Danielle Cloth Doll by Barbara Willis 26″ Tall – Advanced Level Image Credit Barbara Willis ain Her Book Cloth Doll Artistry [In the same book, Willis shares how to create the less difficult Jolie Doll. Both dolls are clothed extravagantly, and one doll is large, while the other is short. But the main differences lie…
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Get Ready for Memoir Mondays – Create a Memoir Journal
I’m excited to say that I have decided to start a Once-A-Week Memoir Writing Event on Monday, September 23, 2024. I’ll call the even Memoir Mondays or #MemoirMondays. I’ve tried doing the all-month, every-day events, but that is almost impossible for anyone participating, as well as for me. I’ve researched the area of memoir writing…
The Legend of the Bluebonnet – Retold and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
1983 Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Cover of The Legend of the Bluebonnet Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Cover of The Legend of the Bluebonnet Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from The Legend of the Bluebonnet Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image from The Legend of the Bluebonnet Image Credit: Tomie dePaola…
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Retold and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
1988 Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Cover of The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush…
Tomie dePaola Changed the Appearance of Strega Nona Over Time — He Dared to Edit — He Dared to Try Something New
I’ve taught people of all ages, and I have noted that most people resist changing their original product–be it a bit of writing or a bit of visual art. [I have taught both writing and art.] People resist changing what they thought were their creative babies. I am studying Tomie dePaola’s writing and illustrating career…
The Magical World of Strega Nona – Tomie dePaola
Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Magical World of Strega Nona Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Magical World of Strega Nona Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Magical World of Strega Nona Letter from Tomie dePaola “Everyone always wants to know just how Strega Nona…
Letters from Strega Nona – Lessons from Tomie dePaola
Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from Strega Nona’s Harvest The prolific picture book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola was born on September 15 I have recently fallen in love with Strega Nona, and I decided that I’d create a series to further peoples’ understanding of the manificence of that set of books. Before…
Tuck Everlasting Chapter 2 – A Lesson in Creating Characters, Conflict, and Foreshadowing in Writing
Chapter 2 of Tuck Everlasting provides us with a beginning Character Study of Mae Tuck, as she is about to enter a new chapter of her life — a New Dawn. And so, at dawn, that day in the first week of August, Mae Tuck woke up and lay for a while beaming at the…
Advent Daily Calendar & Stories
Day 1 – December 3, 2023 The Story & the Song Day 2 – December 4, 2023 The Beginning: Creation of a Perfect Home from Genesis 1 – 2 Day 3 – December 5, 2023 The Terrible Lie: Adam and Eve in Eden from Genesis 3 Day 4 – December 6, 2023 A New Beginning:…
#14DayPBChallenge – Day 4 – February 2023 – How Metaphor and Simile Added Spice to Writing
First, let’s talk about what metaphors and similes are. A Metaphor is a comparative device that helps us better understand the writer’s meaning. A metaphor merely says that one thing IS another thing. The reader is left responsible for deciphering the metaphor. “A man is a lion” is a metaphor. Obviously, a man is not really a…