I grew up in a cotton-picking region near the Mississippi River in America’s Southeast. Cotton plants have blooms that look like okra and native hibiscus plants. While most people grow red zinger hibiscus for its health benefits and to make red zinger tea, I grow this shrub for its flower. The health benefits are simply…
What Is a Hedgerow and Why Have a Hedgerow at the Back of Your Garden?
Goldenrod at the Very Back of Jacki Kellum Garden God planted the above stand of goldenrod next to the very back of my garden. This stand is not actually in my yard. It is at the back of an untended area at the back of my neighbor’s yard. Because I don’t have much control over…
Flowers that Bloom in My Mississippi October Garden
Hardy Pink Chrysanthemum – Jacki Kellum Garden Last spring, I planted some tiny starts of a perennial and hardy pink chrysanthemum, and it has thrived like no other plant in my garden. In fact, we suffered several days of nearly zero degree weather, sleet, and a deep freeze this past January, and my mums remained…
Studying Other Artists and Illustrators – Studying Other Writers – The Importance of Copying the Masters in Becoming Better at Your Craft
In addition to being a practicing visual artist and writer, I have taught both writing and art 3/4 of my life. Although I have NEVER allowed my students to submit a copied piece for a grade, I have always told them that copying more accomplished artists and writers is a wonderful way to learn. Many…
The Legend of the Poinsettia – Retold and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon 1994 Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon…
April Baby’s Book of Tunes – Illustrated by Kate Greenaway – 1900
Little Polly Flinders Hush a Bye Baby The Tea Party Jack and Jill Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been Curly Locks. Sing a Song of Sixpence. Where Are You Going, My Pretty Maid. Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild
Kate Greenaway –
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY On a Letter to Ruskin. About the name of Kate Greenaway there floats a perfume so sweet and fragrant that even at the moment of her death we thought more of the artist we admired than of the friend we had lost. Grateful for the work she had produced, with all its charm…
Language of Flowers – Kate Greenaway – 1884
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