I read a fascinating few lines in a book about Maurice Sendak on the subject of flying. The book is Making Mischief by Gregory Maguire:Flying is desire fulfilled.Flying is sweet release.Flying is rescue.Flying is confidence.Flying is escape.I know I often wish I could just fly off on a cloud. Sometimes when I'm coasting down a steep hill on my bicycle I wished the bike would just go up and
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By: linda sarah,
on 5/6/2010
A very old picture book illustration. Colored Pencil
Coloring Book Cover by Elizabeth O. Dulemba http://dulemba.com
This is sort of an oil painting "doodle." It's fun playing with a new style.(and extra fingers)
By: cathyjune,
on 4/9/2010
By: linda sarah,
on 3/3/2010
By: linda sarah,
on 2/19/2010
By: Dayle's Painted Diary-Dayle Dodwell,
on 1/20/2010
Happy new year. The year of the tiger is about to begin and he is flying in arriving by balloon. This is also a change of medium for me this was done in the computer.
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By: Lizzy Burns,
on 11/27/2009
Only a Witch Can Fly
The Plot: A young witch desperately wants to fly.
The Good: This story of learning to fly is written as a sestina. The repartition both lulls the reader and reassures the reader, while cheering on the young witch in her goal: flight. This also makes it a great read aloud; there is something about poetry that just works better when read.
On the surface, this is a story of try, try again, similar to stories of learning how to ride a bike or swim. But, this is flight. Something so much more than just riding or swimming; flying is about growing up and leaving childhood behind, it's about not accepting limitations, and it's about freedom.
Here is the young witch, finally flying, and its words that could cheer and encourage anyone: "Hold tight to your broom
and float past the stars,
and turn to the heavens and soar.
For only a witch can fly past the moon.
Only a witch can fly."
And I read those final words and thought, "and we are all witches."
Let me tell you, that photo of the cover doesn't give the actual cover justice. The moon is a soft, light butter yellow that matches the font of the title and it just makes you go "oooohhhh... I must pick this up. I must touch this cover." The colors throughout the book are warm: black, brown, orange, green. Yoo shares details about her art at an interview with Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. And the young witch has striped stockings. I so, so want those types of stockings but alas, at my age cannot carry off that look.
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© Elizabeth Burns of A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
By: Paula Becker,
on 10/12/2009
Something with a Halloween theme.
By: Roberta Baird,
on 10/9/2009
Lady Grizelda gets a makeover!
The smaller version is one of the first pictures I did when I first started working digitally, two years ago… It’s perfect for the prompt but I just couldn’t put her up in that condition… so here is the new Griselda… along with the original poem that went with her.
Lady Griselda looked at the date
“Good heavens!” she said
“I’m running quite late!”
“The Coveny Sisters have already started!”
So she packed up her tools
and quickly departed.
And just for good measure she mixed up some dust
Then she sprinkled her broom
Chanting “Salem or bust!”
By: Laurel Gaylord,
on 10/9/2009
Crossing Chalk has now reached 20 Chalkheads, thanks to me. Okay, not just me. But these people too:
By: Tara Chang,
on 3/28/2009
Besides the backyard being full of birds (I can hardly keep my feeders filled) -
- I got this charming package in the mail, winging its lovely way from far away England, from Wiltshire artist, Karen Davis -
She sells these gorgeous, hand painted hearts at her Etsy store. 
- And I have *finally* gotten a couple of flats of seeds planted. I've only been trying to get to that all month! I still have a basket of packets of "early spring" seeds that need put into the ground ASAP - as it becomes less early-spring by the day. 
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on 3/3/2009
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on 12/22/2008
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on 12/7/2008
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on 12/5/2008
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on 12/4/2008
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on 12/3/2008
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on 12/1/2008
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on 11/26/2008
By: Rebecca,
on 11/20/2007
Jessica Prentice coined the word “locavore” which was chosen as the Oxford Word of the Year! We asked her how the word came about. Her answer is below.
There’s only one word for it: giddy. That’s how I’ve been feeling since reading the first email informing me that “locavore” was voted 2007’s “Word of the Year” by Oxford University Press. It’s the same feeling you have when you’re twelve years old and the guy you have a crush on gives you a valentine, and doesn’t give one to anyone else. You blush, you jump up and down in your seat, and you send excited text messages to the people you know will understand.
And how exciting to be asked to blog about it and be able to tell the story from my point of view! From the very beginning, the word “locavore” had legs. It’s actually been a fascinating phenomenon to watch: to see something that never existed before take on meaning and gather momentum. It’s also a phenomenon that would have been impossible before the internet. So, how did the word “locavore” come about? (more…)
Well done Paula!
love colros seeya around
What a fantastic magic world! Nice illustration! Saludos, Mr Spoqui, FAMILY MAGAZINE
A magical drawing! So many details, all of them important! I like the content of the bags, but if I had the chance, I would choose that one with the autumn leaf and the harmonica… I love the idea for the merbird! and the smell of sea and summer. And I like very much that you’ve used the green colour!!:))
Lovely little bit of sea, to paddle in when I need to. Hoping all is well Linda – in our sadness – and in all days. Once again, full circle, Spring is at the door, pushing for more.