Join our Picture Book Illustration Workshop led by author and illustrator Stephanie Lunkewitz.

In six engaging sessions, you’ll explore storytelling, drawing from nature, mixing real life with fantasy, different illustration techniques, character design, and storyboarding. You can choose to attend any or all of the sessions. Whether your goal is to write a story, create illustrations, or simply learn more about picture books, this workshop is perfect for you. It’s open to families, adults, and anyone age 11 and up.

Aug 9 — Introduction to Children’s Literature and Storytelling

Aug 16 — Observational Drawing and Nature Inspiration

Aug 23 — Blending Realism and Fantasy in Illustrations

Sept 6 — Techniques in Illustration

Sept 13 — Character Design and Development

Sept 20 — Storyboarding and Creating Book Dummies

About Stephanie Lunkewitz

Stephanie Lunkewitz, a German-American illustrator and author, was born into an intellectual family in East Germany and came to the West at age 12 the night after the Berlin Wall fell. Her mother, director of the Bauhaus library in Dessau, and her grandparents, prolific children’s book illustrators, shaped her creative path. Stephanie studied textile design and art history in Germany and Italy, and built a career that includes award-winning work in silk weaving, real estate redevelopment, and children’s literature. She has published three illustrated books and is currently on tour with Holocaust survivor Eva Szepesi, whose story she adapted for young readers.

In 2025, a firestorm in Pacific Palisades destroyed her family home, studio, and much of her art archive, but key works were saved and will be exhibited. A member of SCBWI and board director at the German Academy for Children’s Literature, she divides her time between Frankfurt and Los Angeles, where she runs a real estate company, supports arts institutions like the Wende Museum, and continues to explore her family’s history, including her grandfather’s role in the 1953 uprising on Stalin Allee.

ADA access to the Wende Museum Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot; this gate will be opened approximately 30 minutes before the program.