All about
Micha Archer
I taught for 15 years in a Kindergarten classroom. In addition to consulting with teachers on incorporating art into their classrooms,
I live in Western Massachusetts in a house my husband and I built and raised our children in.
Working in Acrylic inks,, and collage, I create layered pieces from various materials on paper and digitally.
My design and illustration clients include; simon & schuster, little brown, Harper collins, Penguin Randomhouse, Charlesbridge press,the Massachusetts Department of Parks and Recreation, Interlink Publishing, Cricket Magazine, McGraw Hill, Hartcourt, Scholastic, Pearson-Scott Foresman and other educational presses.
- I have illustrated two books with Barefoot Books; Lola’s Fandango and The Wise Fool.
- the books i have written include, "Daniel Finds a Poem", “what’s new daniel”,Wonder walkers,and wind watchers were all published by Penguin/Paulsen
- I illustrated "Around the World in a Bathtub" by Wade Bradford and “Spring equations” written by Laura Purdie Salas with Charlesbridge press.
- I illustrated "Girl Running" by Anne Pimental about the first woman to run the Boston Marathon published by Penguin/Paulsen
Reviews and Awards - Click on title for reviews
The Wise Fool 2017 Society of Illustrators Original Art show
Daniel Finds a Poem 2017 Winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award
Lola's Fandango- Winner of the 2011 Ezra KJack Keats Award
Around the World in a Bathtub- 2017 Society of Illustrators Original Art show