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This is Seth. He is a cycling enthusiast. He especially loves taking long rides in the Fall, when the air is crisp, and he can wear his tweed trousers and favorite sweater. After a good ride he always stops in the pub for a pint of milk and a good chat with his mates.
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It's time to do the Halloween hustle and get books for Halloween into the hands of your ghouls and boys. Don't get spooked, all of these books are treats and not tricks!
Aquarell and gouache on paper.
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Loni Edwards,
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It is raining leaves! – Micron Pigma Brush Pen Black & Graphite pencil
Autumn leaves are falling to the ground here in Western Massachusetts. The fall colors are becoming more and more vibrant. As I walked on campus yesterday, I noticed the leaves coming down, just like rain. Beautiful!
I purchased a black Micron brand Pigma Brush pen. I really loved the feel of it. It is my first time using a brush pen for inking. I love the loose line it allows yet still with the control of a pen. I will be using it again!
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on 10/6/2014
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We are so excited to announce the release of our latest children’s book, Ten Thankful Turkeys. This colorful autumn tale follows ten turkeys as they get ready for an important celebration. This story teaches about gratitude. There are also fun turkey facts in the back of the book. You can get the kindle version of this book for a special launch price of $.99 for a limited time or FREE if you have Kindle Unlimited. We also have paperback versions on sale now at Amazon for $8.99.
Be sure to gobble up this deal before it disappears. :-)
This is the cover art for a book in an outdoor science series I did way back when...
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The Wonderful Woods
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Nina Mata,
on 10/3/2014
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It’s been a great year so far. I can’t believe it’s fall already. So much has been happening in my camp lately it’s a bit too much to take it all in sometimes.
Highlights Illustrator Workshop
Last week I was invited to spend the weekend at the Highlights Foundation in Honesdale, PA for the Highlights Illustrator’s Workshop specifically for new for New Highlights Illustrators! From the moment we arrived till the weekend ended it was such a memorable and amazing experience.
I had the privilege of staying in the founders original home which was so beautiful, everything remained intact and well-preserved including the family library which had their collection of child psychology books from 1900′s. Pretty darn neat!
Most of the weekend activities were spent at The Barn, an open space specifically for workshop activities and dining…Oh! speaking of dining..the food was an absolute treat! There was something for everyone’s palette and most of the food was locally grown and organic. It was one of the most refreshing dining experiences I’ve ever experienced.
Now I’m to going to go into detail about the workshop itself just incase you are one of the newer artists that happen to stumble onto this blog looking for insights on what to expect at a Highlights Workshop. I’d like to keep you guessing and excited for whats waiting for you! But…if you are a bit more curious about the details of our weekend check out Rich Powell’s blog post about our weekend here. Just know that it’s an amazing time with a great group of people who share the same passion for children’s art as you do. The camaraderie you build in such a short amount of time is just outstanding and leaves such an impression.
I can’t say this enough, I had the most amazing time that a week later I’m still riding the Highlights high!
Wow. Two-hundred twenty! A fine way to welcome fall. As my second-only-to-winter favorite season of the year, I do enjoy these annual odes to Autumn. Click the strip to make the reading easy :)
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A little autumn for The Redwall fans.
When I began work on A Redwall Winters Tale, I created a series of very small thumbnail sketches immediately after my first read through. This image came directly from one of those sketches.
I have included a jpeg of the image as it appears in the book with Brian's wonderful poem. I remember that he read that poem to me over the phone and I knew what he wanted-how he wanted the piece to feel. I think it came from a shared appreciation of this particular time of day and season.
The Thistledown troupe and stray travelers of Mossflower are making their inside the gates of Redwall Abbey where the lanterns are lit and the fires are already burning. The warmth and smell of cooking welcomes the weary travelers inside as the light slips up the mighty walls and great bell tower. This original art is currently available, though probably not for long, at my Etsy shop.
I've stretched out the summer to the last warm beach day but alas...its Fall. I do actually enjoy the season and had a chance to indulge my love for this time of year in New England a few years ago while illustrating
Oliver Finds his Way by Phyllis Root. The board book is still available at your favorite independent bookstore. Visit my site,
http://www.christopherdenise.com, for quick links to purchase past titles.
I'm really looking forward to Fall. It's not here yet, weather wise, but I'm ready. I can't wait for pumpkins, colorful leaves, crisp air, and what I hope will be a very wet winter in this dried out state of mine.
Happy Fall!
By: Tatjana Mai-Wyss,
on 9/24/2014
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Today's mail brought the current issue of Ladybug magazine, with two of my illustrations. It looks nice and was a lot of fun to do. I'm also happy to be in such good company, the other art looks great!
