New Sketch/New Project

Love Learning

One of my greatest joys right now is watching my one year old grand daughter with books.  She LOVES books already.  She enjoys learning new words and putting them with pictures, but she truly takes joy in a story.  She will search the pictures thoroughly while listening to the nuances of voice as the story is read.  She wants to hear it again and again.  There is such eagerness and passion for learning and life.  I see that also in a different way in my college aged daughter, full of joy and eagerness to learn and meet new faces.  I realize, that  joy of discovering is something that you must determine to have as you get older.  It may not come as naturally.  It has to be intentional. I'm thankful to write and illustrate for children because it keeps me in tune with that love of learning and joy of discovering life in new ways. I think E. B. White said it best,  "Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder."

Stories That Need To Be Told

I am in the process of rearranging my office/studio and came across several papers containing research I have done for projects yet not tackled.  There are two that strike me as stories that NEED to be told--stories about real life characters that people need to hear about and children need to learn about.  They are now in full view so I don't forget; so I can hear them asking, loud and clear, for their stories to be told.

Clouds

Clouds

I remember going to an art festival in town where artists displayed their work in booths outside.  As my husband and I walked by admiring all the creative art work, we came around a corner and saw the clouds passing by at the end of the street like a moving canvas.  It was by far the most beautiful piece of art we saw that evening!  I guess no one can out do the creator of the universe.   

Today we went to an art gallery where one of my previous high school art students had work displayed.  She is one of the most talented students I ever had.  So happy to see her work hanging where others can enjoy it!  I have commissioned her to do a pastel painting of clouds that will remind me of that beautiful evening.

A New Coloring Book Story Published

The third coloring book I have written for Warner Press is called The Little Lunch That Grew.  It is now available for purchase.  Doug Jones, the illustrator did such a great job!  I love thinking of little hands taking part in the next step of creating the story by adding the color.  Just makes me happy.  A lot of love and thought and prayer is put in these little stories!

The Little Lunch That Grew

Rainbow City

Read about a rainbow city in Mexico.  Beautiful!

New book copies

Look what came in the mail today! The first copies of Supermoon!