{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...
{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...
{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"....
{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...
{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...
{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...
{Detail of the Tide Pool Art} I'm excited to share with you my latest new artwork! It's a series of three watercolor and paper collage pieces of 2 girls exploring the beach and ocean. This style is similar to the...
{Sketch for an upcoming project} Happy Friday! We are having a BEAUTIFUL fall day today and it's making me all excited for apple cider and pumpkins. Maybe soon D and I will be able to get a hay ride out...
{a covert photo of a novel I worked on} I happened to be in a Barnes and Noble recently indulging in a little wedding inspiration in the magazine section, but really anytime I'm in a book store I...
{a few of AbbyDora Design's Fall themed cards} I'm fitting in another local Rochester craft show. THIS SATURDAY AbbyDora Design will have a table at the Victor PTSA Craft Show. This show features area artists only and I was...