Monthly Archives: February 2007

One can accomplish when one wakes up at 4:45. I teach aerobics on Mondays and Fridays at this time anyway so I’m trying to make it a regular thing to get in extra drawing and writing time. This morning I … Continue reading →

This is a redraw of a drawing I made when I was about 5 or 6 and at my Mother’s office. I drew it on an index card in hot pink highlighter. I think she still has it somewhere. I … Continue reading →

I am alive and well and have been drawing regularly. Found some great sketching at the Botanic Gardens in DC (lovely orchids) and on the subways. I also saw the Library of Congress exhibit Cartooning in America. I’ll post more … Continue reading →

This one’s for you Tami! Shopanna

Snow is coming? Think summer and beach! Visit Shopanna.

On Thursday at 9 am my children and I board a plane to visit with my parents for a week. The problem is snow, or the forecast of snow, 12-18 inches of it. I’m doing everything I can to try … Continue reading →

Oops, ask Mom for those cookies first!(click for larger version)

So my hubby is tucked in bed and getting ready to leave tomorrow  with the Navy. No, he will not be in harm’s way, no, he will not be gone for months and months and he has a specific date … Continue reading →

Bad, very bad. I signed up for JacketFlap when J.Bell posted something on the NESCBWI listserve and I just spent a good long time, okay hour(s?) finding friends and setting up “MY” jacketflap. Good G-d. There are plenty of dog … Continue reading →

The Fall and Rise of Illustration is an Interview with Charles Hively of 3×3 Magazine. Anyone interested in illustration and the enormous competitive nature of the field right now may want to read it. I’m looking forward to winter  break. … Continue reading →