Archive for September, 2008
GUESS!
I have been putting some finishing touches to a couple of my children’s books in the past weeks. As I was working on Guess!, I came across the drawings I had made that became the heart of the story.
I spent the evening at a friend’s house where his son and nieces were running amok. As I watched them run and play, I took notice of how their little bodies moved differently than the full grown versions of adults. When I got home that night I jotted down some of the gestures that I had kept in my mind’s eye. These were to eventually become the gestures found in my book.
Here are the quick drawings of the children I made that night, along with an illustration from Guess!
Likea day for prayer
Soon after 9/11, I went to St. Patrick’s Cathedral early one morning. When I looked around I got the sense that everyone was sharing the same prayer. Everyone was in the same frame of mind and had the same sadness in their hearts. Every year, I remember those people, and the people they were praying for. And I pray, too.
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greek flower
i guess i was inspired by drawing nature during my visit to central park the other day. i couldn’t make it back there yesterday, so instead i took a stroll in my back yard. nice substitute, i know.
at the beginning of summer, my mom came by the house with some seeds to plant. she ended up making flower beds in every bit of earth she could find that wasn’t grass or driveway! i am not complaining! i realize only now how drab it would’ve been out there without them.
among the seeds were a few that her friend brought back from the island kalymnos in greece. i have been there–beautiful! so all summer i had forgotten about them, and even mistook a few of them for weeds! good thing i didn’t pull them up because they bloomed into really unique flowers. i don’t know if it’s the surprise of seeing them, or maybe that i know they are from the “homeland”, but i am in love with them!
here’s my take on one of them. drawing flowers is a pretty neat way to spend a morning.
baby james
here are a couple of quick drawings i did of my little boy. he really loves napping outside. don’t we all.
day at the park
Yesterday was a beautiful day. The weather was absolutely perfect. My husband, three month old baby and I went to Central Park for the day. We layed on the grass, strolled, shot some photos and did a little drawing and painting. What a great time. My baby made his first visit to the Met. He said he liked it and he wants to go back very soon, as he only got to see the Greek-Roman section.
I hope to get back there next week and do some more drawings.
Or even to lay and catch some rays of sunlight. Not too many warm beautiful days left in this year. Very sad.
