Little Monk & The Shaolin Abbot Just this afternoon the Venerable Shi Yongxin (释永信), Abbot of Shaolin Temple paid a visit to the Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine offices. […] March 20, 2014blog, children's book, Shaolin
Art School to Art Gallery in 25 Years 25 years ago I returned to class at the State University of New York after a  life altering tour of West Africa […] February 9, 2014December 7, 2021blog, children's book, illustration
Illustrating Little Monk and the Mantis: pt. 3 Previously, The story now titled Little Monk and the Mantis: a bug, a boy and the birth of a kung fu legend […] May 18, 2013May 22, 2013children's book, illustration, mantis
Illustrating Little Monk and the Mantis: pt. 2 Previously, the seeds of LITTLE MONK & THE MANTIS took root, with a finished manuscript finding a publisher and the author finding […] April 26, 2013May 22, 2013children's book, illustration, mantis
Little Monk and the Mantis: a retrospective. “With illustrator Patrick Lugo’s colorful, energetic paintings, author John Fusco has brought to life an inspiring tale of the development of one […] April 22, 2013August 25, 2015children's book, illustration, mantis