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New Studio... Another post about it
MOVE is a four letter word.My new house, my new studio, they are both fantastic dreams. These are pictures of my studio. Isn't it incredible?But somehow I was in complete denial that moving would not...
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After the bike crash
So I got home from vacation two weeks ago, got on my bike for a little ride before getting to work on Monday and... CRASHED!Ouch. So last week I practiced a new sport called concussion healing (I was...
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minnesota
When I was a young girl I lived in South Central Minnesota until I was 7-years-old. I knew cornfields and snow drifts. But one thing I never got to do as a kid — not even when I begged to go there...
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PIBOIDMO 2015
Yay! I love this time of year. I've been participating in picture book idea month for a few years. If you are a picture book writer too, join me! Click on the link above for more information.
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Trying collage in a new way
I've been experimenting with new ways to approach my collage for quite some time. The problem with the old way was that I was frustrated that some of the looseness and expression in my drawings would...
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Meditative drawing
I posted this on Facebook but thought it might be nice to post here too:A combination of too much chai yesterday afternoon paired with anxiety from reading way too much about the Paris attacks before...
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An idea a day for November: FINISHED!
I do solemnly swear that I have faithfully executedthe PiBoIdMo 30-ideas-in-30-days challenge,and will, to the best of my ability,parlay my ideas into picture book manuscripts.I always get great...
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Hey Diddle Diddle
More experiments with collaging directly into photoshop. If this is tiny on your screen you can click on the image to see it larger. I'm experimenting with some changes with my blog and website to fix...
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Cinderella
I'm still working hard at updating my portfolio using my new collage technique where I collage straight into photoshop. It's been fun; I love the process of using all I've learned about collage and...
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More new illustration
Here are a few more illustrations using my new collage technique. I'm loving working this way!
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More new illustration
These last few were re-dos: I decided to revise a dummy that I'd gotten a lot of great feedback on in the past. There's nothing like a satisfying revision. Splash!
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Starry Night
New Piece (after revision)I've been trying out my new technique with some old pieces I liked in the past as an exercise in revision. Here's an example. Above is the new piece. Below is the old version...
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More new illustration
Here's one for contrasting emotions.I started this one with both my kids at home squabbling in the background. What inspiration!The original paper I used for the scales is one of my favorites. It...
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Tom Sawyer
Another new illustration done in my new style.New illustration in colorI have fond memories of my mom reading Tom Sawyer aloud to me when I was in third grade. She even took me to Hannibal, MO to visit...
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New Website
Hooray! I finally have gone live with my new website. I'm still tweaking things, adding to my portfolio, and trying to figure out if I want to move this blog over there but meanwhile I'd be honored if...
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Back on the bike!
I posted this on facebook but thought I'd post here too.Starry Starry Ride...This week I'm celebrating the magic of getting back in the saddle after a setback. I cut this collage out before my bike...
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Prints on Etsy
I finally bought a printer that allows me to make fine art prints. Yay! I hope to add more every now and then but there's a few for sale now in my etsy shop. I'll have cards posted soon too.This is...
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