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on 10/27/2010
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I'm posting all 3 variations here. Wasn't sure if I was going to post this first watercoour attempt at all, but fortunately I'm no longer as easily embarrassed by my mistakes as I was when, er, younger. It's my first attempt at watercolour in ages and I've only ever 'wet the brush' before, so please forgive the utter awkwardness of the piece. I did have tons of fun playing with the paints. It's just obvious that I need a LOT more practice!
Not one to give up easily on anything, I decided to get the watercolour pencils out and see if I could "fix" the above painting. Here's the result:
Love the vibrancy of the pencil colours! I may use these more often, they just zing off the page and they went on smoothly over the paint. It took longer to finish than I'd anticipated, but then isn't that true of anything worthwhile? It is far less detailed than it would have been had I started off with pencils, and is more a stylized version, but I'm not unhappy with the result.
I then placed it into photoshop, separated the tomatoes from the background to prepare them for uploading onto products at my stores, and then placed them back onto the digitally 'repainted' background once I'd cleaned them up a bit. Here's the result just so you can play "Spot the differences". You shouldn't really be able to spot them immediately, as the intention is to keep the cleaned up piece as close to the original as possible.
How did I do? Well, I'm definitely going to keep painting. Might try acrylics next but perhaps I'll find a less ambitious subject for my first piece. Cheers.
Supper last night:
- Vegetable and Bean Minestrone from 500 Best Healthy Recipes. Recipe found by daughter Sarah. From garden: potatoes, broccoli, carrots, onions, celery, basil. Delicious.
Supper Tonight:
- Strawberry Margueritas made with frozen OG strawberries from the garden
- Little Caeser’s Pizza! Yes. My neck hurts. I couldn’t make homemade pizza tonight.
Harvested:
- 2 Very large bundles of Aroma and Sweet Basil. Basil was washed and then hung upside down to dry. I keep the bundles together with rubber bands and store the bundle in a paper bag, with holes cut out, and hang this.
- A handful of Gusto Hot and Jalapeno Peppers
- 1/2 gallon of Bush Beans
- 2 large Zucchini and 3 large Yellow Squash
My chiropractor is getting a bag of vegetables tomorrow, the Hot Peppers were especially picked for him. He usually plants a garden but just couldn’t this year. Dr Kyle saved me on Memorial Day from the worse pain ever when I threw some of my ribs out.
Jen’s Strawberry Margeuritas:
- 4 oz Strawberry Marguerita Mix. My favorite is Mr & Mrs T’s.
- 2 oz. Bacardi Rum
- 1/2 to 1 cup frozen strawberries
Put the Marguerita Mix liquid in the blender first, then the rum, then the frozen strawberries on top. Blend until smooth. No ice is needed. This makes one serving.
Margueritas take the edge off the anxiety that comes when your economic future is unclear after your economic assets have been devastated through no fault of your own, you just happen to be living in the here & now and your small business is struggling to survive after being successful before that economic crash that was no fault of your own.
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The first bunch of wee red chillies from my garden. Slightly dried out by the time I got round to drawing them, so they're a bit warped and slightly twisted ... exactly the way I like them.
Red Hot Chillies cards & matching gifts at
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The first bunch of wee red chillies from my garden. Slightly dried out by the time I got round to drawing them, so they're a bit warped and slightly twisted ... exactly the way I like them.
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How Does a Seed Grow? by Sue Kim, photographs by Tilde
A visually interesting book all about seeds, sprouts and the harvest. Each page is dedicated to one kind of seed complete with photographs of the seeds. That then unfolds to show a large photograph of the seedling in a cutaway format that shows below the ground to the roots and up above the ground for the leaves. Readers then unfold the page one more time to see a photograph of a child holding the fruit or vegetable. The text is very simple and rhyming. The illustrations are the heart of this book. It is a book guaranteed to fascinate children not only with the unfolding pages but with the details of the seeds and seedlings.
The book covers tomatoes, blueberries, bell peppers, peas and oranges. The brief rhymes do give a sense of the needs of plants from loose dirt to warmth to water and sunshine. Readers will enjoy looking at the differences in the shapes and sizes of the seeds and the different ways that the seeds grow. The children pictured with the fruits and vegetables are multicultural. One quibble is that some of the pictures are a little blurred, which is noticeable when compared with the crispness of the other images.
