Tucson Festival of Books

Rebecca Lee Kunz


Rebecca Lee Kunz grew up in Oklahoma and went on to earn a BFA in painting from the College of Santa Fe. She is an artist and the owner of Tree of Life Studio in Santa Fe, NM, where she runs her business and lives with her husband and raises three daughters. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, her work draws upon tribal iconography and is greatly inspired by mythic and archetypal symbolism. "Chooch Helped" is her debut picture book.

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Scheduled events:
Illustrator Studio: Multimedia Collage
Rebecca Lee Kunz will demonstrate her multimedia techniques for creating collage illustrations in her picturebook, "Chooch Helped," specifically how she combines collage, gouache, and pencil. She is an artist and the owner of Tree of Life Studio in Santa Fe, NM. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, her work draws upon tribal iconography.

Education Room 437 (Seats 65, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Rebecca Lee Kunz
Moderator: Ray Martens
Home Meets the Heart in Words & Images
How do words and images come together to tell stories of heart? Join bestsellers Matt de la Peña and Loren Long, as they share their collaboration to create "Home." Andrea Rogers and Rebecca Lee Kunz share their collaboration to tell a family story based in Cherokee cultural traditions, "Chooch Helped."

Education 211 (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Matt de la Peña, Rebecca Lee Kunz, Loren Long, Andrea Rogers
Moderator: Cyndi Giorgis
Make a Native American Pinch Pot: Workshop for Children
Learn how to create a pinch pot with Cherokee artist Rebecca Lee Kunz based on her new book, "Chooch Helped." Ages 3-12.

Education Room 349 (Seats 48, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Rebecca Lee Kunz
Moderator: Alyson Beecher

Books:
Chooch Helped
Children
Levine Querido
October 2024
ISBN 9781646144549
48 pages

The Art Thieves
Teen
Levine Querido
October 2024
ISBN 9781646143788
400 pages