo's Mustache; Vote for Me!; Rot, the Cutest in the World!; Boo Who?; It Came in the Mail; Something Extraordinary and Rex Wrecks It!. He lives with his wife and kids in Seattle, Washington.