19 Dec Holiday Happenings
{My new friend!} It's been a busy around here wrapping up 2013 and rolling into the holidays. My apologies for letting so many days slip by without any postings. My personal motto is that life should be lived first!...
12 Dec Holiday Reminder
As we are in the thick of the holiday rush, I thought that it was time for a little reminder that this season is also about the non-tangible gifts we give to each other. It's being warm in each other's...
10 Dec NPR Book Concierge
We are in the middle of gift season! How are you doing with your gift list? I have a handy new service to share with you from the good folks at National Public Radio. Usually, at this time, NPR will...
06 Dec Wild Animals on Display
{Wild Animals on display in the Bevier Gallery at RIT} Phew! December has come with a furry! Between shipping holiday sales, designing a couple of FABULOUS YA novels (more later!), and wrapping up my two RIT illustration courses I...
21 Nov Turtle-Themed Name Plate
{new turtle art!} Wow, are your days flying by like mine are? November is becoming a blur of RIT lessons, book design, paint washes, and wedding details. Before too much more of November disappears I did want to share...
15 Nov Best Children’s Books of 2013
{A few covers from the Best Children's Books of 2013} The kick off to holiday shopping season is only a couple weeks away. Are you ready? My head isn't truly ready for the holidays, but this weekend my group...
12 Nov Get Caught Reading
{Herman Parish has continued on his Aunt's story of Amelia Bedelia. In this series, Amelia is as literal as ever, this time only younger. He will be at the festival!} Rochester's Children's Book Festival tagline is "Get Caught Reading"....
04 Nov Decorating With Family Treasures
{Creative decorating!} Over the weekend, I was redecorating our living room mantle and I had a great "ah-ha" design moment! I was so excited that I wanted to share it with you. I like to redecorate this mantle every...
31 Oct Turtles Playing in a Pond
{Finalized turtle sketch} Happy Friday! Today you are getting another sneak peak at my drawing table. I showed you my initial sketches for this turtle name plate project earlier and now here's a finalized version. Since this is a custom...
29 Oct Find the Inside Story
{new children's literacy event} November has a couple of great literacy events for young readers. One you might know, it's Rochester's Children's Book Festival happening on Saturday Nov. 16th. I'll be sharing more information on this a little later. The...