Greetings

LOVE! JOY! PEACE!

Warm wishes to all for the Solstice Season!

Fairy Follow up

The fairy house arrived in Oregon! Genevieve quickly found a steed for the fairy princess to ride.

Fairy for a four-year-old

I've been playing with fabric scraps while waiting to begin a new book project. Here's a little fairy and her tree stump house I made for my cousin's four-year-old daughter, Genevieve. It's soft and tough, and will take real playing. She can fill it with her own imagination and creativity.

If you happen to be a magical moment person, you'll enjoy this: I took the little house outside to photograph it (a strangely warm day for December in Maine) and just before I picked up the camera, a red dragonfly landed oh-so-briefly on the fairy's skirt---only to dart away before I could take a picture.

Fun for kids

I started a new blog, which will have simple, creative ideas for kids. I'll try to focus on recycled materials, and imaginative art projects that focus on process. It's called ARTFUL ACTS for kids. Please check it out, and let me know what you think! Thanks.

Art in Belfast*

*.....that's Belfast, MAINE, actually.

The Barbara Kramer Gallery at the Belfast Free Library has an exhibition of fifteen of the original illustrations from my books on display through the month of November.

If you're in the area, please stop in!

For a press release click HERE.

Also, if you have any interest in purchasing originals or Giclee prints, please contact me. My studio is over-flowing with artwork, and it's time for some of them to move out! - frogsongstudio@yahoo.com

Rainy Day Fun

A grand time was had by all at the Healthy Harvest Celebration today in Gorham, Maine! More than 100 kids and their parents came out of the rain to celebrate the release of Mystery Vine and the awesome new Gorham Fitness Studio. Book-related arts & crafts, energetic games and dances led by GFS owner Jesse Coleman, story time breaks to soothe the crowd, fabulous face painting created by terrific volunteers, healthy snacks donated by community businesses, and a grand finale movie all made for a wonderful day!

Kids Connect to Nature

On a recent visit to Eight Corners School in Scarborough, Maine, I talked to kids about the amazing critters that wriggle, waggle, scamper and scoot in and around my pond. We acted out Scoot! with animal movements and Turtle Splash! with puppets. Mrs. Wood's second graders sent me a gorgeous stack of drawings about my visit. I wish you could see them all! Here's Brendan's awesome drawing of the critters at Frog Song Pond.