This book will work well in a classroom setting or in a story time focused on spring and plants. The foldout pages will not survive circulation at a library for long unless they are reinforced with tape. Appropriate for ages 2-5.
Reviewed from copy received from Simon & Schuster.
"Roots, Untitled" © Paula Pertile
11 x 17, Polychromo pencils on Stonehenge paper
Its done. *Whew*
I'm stuck on the title. I've come up with every obvious, lame, 'trying too hard' pun on 'roots' or anything related. Roots en route. Roots Unbound. Flying veggies. I may just keep "Roots, Untitled ". I don't know.
But I'm pretty happy with it. I learned a lot on this one, and did a lot of discovery and felt like I was actually making art, rather than just rendering something, the same old way. The beets were particularly challenging. There are a lot of colors in them thar beets. A
lot. Caput mortuum came to the rescue, once again. Its my favorite color in the box.
I was going to put a rectangle of color behind part of the stems to make them 'pop', and tie them in to the last piece, but decided against it.
Oh! And as
Leslie mentioned in the comments in the last post, yes, the 'roots' and hairs do bring to mind my yarn pieces with all the little fuzzies. I guess I have a thing for doing squiggly wild haired things, how weird is that.
And
CC, I did roast the veggies along with some potatoes, and they were yummy. Thanks for the suggestion!
Now its back to being a children's book illustrator for a while.
The picture on the right is of my beautiful daughter, Michele, on her first birthday. Birthday cake is not diet food, but it is possible for birthday cake to be part of a healthy diet. It depends upon the cake, the quantity and how often you eat it. We didn't let Michele eat the whole cake.
Mirriam Webster's Deluxe Dictionary says "diet" is food and drink regularly provided or consumed. Diet has become a dirty word because so many have made money telling us "diet" is all about losing weight by eating the strange things they recommend. I won't repeat the strange weight loss ideas some of them suggest, because they don't make sense and I don't want to give anyone the idea that they do. At some time in my life I have probably tried them all. This article is "not" about losing weight, it is about being healthier.The diet industry has really done a job on the self esteem of women and girls especially. Television, motion pictures, and magazines have distorted and often altered the image of the perfect body. (That body you want to imitate probably has been retouched beyond reality, so how could you possibly hope to look like that? I wonder what affect the movie "Avatar" will have on our body image?) There is no perfectly "shaped" body to my knowledge, there is however a "healthy body". We are all meant to be shaped differently. We are not "cookie cutter" images, we are people, and each of us is perfect in our own way.
Listen everyone, young or old, life isn't about "FAT" life is about "FIT".
I am not a doctor, nutritionist, or dietician. I am not a trainer or exercise guru. But I have some suggestions for a fit life, and if it sounds good to you, "ask your doctor" if it is right for you.
Most people can eat everything in moderation. Portion control is not about counting calories, in my opinion, it is about the size of the serving. Stop and think....just how big do you think your stomach is? How healthy can it be to repeatedly stuff it beyond its intended capacity? Measure your portions if you must, but don't overeat. It is better to eat more smaller meals instead of three enormous meals each day.
Take smaller bites and chew your food well, and no second helpings. Eat slowly. Have a pleasant conversation with friends or family while eating. It takes time for your body to recognize that it is full. Chewing your food longer will make it easier to digest and will cause you to eat less. Pay attention to what you are eating. Enjoy the taste and feel of your food, but slowly. There seems to be some controversy about whether you shou
Have your parents been forcing you to eat vegetables? Well, when they’re not looking, here are some ways to make vegetables disappear from your plate!
- Wear rubber shoes. — A perfect place to hide or dispose cabbages, carrots or pickles.
- Place all carrot, broccoli and potatoes in your pocket. — Yep, remove all keys, coins or gum wrappers from your pocket before dinner, there must be enough space to hide 50% of the vegetables. We don’t want them to be forced through your mouth or esophagus now, do we?
- Pretend to accidentally spill juice, wine, beer or milk all over your plate where the vegetables are. — The results of this might be futile, they could give you more knowing that you really didn’t eat some. But it’s still worth to try. But, you can do this over and over again until there’s no more vegetables left.
