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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...