Here's a peek:
who doesn't want to dress up like their pet ? Do you know what you'll be for Halloween this year?
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Paula Pertile,
on 9/23/2014
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I've been tempted to do this a time or two; at a Wayne Thiebaud exhibit, with a Holbein at the Frick, some stuff at the Met. Didn't try it though.
Its FALL, finally. Now if it would just rain . . .
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Paula Pertile,
on 9/15/2014
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I was tempted by some more herbs - Bay Leaves and Oregano. So I did drawings of both. I am really enjoying doing these. I like the size (5" x 7"), and the soothing quality of the subject matter. And they smell nice!
Fresh Bay Leaves
Fresh Oregano
I used Polychromo colored pencils on Fabriano Artistico paper for the whole series. I thought it was important to have them all look and feel the same.
Prints, and some of the originals, are available in my
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I'll be doing notecards too, but have hit a minor snag. The nice card stock I ordered won't go through my Epson printer - boo. I can't figure out why, since I have other card stock that's, to my eye and hand, the exact same weight, which goes through fine. It must be something in the finish. Whatever it is, the printer either refuses to take the paper and flashes lights and has a fit, or just spits it through un-printed, then prints the image on the sheet of cheap bond that's queued up behind it. Baah! So I will now have to make lemonade somehow out of this batch of lemons (250 sheets of it!), which I think may end up being hand made knitted cards or something. I'm sure I'll figure something out. Meanwhile, I have to find more of the paper I already have that the printer
does like, which will go with the envelopes . . . oh, the trials and tribulations of being a 'do-it-yourself' art maker and etsy shop owner!
In happier news, I just found out that two of my pieces have been accepted into the UArt Open 2014 art show! Berry Tart, and Molasses Cookie will be going in to be framed tomorrow, so I can meet the final 'deliver the art' deadline. I'm pretty happy. This is a nice regional art show sponsored by
University Art. The art will all be on display in their Redwood City store. Both of these pieces were done with colored pencils on paper.
Berry Tart
Molasses Cookie
And then, you know (or do you?) that I also do a bit of knitting, and have a little shop on etsy
here.
I was excited to learn that someone who bought several pieces last week will be using them in a production of "Annie" in New York! (no, not on Broadway, but still)
These are some of the pieces that will be in the show:
There was a little bit of drama with the post office not getting them there when they were supposed to - I paid extra to get them there overnight, but they didn't, and whoever was in charge of the package didn't think it was important to scan in any tracking info for a whole day, so we were dying a little, wondering where everything went! But then they got there the next day, in time for the show, so phew.
I'm doing some more knitting, trying to get a few more things in the shop for the holidays. Now its actually starting to be real knitting weather (well, actually it was 103 here again this past weekend, but its September at least, and the cool crisp weather will be starting soon - I hope!)
I also have a 'Fall' illustration piece on the board that started out being done with watercolors, which may now be started over with colored pencils. Its funny - I've been doing so much colored pencil work that going back to painting feels awkward to me. I will of course share when its finished, whatever medium it ends up being done with.
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Donna Earnhardt,
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Inspired by Kenn Nesbitt’s, “My Brother’s not a Werewolf”. Hope you enjoy. Tale of the WeirdoWolfBy Donna Earnhardt He transformed in the daytimeavoiding moonlit nightsHe cringed at his own shadow,fear brought him no delight He was a vegetarian.He loved to draw and paint.And when he howled,No one was cowed*,Except for him… He’d faint. …
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Hand painted Pumpkin wine glasses/ candle holders
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Book: Sophie's Squash
Author: Pat Zietlow Miller (@PatZMiller)
Illustrator: Anne Wilsdorf
Pages: 40
Age Range: 3-7
Sophie's Squash is a picture book by Pat Zietlow Miller about loyalty, presented in a quirky, entertaining manner. When Sophie's chooses a squash at the farmer's market one late fall, her parents expect that the squash will become dinner. They do not expect that the squash will become Sophie's new best friend. But Sophie has other ideas.
This is all told totally deadpan. Like this:
"When it was time to make supper, Sophie's mother looked at the squash. She looked at Sophie." (The squash has a marker-drawn face at this point)
"I call her Bernice," Sophie said.
"I'll call for a pizza," said her mother.
Despite her parents' best efforts to interest her in other toys, despite the mockery of other children, Sophie remains loyal to Bernice. And when Bernice, inevitably, starts to rot, Sophie comes up with a perfect solution (on her own, I might add). Not to worry - love triumphs over all.
I like the wry reactions of Sophie's parents:
"Well, we did hope she'd love vegetables," Sophie's mother told her father.