- Read while you are eating. — Tell your parents you have an important exam and you’re not allowed to fail. Once they look away, squeeze all possible vegetables in between the pages. Make sure to squeeze the green vegetables first, they’re the healthy ones, therefore, they’re deadly.
- Make the small tomatoes roll under the table. — Obviously, you can’t squeeze this in a book. Make them roll under the table. But beware though, they might roll over to your parents.
- Insert some peas in your nose. — This is kinda dangerous, it might clog your nose and lead to unexpected death after chocking or suffocating, but if you’re an expert, you can do it.
- Catapult them to the nearest garbage bin. — Use your spoon. If there is no near garbage bins, your mother’s vase will do the trick.
- Place them in a dining room decoration. — Have you ever seen plastic fruits in a basket? Yeah, I’m sure you have, place them there. Don’t worry. They’ll blend in. But be sure to remove them and throw them while everyone is asleep. If they rot there, you’re parents will surely find out. So, remove them.
Right now, those are the things I do to my vegetables. Do these, and you’ll never eat a green leaves again. Make sure not to place them in your mouth. Your taste buds will generate chemicals to possibly melt the vegetable.
(Fact: This is only made for the entertainment of all of ou readers. And the author wrote this because she’s bored and crazy.)
Have your parents been forcing you to eat vegetables? Well, when they’re not looking, here are some ways to make vegetables disappear from your plate!
- Wear rubber shoes. — A perfect place to hide or dispose cabbages, carrots or pickles.
- Place all carrot, broccoli and potatoes in your pocket. — Yep, remove all keys, coins or gum wrappers from your pocket before dinner, there must be enough space to hide 50% of the vegetables. We don’t want them to be forced through your mouth or esophagus now, do we?
- Pretend to accidentally spill juice, wine, beer or milk all over your plate where the vegetables are. — The results of this might be futile, they could give you more knowing that you really didn’t eat some. But it’s still worth to try. But, you can do this over and over again until there’s no more vegetables left.
- Read while you are eating. — Tell your parents you have an important exam and you’re not allowed to fail. Once they look away, squeeze all possible vegetables in between the pages. Make sure to squeeze the green vegetables first, they’re the healthy ones, therefore, they’re deadly.
- Make the small tomatoes roll under the table. — Obviously, you can’t squeeze this in a book. Make them roll under the table. But beware though, they might roll over to your parents.
- Insert some peas in your nose. — This is kinda dangerous, it might clog your nose and lead to unexpected death after chocking or suffocating, but if you’re an expert, you can do it.
- Catapult them to the nearest garbage bin. — Use your spoon. If there is no near garbage bins, your mother’s vase will do the trick.
- Place them in a dining room decoration. — Have you ever seen plastic fruits in a basket? Yeah, I’m sure you have, place them there. Don’t worry. They’ll blend in. But be sure to remove them and throw them while everyone is asleep. If they rot there, you’re parents will surely find out. So, remove them.
Right now, those are the things I do to my vegetables. Do these, and you’ll never eat a green leaves again. Make sure not to place them in your mouth. Your taste buds will generate chemicals to possibly melt the vegetable.
(Fact: This is only made for the entertainment of all of ou readers. And the author wrote this because she’s bored and crazy.)
Here's a little bit of what we've been up to lately.
What you see above are the last two "guys" I've made for my boys. They're guys, not dolls. "Dolls are for girls" apparently. I've made about four of these guys and some outfits and hats based on patterns that Josh designed. My mom made a hat for one, then I used her idea and made another. This is Indiana Jones awaiting his own hat. He has a satchel and a whip, too.
These are some goodies I've been collecting this last year. Aaron Brothers had a 1¢ sale, so I rushed over and with Josh's help, picked out the perfect frames for each piece. In the top picture is a beautiful bird print by the fascinating artist, Genine Zlatkis. It's part of her 20 birds series. The small pix is a gift enclosure by Becky Kelly.
The bottom photo shows an exquisite drawing by Marsha Robinett. It was a free gift for signing up for her email newsletter. We gave it to my golf-loving husband for Father's Day. The small print is by Diane Duda. It's so cute! The big print is of a collage by Cori Dantini. I love it!!!!
Josh is learning to embroider with the help of Gramma and her "Quilt Ladies". He went to quilting with them and got lots of help. He's making his first quilt top for a pillow for his new surfer bedroom.
