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03 Aug Candlewick Believes in Picture Books

Posted at 05:44h in Children's Book Design, Happenings, Illustration 0 Comments
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Candlewick Press, one of my favorite children's book publishers, is starting a FANTASTIC book campaign at the end of August. Picture book supporters everywhere will rejoice! Candlewick Press is starting the "WE BELIEVE IN PICTURE BOOKS!" project. It's a year...

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31 Jul Baby Jaguar

Posted at 05:41h in Festivals & Giveaways, Happenings, Illustration 0 Comments
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This past weekend, I sketched my next wild animal print on panel art. This time its a special request for a baby jaguar. I started with an adorable cute cub sitting, but then I had an idea for a more...

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27 Jul Empowering Words

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During difficult moments of my life, I gain strength in a simple mantra I created while in grad school and working full time (oh yes, it was stressful!). My words are written in thick Sharpie ink on a teal post-it...

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24 Jul Park Ave Fest 2012

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I'm recruiting my Rooster friend here to shout the news: AbbyDora Design is going to be at this year's PARK AVE FEST! Saturday August 4th 10am to 6pm | Sunday August 5th 10am to 5pm The Park Ave Fest is another...

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17 Jul Tiny Animal Totems

Posted at 05:59h in Happenings, Illustration, Miscellaneous Design 0 Comments
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My best friend is visiting me this week and she is a huge animal lover. Beasts large and small make this gal smile. So in honor of her, I thought I'd share a fantastic artist who creates tiny animal sculptures....

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13 Jul Art on the Floor

Posted at 05:14h in Happenings, Illustration, Miscellaneous Design 0 Comments
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This week I came across Momeni's 'Lil Mo Whimsy rug collection. These are handmade rugs design especially for kids and tweens. Aren't they amazing?! It's art for the floor! I think parents will enjoy these rugs as much as children....

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10 Jul Corn Hill Arts Festival

Posted at 05:29h in Festivals & Giveaways, Happenings, Illustration, Playful Paper Goods Design 0 Comments
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THANK YOU to all who stopped by the AbbyDora Design booth at last weekend's Corn Hill Arts Festival in Rochester, New York. The reaction to my artwork was wonderful and gave me a shot in the arm of "You are...

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03 Jul Happy As A Hippo

Posted at 04:53h in Happenings, Illustration, Playful Paper Goods Design 0 Comments
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Original purple hippo gouache painting on wood panel I'm happy as a hippo because this weekend is the Corn Hill Arts Festival! Hip hip hooray! I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's been quite a...

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29 Jun Non-toxic Fixative Find

Posted at 06:29h in Happenings, Illustration 0 Comments
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One week till Corn Hill Arts Festival! Whoo-ooo! My to-do list is finally getting smaller and the excitement is growing. One of the last major projects was to mount my original gouache mixed media paintings to "ready to hang" wood panels....

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26 Jun Daily Monster Fix

Posted at 05:29h in Happenings, Illustration, Miscellaneous Design 0 Comments
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This morning I came across designer/illustrator, Stefan Bucher's, new app for your iphone or ipad—The DAILY MONSTER Monster Maker. It's a spin off on his own personal Daily Monster project. Now you get to create your very own monsters using...

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