And I love Sophie's loyalty, her deafness to criticism. After some kids point and stare during a library visit, Sophie's mom suggests that she stay home next time. Sophie asks: "Why? She wasn't the one being rude." Indeed.
This book has a similar plot line to The Wheat Doll by Alison Randall,reviewed here. It has the same warmth, but a much lighter, more humorous tone. Sophie's Squash would also pair well with Bob Staake's Mary Had A Little Lamp, reviewed here.
Anne Wilsdorf's watercolor and ink illustrations are perfect for the story. Bernice is, well, a squash with a face, but she looks lovable. Sophie is frequently belligerent-looking, with annoyed eyebrows, and pigtails that stick up in the air. She's the tiniest bit cartoonish, but her home is cozy and ordinary. And her joy, at the end of the book, simply glows from the page.
Sophie's Squash conveys a strong message about loyalty and love, but the message is delivered completely within the context of the story. Sophie is a solid character, one who kids will be able to relate to (boys or girls). While Sophie's Squash, with its foliage-strewn cover, is a natural fit for fall, I expect it to be read year-round in my household. [In fact, I was scarcely able to review it, because my three-year-old, after asking me to stop mid-review to read it to her, wanted to take the book with her when she left. I had to promise to read it again later.] Highly recommended.
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade (@RandomHouseKids)
Publication Date: August 6, 2013
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RECITAL Lightning strikes a chord and Autumn tap dances on a floor of encrusted gold and ruby… while Thunder claps in appreciation — and Winter waits in the wings. Filed under: writing for children Tagged: autumn, ballet, dancing, fall, free verse, free verse autumn poetry, free2rhymeornot, freeverse, freeverse poetry, micropoetry, poems, poetry, poets, recital, […]
Babies use their senses to learn about the world around them. By providing your child with the freedom to explore within the constraints of an intentional play activity, you are teaching him concepts and skills without inhibiting his own self-discovery. In today's post I offer you an intentional fall-themed play activity based on a board book that is perfect for babies under 1.
My baby boy bookworm and I spend a lot of time playing. Play is good for his developing mind because babies learn through exploration by using all of their senses to analyze and experiment with their environment, much like a scientist would.
Often I set a few objects or toys on the floor and allow him to investigate them on his own. Sometimes he bangs them together, or pushes them in a playful way. Sometimes he holds an object in his hand and stares at it intently. Many times toys go into his mouth so he can suck and chew on them. I try to be as "hands off" as possible to allow him to discover his own cause-and-effect relationships.
Sometimes I offer him a more intentional learning environment. I still allow him to explore and play on his own, but the activity that I have chosen has been selected with the
intent of him gaining a particular skill or concept.
Leaves is a board book that I picked up at our local library, and decided to use it as the focus of an intentional play activity. It is a book full of the colors of autumn, photographs of smiling children playing in leaves, and simple language to describe leaves and what fun they can be.
Here are some suggestions for reading this book with your baby:
1. Talk about and point out all of the fall colors in the book
2. Talk about the different kinds of leaves you see in the book
3. Talk about the different sights and sounds of autumn
4. Talk about the children in the book and why they might be dressed they way they are
If your child is an active crawler or walker who doesn't like to sit while reading, take advantage of your high chair or stroller like I often do.
Allow your child to handle the book after you are done reading and talking about it. Point out the words versus the pictures, the title and front cover, and demonstrate how to turn the pages.
Next, invite your child to do a planned play activity that relates to the book. As you do your activity, make connections back to
Leaves and the concepts you might have talked about. Intentional learning activities might include:
- Exploring and playing with leaves at the park, or at home (shown below)
- Finding different kinds of leaves and collecting them while on a walk
- Playing in a fall-inspired sensory bin full of different kinds of leaves
- Painting a leaf cutout using finger paints in fall colors
- Painting "leaves" on a tree with baby food in fall colors (shown below)
While your child plays, allow him to discover and explore on his own but offer guidance. Ask questions or narrate to help boost his language skills. What does the leaf feel like? What is this part of the leaf called? What does the leaf sound like if we crinkle it? What color is this leaf? How many leaves did we find?
I think you'll be surprised at the ways your little scientist baby explores and learns all by himself.
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Fall.
autumn fires the trees
above a dim sluggish creek;
mud snake seeking sun
-Andromeda Jazmon
Last weekend we took a walk down the valley of a large city park. An ancient creek winds its way below the trees, completely hidden from the rest of urban life. We discovered salamanders under the leaves, spiders spinning across the trail, curious little bugs crawling on the rocks, and this brown
Today’s five words are about the dark.
1. Fall. Now that it’s fall, it stays dark for a long time in the morning. That means it’s slow-starting around here. The longer it takes to get showered and dressed and get finished with “writing time” the longer I’m waiting around to do something fun.
