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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:31:21 AM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled It's a brand New Year! With brand new BUNNIES!:
Rebecca said, "So, yeah, a resolution to post more on the Marginalia blog! Wish me luck...With art of my own still in process (languishing?) on the drawing table, there's nothing better than to announce a wonderful new book by somebody else! And what could be..." more
Saturday, May 3, 2014 4:03:33 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Nice blog post reviewing "The Shelf Elf":
Rebecca said, "Thought I'd share this nice review of "The Shelf Elf" written by first grade teacher Barb Leyne.http://www.gradeonederful.com/2014/04/perfect-picture-book-friday-book-review.html#.U2UsRKJSv08So nice to know that teachers and librarians are still..." more
Monday, August 19, 2013 10:55:01 AM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled New book series: Rufus and Ryan:
Rebecca said, "I just finished art for the third book in a series called "Rufus and Ryan." It's about a little boy (Ryan -- who is four) and his stuffed animal monkey (Rufus). Here they are. (I love to paint red-haired kids...) The series is for a religious..." more
Friday, August 2, 2013 11:46:58 AM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Kick in to Kickstarter:
Rebecca said, "So, do you guys all know about Kickstarter? IF YOU ALREADY DO, THEN PLEASE SCROLL DOWN A BUNCH FURTHER UNTIL YOU SEE THE WORDS 'THE PROJECTS'. THIS IS WHAT I REALLY WANT YOU TO READ ABOUT.It's an amazing and inventive 'crowdfunding' program through..." more
Monday, July 15, 2013 11:54:38 AM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Elf Mascot for a Girl Scout Camp:
Rebecca said, "I just finished the line art of a little woodland elf girl for a girl scout camp in Tennessee. One of the camp leaders sent me a Facebook message and asked if I might be willing to create a picture of their new camp mascot -- a woodland elf! What..." more
Friday, June 14, 2013 6:41:57 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Brett Helquist Says It All:
Rebecca said, "http://bretthelquist.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-draw-like-howard-pyle-some.html"
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:12:09 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Jennifer Pulver Goldfinger's new blog!:
Rebecca said, "Check out the shiny new and wonderful blog just created by my uber-talented friend Jennifer Pulver Goldfinger! http://jennifergoldfinger.blogspot.com/Some of her extremely cool, fantastically illustrated books are "The King's..." more
Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:50:10 AM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Z is for Zelinsky!:
Rebecca said, "Ah, two posts in as many days. Dizzying, the speed with which I am adding to the Marginalia blog. The power of the Groundhog Day Resolution.So I decided to follow a blog post about one extremely brilliant author/illustrator (that's right, you..." more
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:50:09 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled David Wiesner blogs!:
Rebecca said, "Okay, a Groundhog Day Resolution (which means I have to do it over and over and OVER again):Post More on The Marginalia BlogSo, since I've been immersed for three-plus months in work on a two-book series about the adventures of a little boy and his..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 6:30:54 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Post-Finish Regression:
Rebecca said, "So I just finished the final pieces of art for a massive illustration project. All told, there were 109 pieces of art -- some full page size, some tiny (but usually with LOTS of figures), some full color, some black line.Wanna take a look? I took a..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 6:30:54 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Dear Fleisher:
Rebecca said, "So every other year (or maybe every year -- not sure) the Fleisher Art Memorial has a fundraising event they call "Dear Fleisher." Artists contribute works that measure just 4 by 6 inches -- postcard size. Get it? "Dear Fleisher, here's my art. Wish..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 6:30:54 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Amabo Obama:
Rebecca said, "Lawn Signs - Large by Vistaprint"
Friday, November 30, 2012 6:30:54 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Yeehaw! PiBoIdMo 2012!:
Rebecca said, "I just signed up for November's 30-picture-book-ideas-in-30-days challenge! Visit Tara Lazar's blog (click on the picture) to learn more about it, and to sign yourself up! Let's go creatively crazy!"
Monday, June 4, 2012 11:44:33 AM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled When Dads Don't Grow Up:
Rebecca said, "I was very excited and happy to see that a book illustrated by my long-time pal and extremely talented and accomplished Bob Alley was featured on the New York Times online book review this past Sunday. Woot! Multiple woots!Don't know how long this..." more
Sunday, May 6, 2012 12:09:03 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Egg-citing Postcard Announcing Egg Auction!:
Rebecca said, "(Warning for those who find puns unfun -- this post is chockfull o' them.)Hey, goose egg lovers everywhere! The Great Goose Egg Auction on behalf of the Open Fields School is THIS FRIDAY EVENING! And don't squawk that New Hampshire is too far away..." more
Saturday, April 28, 2012 5:17:09 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh added The Little Land (Poetry for Children) to her Bookshelf
Friday, April 27, 2012 2:31:09 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled The Town That Fooled the British:
Rebecca said, "My new friend, the lovely and talented author/illustrator Lisa Papp, just published this website about a new book on which she and her uber-talented painter husband Rob collaborated. I've never seen a web site devoted to a single book, and I..." more
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 3:54:50 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Fairy Painting, All Framed!:
Rebecca said, "Finally got that everlasting fairy painting matted and framed. It's off to an exhibit, then another, and then it'll go (at last) to the Bar Mitzvah girl, now about to graduate from college. Phew!"
Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:27:30 PM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled HIGHLIGHTS FOUNDATION WORKSHOPS:
Rebecca said, " — A letter from Kent Brown,March 29, 2012I got this idea, and at first I thought it was another goofyone. Here's what I'm faced with. The Highlights Foundation is expanding itsprograms, and, to my great and happy surprise, has a number of..." more
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:13:57 AM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled Egg the Third:
Rebecca said, ""Unreliable Map II" is the third (and final) egg I painted for the Open Fields School's Great Goose Egg Auction (Thetford, Vermont). Check out the egg-cellent selection of artists' creations. Every year they are more amazing! The auction takes place..." more
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 9:32:28 AM
Rebecca Thornburgh wrote a blog post titled .art.:
Rebecca said, "I'm excited to announce that I'll have art in an upcoming exhibition at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. (This weekend, in conjunction with the Music & Arts Festival which includes a play reading and a concert featuring the glorious..." more