Christine Mix was born in Dayton Ohio, in the early 1960's. In the mid 1970's, her family moved to Connecticut, where her father was raised, just outside of New York City. She drew and painted, played with clay, wrote poems and stories, as a child and continued on through college. As a young adult, Christine was lucky enough to visit England with her sister and a couple of years later, India, with friends.

Christine studied art at Coker College, in Hartsville, S.C. for one year and then headed to Florida, where she received an Art Scholarship for painting, at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa. While at college, she also studied sculpture, photography, cinematography and theatre arts. It was just after she graduated from the University of South Florida in 1988, with a B.A. in Fine Arts and another B.A. in Mass Communications, that she painted her first children's illustration in watercolor, titled "Spike & Wordo's Magical Wish." Hence, Spike the Dragon was born and Christine realized she had found her niche in art and her future!

Christine happily lives in Vermont, with a few pets, and her other half, Jake. She has been painting children's illustrations ever since Spike was originally created. She's also been painting for theaters and interior decorators, private commissions, showing and selling her original illustrations, prints, greeting cards and other gift items through galleries, art shows and designers, in Florida and Vermont, for the last 20 plus, years.

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"Twilight Magic," by Christine Mix copyright 2008, water color/gouache

Published as cover art for the
Journal of the Annual Manchester & the Mountains Poets and Writers Weekend, Shires Press, Manchester, Vt., May, 2009.

Christine's children's illustrations have appeared in several Vermont newspapers, SCBWI's Bulletin in 2005, 2009, 2010 and so far, one children's book,

Write Out of the Oven!

Write Out of the Oven! personally connects children in grades 5-8 with their favorite literary heroes! A collection of letters and recipes from more than 50 well-known and award-winning children's authors provide insights into their lives, advice to the children who wrote to them, and personal information. Each entry includes the student's letter to the author, the author's response, and a recipe from the author. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book goes to a children's literacy foundation.

By Josephine M. Waltz & Illustrated by Christine Mix,

Write Out of the Oven! Recently received a nice review from the

Parents Choice Foundation

Bon Appetite Reading List

As a children's author, Christine is proud to announce that she has one non-fiction short true story, Standing Up, that has been published, in

Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul

Character-Building Stories to Read with Kids Ages 5-8, May 2007.

Is currently available in your favorite bookstores!

For more information visit www.chickensoup.com for book ordering details.

Visit Chris's new Book's Page for more information and details about
Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul and Write Out of the Oven!

Christine is happy to announce, as of March 2012, she is now a....

Juried Artist with the Vermont Arts Council

Listed on the Vermont Arts Council’s Teaching Artist Roster

For Children's Book Illustration and Cartooning Residencies

Visit Chris's Teaching Artist listing in the Vermont Arts Council Arts Directory at

http://www.vermontartsdirectory.org

Visit her Educators Page to learn more information about her art programs, fees,

and the VAC's link for grant guidelines for schools and arts organizations.

All images and illustrations on this site are created and copyright by Christine Mix. Any reproduction of the images will need permission from Christine Mix prior to printing or reproduction. The images from the Kid's Activities Page are for kids only and are not to be reproduced or printed for any kind of profit, in any kind of way. The copyright law is strict. Thank you for respecting the copyrights of artists, authors and all creative people.