2. Fall. Now that it’s fall, it gets dark really early. That means when we go outside after dinner, we only stay for 2 minutes. That’s absolutely NO fun.
3. Monsters. There could be monsters out there in the dark. Mom is not afraid of monsters, but I am! She writes about them sometimes, so she can make them nice or mean or scary or friendly. I guess if I could dream up my own monsters like she does, I would not be so afraid.
4. Dark thinking. Sometimes a writer might have some dark thinking. Dark thinking is: “I’m completely out of good ideas.” and “I can never cut an extra 300 words from this story.” and “Book Number Two will never happen.” Dark thinking is bad. If Mom starts to do it, I will always cheer her up.
5. Light! We are lit up over some awards we received lately. Thanks to our friends at Bumpy Road to Bubba for the Addictive Blog Award, to Collies of the Meadow for the One Lovely Blog, and Wonderful Team Member Readership Award, and to AngelsWhisper and Come Wag Along for the Wonderful Team Member Readership Award.
You can see our Addictive Blog reasons for blogging here.
To be a Wonderful Team Member, I must complete this sentence: A great reader is…
I think a great reader is someone who laughs at the right times, says, “Awwww,” at the right times, and thinks I’m cute.
Now I will take the lazy way out, and list a few of the new, fun blogs that I’ve been visiting, and invite ALL of my blog friends to feel free to take any badge/award that you don’t already have and share it.
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Fall Gingerbread
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Gingerbread, cookies, and colored pencils. And Fall! Some of my favorite things.
I tried out my new Caran d'ache Pablo colored pencils for this, and loved them. I used some Polychromos too, for more control. Both are oil based pencils, which I prefer to wax.
And do you know what? None of them broke in the electric pencil sharpener. (OK, one did, once.) But I probably jammed it in funny or something. Last time I tried to use my Prismacolors they ALL BROKE, over and over again. I was thinking part of the fault might be my sharpener, but now I know the sharpener is fine. So these new pencils are definitely 'keepers'!
Below is an illustration I did for the back cover of October's Highlights magazine. This one is based on our annual Great Pumpkin Day celebration. This year is our 12th year of getting together with friends and family to eat, drink and carve pumpkins to welcome autumn. It started with myself and two friends but has grown to some fifty guests, many of whom are pictured here.
I just wanted to remind you that
Highlights is greatest children's magazine on earth. You really should get the children in your life a
subscription.
Its knitting season!
I've had a
knitting shop on etsy for a while, which I haven't "worked" much. At all. In fact, I've emptied it out altogether more than once, and left it sitting there, abandoned, for long periods of time.
But I have all this yarn. A lot of yarn. Seriously. I'm a yarnaholic. Some of you might like beads, or colored pencils, or fabric, or something else. You know what I'm talking about. Your 'thing' is on sale somewhere, and its calling out to you. You never need it, you just have to have it.
Well, that's how I am with yarn.
Sometimes I just can't commit to doing a whole big project, like a shawl or big scarf even, because of time. So I've been trying to come up with something small I can make, that's fun and cool.
I love love love love cables, so starting playing with some ideas. How could I make a 'stand alone' piece of cabling, not attached to a sweater or something? Usually you see cabling done within a panel, with plainer stitches on either side. I wondered what would happen if I just isolated them. What would it look like? Sometimes you try these genius ideas and end up with a hot mess.
But this time my idea worked. I actually started with a much more complicated braided piece, then edited it down to these simpler ones. And having it look like a bow tie was a happy accident! My intention was to make an accent pin - something you could wear for a pop of color or texture on a sweater or jacket. The larger ones just happen to look like a bow tie.
So I sewed a pin back to the back of each one, and voila! We have Cable Knit Bow Tie Pins and Mini Cable Knit Bow Pins.
It was fun to make the little cards to pin them to. Taking the pictures for the shop is never my favorite thing, but a necessary evil. (I always wonder about the people who do the pro photo shoots, with models and all. How on earth do they manage that?) So I do the best I can.
There are 25 new pieces in the
shop, mostly all Fall-ish colors. Christmas and holiday ones are in the works. I hope to do some hair clips and other little goodies too. How cute would these be on pet collars? If you have an idea for one, or would like to commission me to make some for you, please let me know!
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Big congratulations on all the lovely awards 
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CUTE!
Donna,
Just the kind I’d like to meet and invite to our annual family hayride.
I hope we learn about his friends.
This is so cute!
Thanks, y’all! It was fun. I’m working on another one, now, about one of his friends. :)
Fun!
That was adorable and funny! I loved the last line!
A fun way to sharpen your writing skills, huh?