I just had to have a vegetable garden this year. Our yard has gotten pretty shady now that our trees are teenagers, so we had to squeeze them into the little bits of full sunlight. I'm so excited. We'll be able to make our own home grown salsa. We also have butternut squash, watermelon, beets, and a cool looking squash/pumpkin whose name escapes me.
There have been children’s book awards galore–and, not surprisingly, some of the books that are finalists in the Cybils awards have also received awards from other places. (You can see which ones at this post.)
As usual, some of my favorite books or writers have received awards, some books I don’t like also have, and some books that I haven’t read yet have. I think that awards, like everything, are subjective…and you can often find some truly wonderful books through children’s book awards, that you might otherwise have missed.
The books I’m most excited about winning are:
-A M Jenkin’s Repossessed ( ) (I love her writing! She is an incredibly good writer.)
-There Is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems (Hyperion) (I just love his Elephant/pig books. They are SO funny.)
-The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean (I really like her writing.)
The recent children’s book awards are:
2008 Printz Award
(The Printz Award is given by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) for YA books of excellence.)
The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean (HarperCollins)
Honor Books:
Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet by Elizabeth Knox (Frances Foster Books/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke (Front Street/Boyds Mills Press)
Repossessed by A. M. Jenkins (HarperTeen/HarperCollins)
Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill (Alfred A. Knopf/ Random House Children’s Books)
2008 Newbery Medal
(The Newbery Medal is awarded by the US Association for Library Service to Children to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.)
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz , published by Candlewick. (Also a Cybils finalist.)
Honor Books:
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic)
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion)
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam)
2008 Caldecott Medal
(The Caldecott Medal is awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)
Honor Books:
Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railrod by illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine (Scholastic)
First the Egg, written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, written and illustrated by Peter Sís
(Farrar/Frances Foster)
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, written and illustrated Mo Willems (Hyperion)
2008 Mildred L. Batchelder Winner
(The Mildred L. Batchelder award is awarded to an American publisher for a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.)
VIZ Media for Brave Story, written by Miyuki Miyabe and translated from the Japanese by Alexander O. Smith
Honor Books:
Milkweed Editions for The Cat: Or, How I Lost Eternity, written by Jutta Richter, with illustrations by Rotraut Susanne Berner, and translated from the German by Anna Brailovsky
Phaidon Press for Nicholas and the Gang, written by René Goscinny, illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé, and translated from the French by Anthea Bell
2008 (Pura) Belpré Medal
(The Belpré Medal is given to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose works best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.)
For Narrative:
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano written by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Sean Qualls (Holt)
For illustration:
Los Gatos Black on Halloween, illustrated by Yuyi Morales, written by Marisa Montes (Holt)
Honor Books:
Frida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life! written and illustrated Carmen T. Bernier-Grand (Marshall Cavendish)
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale, retold by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Michael Austin (Peachtree)
Los Gatos Black on Halloween , written by Marisa Montes, illustrated by Yuyi Morales (Holt)
My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez/Me llamo Gabito: la vida de Gabriel García Márquez, illustrated by Raúl Colón, written by Monica Brown (Luna Rising)
My Colors, My World/Mis colores, mi mundo, written and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez (Children’s Book Press)
2008 (Theodor Seuss) Geisel Medal
(The Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal is given to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s beginning reader books published in the USA.)
There Is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems (Hyperion)
Honor Books:
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter)
Hello, Bumblebee Bat, written by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne (Charlesbridge)
Jazz Baby, written by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (Harcourt)
Vulture View, written by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Holt)
2008 Coretta Scott King Award
(The Coretta Scott King honors African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults.)
Christopher Paul Curtis for Elijah of Buxton
Ashley Bryan for Let it Shine
2008 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
(The Sibert Medal is is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in English.)
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (Farrar/Frances Foster)
Honor Books
Lightship by written and illustrated by Brian Floca (Simon & Schuster/Richard Jackson)
Nic Bishop Spiders written and illustrated by Nic Bishop (Scholastic/Scholastic Nonfiction)
The rest of the 2007 Cybils awards finalists (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) have been announced! That means the finalists for Young Adult Fiction; Nonfiction Picture Books; Graphic Novels; and Middle Grade and YA Nonfiction. You can see the complete list of Cybils award finalists on the Cybils blog here. I recommend you check them out; there are some fantastic books.
