Oh good! This is one of my favorite pieces and is perfect for Illustration Friday’s word of the week…’Yield’
This family of ducks is on a field trip adventure. Yield, and let them be on their way!
'Ducks in a Row' 2010
‘Intention’ is Illustration Friday’s word of the week. The timing couldn’t be better, as the Children’s Book Illustrator’s Guild of MN is having an exhibit at the Penn-Lake Library in Bloomington, MN. The ‘intention’ of the subjects in my piece is clear….free tasty lunch.
The exhibit will run from March 1-April 30. Stop by and take a look!
'Ant Eaters'
Sometimes, I think I’m done with a painting…and then I change my mind. I leave it on my easel for a few days, a few weeks, and maybe even a few months. I stare at it, paint on it, add areas, paint out areas, etc. This is one of those paintings!! It was inspired by a photograph that I took in Italy several years ago. It’s time to leave it alone!! So, ready or not…here it is!
Christmas 2005
I had to dig a little to find this piece, as it was my Christmas card in 2005.
Merry Christmas!
My latest piece, “The Field Trip,’ is on display as part of the Children’s Book Illustrator Guild of Minnesota exhibit at the Banfill-Locke in Fridley, MN.
http://abcnewspapers.com/2011/11/22/children’s-book-guild-exhibits-at-banfill-locke/
Just for fun….I decided to make a few Christmas stars, which is something I haven’t done in awhile. Each star requires 18 glass pieces. They all have to be cut to exactly the same size with the edges ground and foiled. 
Then they are held at EXACTLY same angle and tacked together. 
Hopefully, each point will fit together. Tack the front. If and ONLY if that all fits together, tack the back.
When everything is seamless and…well….perfect, hot metal everything together. The trick is to use enough solder so it’s sturdy, but not too much that the it will be too heavy for a tree. 
The word for this week = Ferocious
This piece was inspired by the ferocious world of C2 Women’s Hockey Association of Minnesota. (Also known as WHAM)
Why the troll?
Many of our games are played at midnight in far away enchanted rinks. We lace up our extra-wide troll skates and pull on our charming belly-exposing troll jerseys and….poof! We mysteriously turn into ferocious hockey playing trolls.
Like the trolls found in Scandinavian folklore, hockey playing trolls are full of mischief and sometimes…wickedness. Once, at the start of a game, the center on the opposing team looked me squarely in the eyes and hissed. I wonder if she turned into stone the next morning after being exposed to sunlight?
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