Toy - Illustration Friday

After just returning from Spring Break which involved a lengthy drive to Colorado with 4 children, I have a new perspective for toys that do not need to be charged. The million feet of chargers and earbuds we own are forever tangled. I miss the good old days of kites, jacks and yo-yo's (Of course, these can get tangled too). Regardless, we will be re-introducing these into our household.

Tip: Trees come out of nowhere to stick a root or branch up while you're skiing just for a good laugh. I could see their smug smiles through all the snow and bark. I eventually made it safely to the bottom of each hill anyway.

Stir - Illustration Friday

Stir up a little surprise with your imagination...you never know what you will pull out of your hat.

Doreen Cronin - St. Louis County Library SLCL

We had the opportunity to attend another St. Louis County Library author presentation. This time we listened to Doreen Cronin. She was entertaining for both children and adults. She talked about how she became an author and shared personal aspects of her life. Doreen shared her secrets for choosing character names and how she fashions stories from inspirational people in her life. I was touched by her description of the time she wrote Click Clack Moo Cows That Type. Her father was the main inspiration and continues to be a part of her writing even though he passed away before she wrote this book.

We bought two books and she graciously signed each one. Doreen has a pleasant personality and seems like a very nice person. I look forward to reading her latest release The Trouble With Chickens.

TFR,

Cindy

WARNING - Illustration Friday

This kind of warning beats the mean old storm and tornado warnings we have had here lately.

Illustration Friday - Swarm

"There he his...let's get him girlszzzzzzz!"

Laura Numeroff and St. Louis County Library - SLCL

The St. Louis County Library hosted an author event last night featuring Laura Numeroff. She was on a book tour for her newest "Ponyella" which is touted as a new twist on an old favorite, "Cinderella." She read "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" with cute little mistakes as a way of interacting with her audience. The children seemed to enjoy this. She also read aloud her newest book, "Ponyella" and "If You Give a Pig a Pancake."

The author answered questions from the smallest readers in her crowd all the way up to the tallest. My own children and I enjoyed our small moment with her during the signing of the books we purchased. The SLCL offered some fun activities such as creating a wand or coloring pages.  

Doreen Cronin will be at the Daniel Boone Library on March 11th if you are interested. 

TFR,

Cindy

Layers - Illustration Friday

A good, close-up sniff lets this little bunny know that these onions are not Easter Eggs. Although both have layers and pretty colors, he will need to leave the field and hop to the chicken coup for that delicacy.

Some practice with layers in Photoshop results in several different versions of an image.