You can also download and print a nice-looking PDF list of all the Cybils awards books, that you can take with you to the bookstore or library. Jen Robinson designed it.
The winners will be announced Feb 14, 2008. I’m looking forward to it. The judges will have some hard decisions to make; I know I *loved* the books we came up with on the Cybils Fiction Picture Books panel. If you’re looking for some great new children’s and teen books, check out the Cybils awards.
The Cybils awards finalists are up! (Tune in January 7th for the other categories). Congratulations to the authors and illustrators who are finalists–and to their publishers. Your books are wonderful! (And for the ones who didn’t make the cut–I want to say that there were some wonderful, wonderful books that didn’t make the list, that competed with other books, that deserve to be there. Just because your book isn’t on the list, doesn’t mean that there weren’t passionate arguments for it. There just wasn’t room for all the incredibly great books on the list.)
I’m particularly proud of the fiction picture books list, which I helped put together with my fellow panelists (Jules from Seven Imp, Marcie from World of Words, MotherReader from MotherReader, and Annie at Crazy For Kids Books).
Here are the finalists for the Cybils awards. Click on each category title to go directly to the Cybils blog and read more about what the books are about and why each book was chosen:
2007 Fiction Picture Book finalists
2007 Science Fiction and Fantasy finalists
2007 Middle-Grade Fiction
2007 Poetry Finalists
I was up late last night discussing picture books with my fellow panelists for the Cybils awards. It was a passionate discussion; we all deeply cared about the books, and argued for our favorites. I loved working with them all–Jules from Seven Imp, Marcie from World of Words, MotherReader from MotherReader, and Annie at Crazy For Kids Books. It’s such a delight to talk with other people who care so much about children’s books.
Jules was a great facilitator and kept us all on track. And we got to rave and plead for our favorites, which I did quite a lot. I’m very happy with the list we came up with; there are some fabulous books in there. Three of my top favorites made it in, which I’m delighted about, though of course there were three more that I really, really wanted in that just didn’t make the cut. But I know that all the books chosen are fantastic books–books that really shine. So look for the list on the Cybils blog, probably around January 1st.
Are you interested in seeing which books were nominated for the Cybils awards? Then hop on over and check it out. There are a lot of great books in every category, including some you may not have read or heard about before.
There were 117 nominations for fiction picture books; 75 nominations for middle grade fiction; 123 nominations for YA novels; 94 nominations for Fantasy and Science Fiction; 33 nominations for graphic novels; 41 nominations for poetry; and 45 nominations for middle grade and young adult non-fiction.
Over the next month or so, panelists will be reading all the books, deciding on a shortlist, and passing the short list over to other panelists who will make the final decision.
From now until November 21, 2007, you can nominate your favorite 2007 children’s book for the Cybil awards. Anyone with an email address can suggest a book. Love children’s books? Go vote for one! Or two, or three, as long as they’re in different categories.
The book has to have been published in 2007 and in English. And it helps to check to make sure the book wasn’t already nominated. You can nominate one book per category.
Click on a category below to suggest a book, or look at the previous suggestions (there are some great books).
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Fiction Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade Fiction
Non-Fiction: Middle Grade and Young Adult
Non-Fiction Picture Books
Poetry
Young Adult Fiction
Don’t forget to nominate your favorite 2007 children’s book for the Cybil awards. Anyone with an email address can suggest a book. And that means you! Love children’s books? Get on over there and have your say!
It just has to have been published in 2007 and in English. And it helps to check to make sure the book wasn’t already nominated. You can nominate one book per category.
I’m on the fiction picture book nominations committee this year, which means I help sort through all the picture books you nominate, and pick the top few to send over to the judging panel. I’m looking forward to reading everything you nominate! Let the suggestions pour in; there are so many great books out there.
Click on a category below to suggest a book, or look at the previous suggestions (there are some great books).
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Two wonderful things begin today in the kidlit world: Cybils nominations and 31 Flavorite Authors for Teens.
The Cybils are the internet’s first literary awards for the best children’s and teen books of 2007–and you can have a say in which books are nominated. Yes, you! Anyone with an email address can nominate a book.
