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Off Menu Q&A with Illustrator Kelsi Jo Silva

Off Menu Q&A with Illustrator Kelsi Jo Silva In-Person

Illustrator Kelsi Jo Silva will lead a live illustration demo and special discussion about their debut graphic novel "Off Menu" followed by a Q&A and a book signing with the audience. "Off Menu" is an inspiring tale about taking risks, discovering your voice, and having the courage to stand up for your friends.

Date:
Saturday, Feb 1 2025
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Canyon Theater, Main Library

Audience:
  All ages  
Categories:
  Author Talks     Performances & Presentations  

Kelsi Jo Silva is an American illustrator and artist based out of Denver, Colorado. After graduating from the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design with a BA in illustration, Kelsi went straight into formulating a creative career. They've worked on a number of projects, most notably the Ela Cat children's series with Good Luck Black Cat books, the first of which was awarded a MoonBeam award for illustration. Online, Kelsi is most known for her depictions of women in loving relationships and sapphic redesigns of Greek mythos.

Off Menu: At seventeen, Soup is at a crossroads, eager to make her mark on the world, yet reluctant to leave the restaurant she calls home–the place where she was found as a baby, the place where she grew up, the place where she learned to cook. It’s only when her elven boss snaps at her that she begins to see his pattern of abuse, starting in the kitchen and extending all across town. Something’s got to give, and the answer is simple: a cooking competition for the restaurant.

If Soup wins, she’ll claim the business and protect her village from destructive expansion. But if she loses, she’ll have to leave her home and stand by as the food community she loves is razed to the ground. With friends and chosen family rallying around her, Soup has a chance to win. Yet, everyone knows villains don’t fight fair, and this restauranteur is not going to give up his throne so easily...