28 Aug New Fiction: A World Away
Books take years to publish, so I was extra happy to finally see one of my first freelance book design projects sitting on a shelf at my local Barnes & Noble! Hooray! This new young adult book is called A...
24 Aug Cape May Sketches
I'm back from a great week at the beach! D and I had a wonderful vacation at the Victorian seaside town of Cape May, NJ. It's one of my most cherished spots in the world. I do love the beach-really...
16 Aug Artist Shadow Magnet
Have you seen these fun magnets? They are called Shadow Magnets. They have moveable joints, so you can pose them in a variety of positions. It's like a marionette magnet! I was given the Artist Shadow Magnet, but there are...
14 Aug Skull Pie
With only a few more days still D and I take a beach vacation we are getting a little stir crazy. This was evident last weekend, when inspiration hit me to bake a very fun pie. D loves pie. Let...
10 Aug New Jaguar Painting
Last week I shared the color sketch of the baby jaguar and now I'd like to share the finished painting! My client has a little girl who makes this same face every time her mom says "Jaguar", so I thought...
07 Aug Park Ave Fest Thank You
Honey Bee Thank You Notes What a weekend! With the help of my little bee friend I'd like to personally say "THANK YOU!" to everyone who stopped by the AbbyDora Design booth at this year's Park Ave Festival in Rochester New...
03 Aug Candlewick Believes in Picture Books
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...
31 Jul Baby Jaguar
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...
27 Jul Empowering Words
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...
24 Jul Park Ave Fest 2012
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...