Love children’s books? Have a favorite 2007 picture book, middle grade, teen fiction? Then head on over to the Cybils blog, and have your say. You can nominate books from there–one book for each category.
There are seven categories:
Picture Books;
Non-fiction Picture Books;
Middle Grade fiction;
Poetry;
Young Adult fiction;
Non-fiction (YA/MG);
and Graphic Novels.
Curious about last year’s winners? Click here.
If you love children’s books, this is an experience you won’t want to miss out on. Get over there and make your voice heard! I can’t wait to see what you all nominate. 
The other neat thing that begins today is 31 Flavorite Authors–an opportunity for readers to chat live with some great YA authors, every evening in October (5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern). Meg Cabot opens the 31 Flavorites tonight, and Stephenie Meyer closes them on October 31. ReaderGirlz have lined up some fantastic authors.
The authors include (in order):
Week One
1. Meg Cabot 2. Tiffany Trent 3. Brent Hartinger 4. Lorie Ann Grover 5. K.L. Going 6. Nikki Grimes
Week Two
7. Ellen Hopkins 8. Justina Chen Headley 9. Chris Crutcher 10. Ann Brashares 11. Sarah Mlynowski 12. Cecil Castellucci 13. Kirby Larson
Week Three
14. Tanya Lee Stone 15. John Green 16. Sara Zarr 17. Deb Caletti 18. Rachel Cohn 19. Kirsten Miller 20. Mitali Perkins
Week Four
21. Sonya Sones 22. Lisa Yee 23. Carolyn Mackler 24. E. Lockhart 25. Janet Lee Carey 26. Gaby Triana 27. Lauren Myracle
Week Five
28. Holly Black 29. Cynthia Leitich Smith 30. Dia Calhoun 31. Stephenie Meyer
Make sure you join the ReaderGirlz forum on MySpace; you must be a member of the forum to participate in the 31 Flavorite Author chats. (http://groups.myspace.com/readergirlz)
You can print a 31 Flavorites bookmark or poster from ReaderGirlz’s current issue found on their website. You can also win a FREE book; the thirty-first person each night to comment on the Flavorite Author chat will win a book. So put the chats on your calender, and don’t forget.
WOW! These came out GREAT! I love the intense color of the beet. How about 'Good for You' for a title, because these root veggies are...good for you! Have a wonderful day!
Really nice. The colors are gorgeous.
Fabulous!! And I am so glad you left out the rectangle. There's something wonderful about the juxtaposition of Roots, normally anchored in the ground, suddenly loose from their earthly
bounds. Pulling up roots, the second they're on their way. LOVE IT!!
Glad you enjoyed the roasted veggies.I told you so.
How about "Unearthed"?
Really nice Paula, I've been following this series and it's been a pleasure:)
How about " Garden Tips " ?
Lovely Paula - beautifully rendered and whimsical - my favorite combination. Personally, I like "Roots and Wings". :-)
Beautiful piece Paula! Fabulous composition and as you said, there sure is a lot of colour in them thar beets!! I personally think that titles should come from the artist and I am often hopeless at titles anyway - so I hope something brilliant comes to you. Give it time to filter up from your subconscious! :-)
Love that sweet little radish at the bottom! Beautiful work, as always!
Oh my goodness. This is amazing. I almost want to say either Falling Veggies or Floating Veggies. Beautiful Paula
My favorite part is the radish at the bottom as well.
How about 'Enyarn'. Makes no sense, but it's replacing a pun on root with yarn, which it does look like.
ryan
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Woah, Paula. Lovely piece. I have always loved caput mortem, even though the name is off-putting, the color is unique. I like Leslie's "Unearthed" and ranjini's "Garden Tips". Your image really captures the reaching down which is what roots do best.
Any names I could think off sounded very corny but I just had to tell you what a great piece this is. I LOVE that beet!
Paula, This is beautiful! So much more interesting than a bowl of fruit or veggies:) Great work, but since I've been following your blog, this is no surprise!
Then there's always "Yummy."
Great finish, Paula! Such a creative composition and the colours are wonderful. I like Caput Mortuum too, a nice dark purply hue - perfect for your beet. :)
Oh my goodness, of course that is the perfect title. I just love these, amazing work, you are so talented.