If you celebrate Christmas I hope you had a merry one!
I have to admit... each year I breathe a sigh of relief when it's over. I love time with family, twinkle lights & the hope of a little more kindness in the world. But, the build up to Christmas wears me down.
GIVEAWAY! I waited until the first snow day to share my new Hello, World! board book SNOW.
One of my favorites things to do was to bundle up my son & head outside to build a snow friend.
I’ll pick two winners (at random) December 30th. Stay warm!
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A scribbly, scrabbly December town.
Drawing is fun, even when it's messy! (Kind of like the holidays.)
Wishing you a very warm & cozy Thanksgiving filled with friends, family, and lots of joy. This is a nice chance to say THANKS for following along on my artistic journey. I really enjoy making art & having the chance to share it with so many!
Every Saturday (during the cold months) we feed the birds. I think of it as a Saturday brunch for our feathered friends! The feeder swings round and round becoming a carousel full of happy, hungry birds.
This is a quick watercolor painting I'm calling Autumnology.
I'd like to visit this place, in the fall of course!
Rolling hills, shifting colors, and a crisp cool breeze. Can you picture yourself here?
I'd be next to the ponies.
To enter visit my Instagram page. I’ll pick a winner at random October 28th. Rock on!
Stefanie Hohl is an author, educator, and speaker who asked me to write a guest blog post about my process of writing board books. (Honestly and invitation I never expected to receive!) If you’d like to learn more about my approach to writing you can do so here.
Last year I got to learn about rocks & minerals for an upcoming Hello, World! book. Over the summer I visited my brother in Boston & he took me to the Harvard Mineralogical & Geological Museum which was spectacular! Rows of beautiful rocks, minerals ores, and gems, in different shapes & sizes. The even have a collection of meteorites. (Space rocks that are hurled to Earth from space!) I never thought much about rocks or minerals but, they really are interesting & much more complex than you think at first glance.
If you don’t have a fancy museum nearby head outside, varied rocks are often found by lakes, rivers, creeks, ponds, or streams. Another great place to look for rocks is on a hike!
*If you’re just starting to collect rocks you can cheaply & easily separate & store them in an egg carton.
Treasures are fun to find!
Can you tell I'm feeling melancholy today?
Do you have a favorite kind of apple? (I like pink lady apples which are tart & sweet!)
Since my son was a toddler we’ve visited the same orchard– Weston Red Barn every September. We went on an overcast Saturday this year which gave the place a moody feel & and made the red apples really pop! There’s also an assortment of animals to admire & feed. This is a little sampling of what we saw.
Do you have a special fall tradition?
Happy first day of fall! I enjoy the overgrown look my flowers end up with at the end of each September. Tasseled, wild and vibrant seeming to welcome a respite from the high summer sun. I particularly love it when the monarch stop by usually in the late afternoon.
