24 Apr A Journey begins…
{art seen here} Happy Friday! I thought we'd start the weekend with a inspiration quote. I found this lovely and modern print at minted.com. I know this message rings true with me as I begin to set out on...
12 Feb And the winners are…
Phew, it's been a busy couple of weeks. I'm happy to be back to writing and sharing what's happening in the land of book illustration! And there's BIG news since the Caldecott winners were announced recently. This is THE award...
25 Nov The Great Book Giveaway
{The Great Book Giveaway in NYC} In the spirit of gratitude and giving back a very cool event happened last week organized by the National Book Foundation and the Uni Project. It was called the Great Book Giveaway! What...
21 Nov Send Paper Hugs This Holiday Season
{AbbyDora Design 2014 holiday card sampling} What a crazy weather week, right? I hope you are all safe and warm. To cope with the wacky weather and keep my spirits up, I focused on the joy of the upcoming...
18 Nov It’s Festival Time
{A packed afternoon at Rochester's Children's Book Festival!} Most of the year, my industry of children's publishers, authors, and illustrators seems far away in hubs like New York City. But once a year here in Rochester the children's book...
11 Nov Handwritten Holiday Card Challenge
{new 2014 holiday card} With winter snow showers hitting the mid-west and today being a day of remembrance to our veterans, I thought I'd share with you my new 2014 holiday card and start the process of spreading peace and...
07 Nov Michelangelo Mini-moon
{Toronto supports street art!} After the wedding D and I took a trip to Toronto for a few days to enjoy being married. I hadn't been there in more than 10 years and D was excited to show me...
04 Nov She’s back!
{D and I walking back down the aisle as husband and wife} Hello friends! I know it's been too long since I've posted, but life has been busy. My rule is that my blog compliments my life. It doesn't...
01 Aug Color Color Everywhere
I had a whirlwind weekend in New York City last week for my best friend's Brooklyn wedding. She is also a lover of color and decided to wear a beautiful light green dress with brilliant blue shoes to her wedding!...
15 Jul My next art trip destination
{from Publisher's Weekly article on the Madeline show} I just heard about an amazing art exhibition in New York City. The New York Historical Society is hosting a show of the artwork of Ludwig Bemelmans—you know the author and...