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on 10/30/2011
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Warren, Jill. (2011) Abe’s Lucky Day. Outskirts Press Inc. ISBN 978-1-4327-7305-2. Age 8 and under.
Publisher’s description: Any day can be a lucky day. Abe is a homeless man who lives in the alley behind a bakery and winter is coming. What will happen on his lucky day that will change his life?
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Introducing us to the varied faces of distress and homelessness, Abe’s Lucky Day reminds us that , while food, warm clothes and dry beds feel great, helping others feels even better. Illustrations permit the child to imagine themselves in the story, and so can feel the heartwarming rewards of selflessness…definitely good for your Litland.com family book club or a preschool classroom. Part luck and lots of kindness, Abe’s Lucky Day infuses a desire for kindness and generosity into its reader’s mind and heart, and is sure to strengthen bonds within the family reading it as well :>) Great for gift-giving, pick up your copy in our Litland.com Bookstore!
Christmas time can be a wonderful opportunity to give with love. The commercialism of Christmas is a shame. I must admit I love giving pressies to those I love - I get a real buzz out of it, but this year I have decided to share the giving a bit further. A few opportunities have come my way and given me the opportunity to bless others and this in itself is a blessing to me. Today a friend emailed me a link and I would like to share it with you as i feel it is a wonderful way for anyone to experience Christmas with more love.
After watching the video on www.adventconspiracy.org I quickly realized the importance of fresh water. As noted in the video, the fact that lack of fresh water kills more people than anything is something to pay attention to. When you consider that $450 Billion was spent in America last year on Christmas gifts and an estimated 10 billion is what it would take to supply clean water to everyone. If I was to spend $450 on gifts at Christmas, then only $10 would be enough to make a difference. Image if we all did it???
Quoting the website: www.adventconspiracy.com “ $10 will give a child clean water for LIFE!”
If we spent more on personalising our gift giving with time, handmade gifts or acts of live, we could use at least some of the money saved on helping the poorest people on earth. At the same time we are restoring or building the close relationships we have.
We often take for granted what others depend on for survival – CLEAN WATER.
The donations are handled by Living Water International and I have also offered an oil painting as a draw prize for anyone who contributes to this fundraiser via my page. http://www.firstgiving.com/kayleenwest The winner will be announced publicly on my blog once the fundraising page time has expired. I will also note anyone contributing as a Thank you.
Gift Certificate for Christmas Donations
I encourage everyone to watch the short video and visit my fundraising page. Where you will find a link to download a Christmas certificate I created, should you wish to bless someone with a gift of love on their behalf.
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Laurel Gaylord,
on 1/25/2008
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As we go back to my dream of Raven and the giant pears, we see Raven fly from one pear to another, checking on them as if he has a kinship with them. From the time the moon falls from the evening sky until the first light of dawn, he stays watchful and protective. He has surely and rightfully earned his title, "Keeper of the Orchard."
For Illustration Friday prompt, "Tales and Legends." Acrylic and Prismacolor pencils on bristol paper. ( from my archives)
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on 1/18/2008
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I had a series of dreams a while back where giant pears cropped up everywhere dotting the hills and plains. From a distance they looked like small, golden trees. There was always one raven in the dreams, as though he were the keeper of my dreamscapes and these golden pears were his gift.
Here on this desolate winter plain, Raven holds tight to the magic of this gift. Keeping watchful and looking skyward towards the falling snow, Raven is thankful for this moment.
acrylic, Prismacolor pencils, rubber stamp trees on bristol board.
For Illustration Friday promt: plain (from my archives)
Be sure to check out my entry for this word in my Moleskine!
Hello There Blog Friends:
I've been planning on having another contest for months. So, I've decided that today is the day.
Here's the deal: No counting, no guessing this time. Simply post a comment. The contest will end tomorrow, December 13th at 5:00 p.m. pacific time. At that time, I will have my daughter pull a number out of her "hat". (Just know that I am an extremely honest person, and I'll even take a picture of the randomly chosen number)!! That number will match with the appropriate comment number. So, if Ava happens to pick number 5 out of her hat, whoever was the fifth person to comment wins!! (Again, I really am honest)!!
The winner will receive these two ACEO collage prints from my Garden Painter Art Collection~~
The Greedy Raven
Christmas Crow #1
They are appropriate for Christmas and are fabulous for the crow and raven lovers amoungst us!
So...get to posting. I'm holding this contest for more than 24 hours. The winner will be contacted by me, and then I will post the winner and the winning number on my blog immediately after the contest.
For those of you who may not know what an "ACEO" is: ACEO is an acronym for "Art Cards Editions and Originals". There is only one rule to an ACEO. It must be 2-1/2" x 3-1/2". It can be any genre, but absolutely must conform to the specified size. You can even find frames for this size at many different art supplies stores, (and even Target). This is the size of a standard trading card.
Thanks so much for participating!!
Until Tomorrow:
Kim
Garden Painter Art
" Carrying an acorn will bring luck and ensure a long life."
I love it when a painting I just finished happens to fit the "IF" theme! I painted this Thursday for my friend's birthday. She loves acorns, oak leaves and Ravens. Yesterday I had no computer access due to some glitch at the towers, or whatever. It was hell for me because I wait all week for Illustration Friday! I still could have gone to the studio to draw or paint something, but no, I frittered away the day in withdrawal. Today though, I hope to do something superstitious in my Moleskine! So check back on my moleskine site if you'd like. Have a super weekend!
What a fitting word for my 1 year Illo Friday anniversary! It's also been a year since I moved into my studio. I went from trying to find time to create art to having my own space not only to create art, but to display it at monthly art walks and open studio events. That's a huge extreme from painting at my kitchen table!
The other extreme has been becoming a blogger and joining the Illustration Friday community. Not being much of a computer person other than doing a little research and sending emails, I think I've settled in quite nicely with the weekly challenges. It's just what I needed to jump-start my brain and my drawing hand again. As a matter of fact, Fridays have become my favorite day.
And finally, the other extreme is how I went from doubting my abilities to gaining a little self-esteem encouraging me to keep at it. It's all because of the support I get from you. Thanks for helping me grow and stretch and to keep on doing what I do even when I draw or paint something crappy . It's all about the process and doing what we love.
Last night was the opening of my "Wallflowers" and "Best of Illustration Friday" show at studio lolo. It was a smash hit despite my anxiety. ( Sorry, due to a camera malfunction there are no pictures.) I just added pictures of the gallery above, just before the opening :)
Happy Anniversary to me!
Watercolor on Canson Tinted paper, rubber stamped wings, micron pens.
Click to enlarge the pencil lines I didn't erase
This was done for Illustration Fridays "Extremes"
Abe’s Lucky Day
Merry Christmas Kayleen, to you and your family.
May the New Year bring you many blessings, Dave (in Sydney)