Biography on saxton freymann
In the fertile mind of artist/sculptor Saxton Freymann, a cauliflower is a poodle, an artichoke is a wolf, a banana is an octopus, and a pumpkin is just about anything..
A self-described "hardworking, slightly reclusive, and somewhat serious" painter based in New York City, Freymann unknowingly embarked on a picture-book career.
Freymann, Saxton 1958(?)–
Personal
Born c. 1958; married Mia Galison (a business owner and product developer); children: three.
Addresses
Home—New York, NY.
Career
Author and illustrator of children's books, fine-art painter, and photographer.
EeBoo Corporation (toy and gift company), cofounder.
Awards, Honors
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books selection, and National Association of Parenting Publications Gold Award, both 1999, and Oppenheim Portfolio Platinum Medal, all for How Are You Peeling?; Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Medal, and International Reading Association Children's Choice selection, both for One Lonely Sea Horse; New York Times Best Illustrated Book selection, 2002, and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Medal, both for Dog Food; Society of Illustrators Original Art Show selection, and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Medal, both for Baby Food; New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing selection, and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Pl