I am totally in love with Little Free Libraries! Aren't they so adorable? I want one in my front yard too. Happily, this fantastic organization has been getting some due props this week from the Etsy blog team and from...
Over the weekend D and I traveled to Pennsylvania for a family party to celebrate my grandparents 65th Wedding Anniversary. We stayed at a restored turn of the century healing springs hotel that still had a natural spring bathing pool....
Running my own company has been an amazing experience. In my 2 years I've learned so much about myself, my art, and how to run a business. AbbyDora Design is a one woman show. I'm the Creative Director, Chief Financial...
One month to go until the Corn Hill Art Festival and I'm making headway each day. My list to do is still longer than I'd like, but yesterday I completed matting and packaging all my prints—all 102 of them! Phew! One...
This summer D and I decided our second story porch needed more color—especially after our rental house was painted a very non-inspiring medium brown. I was determined to add touches of bright yellows, reds, and apple greens! Armed with our...
It's June 1st and that means I'm in full production mode to prepare for the Corn Hill Festival happening on July 7th & 8th. The AbbyDora Design booth will have handmade greeting cards, stationery sets, art prints, and original artwork...
Tomorrow my Senior Illustration students along with their RIT colleagues will graduate from college. RIT has prepared them well to transition into the role of professional artists. I want to wish them the very best and I will be looking...
Over the weekend, D and I traveled to Saratoga Springs to celebrate my grandmother's 96th birthday! It was a wonderful weekend filled with family, a gorgeous boat ride on a lake, and even a fantastic story. My grandmother grew up...
This has been a tough May for the world of children's publishing. We have lost two iconic authors and illustrators recently. First Maurice Sendak and now Jean Craighead George. Jean was known for being both a naturalist and an author....
I've been painting up a storm lately in preparation for the Rochester Corn Hill Festival on July 7th & 8th and today I would like you all to be the first to meet my new animal friends! These paintings are...