It’s warm today and raining and not feeling very Christmasy yet. On Sunday we went to the dog park at Trinity Bellwoods and then did some supply shopping at The Paper Place. Then next door to Type. It’s like an art gallery for books. Then Clafouti but they were all out of croissants! It was warm and sunny so we walked to Ella’s Uncle and everyone was hanging around outside drinking coffee. It was a perfect day for finishing up these cards. I’ve got another one in the mix and touching up some final things before I start printing.
Thanks so much to Re:Reading for stocking the new cards in the store!
* you can find the cards on Etsy too.
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©Therese Neelands 2011 watercolour, ink on paper
Starting a new job and not having much time for anything else, but here’s what will be printed up soon…
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watercolour, ink on paper 2011 © Therese Neelands
I’ve been warned sellers are already thinking about Christmas. And I’m already running late. (No surprise there). This year I wanted to do a less traditional card, something most everybody could relate to–PEACE.
The format is different than the usual 5 x 7 and I’m still not sure how it’s all going to work out, so there may be a tweak here and there. It’s also swayed a bit from my original idea (which involved books), so I think I may push out a couple versions.
Stay tuned!
My 6 year old niece who totally looks like all the girls in my drawings, don't you think? She's also an incredible artist.
Wondering what the title to this post is about? On Saturday, I punched in Twitter.com to tweet painter Fabian Jean’s opening. I nearly fell off my chair because (did you see it?) the “Twitter is over capacity error” page was of a whale being held up by birds on strings–looking very similar to my drawing above.
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So excited to be packing up some Strawberry Snail cards
to send to Backbeat Books, Music & Gifts in Perth!
Check them out here and follow them on Twitter because they always have cool things going on, like their recent reading with Zoe Whittall, Carolyn Smart, and Tanis Rideout.
And speaking of Twitter, yipes, I recently joined up!
You can also find Strawberry Snail cards in Toronto, at Re: Reading on the Danforth, at Greenley’s Bookstore in Belleville, and on Etsy.
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Before I pick up a paintbrush, this is what I look at. Always.
Have you seen these books? His handling of light and shadow,
his brilliant use of empty space,
brilliant ability to edit,
to tell a story in the simplest of ways,
and tug, tug, tug at your heart.
Oliver Jeffers.
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© 5 x 7 note card Therese Neelands, Strawberry Snail
Bundle of Joy!
This is from an original watercolour I did a little while ago.
Ooops. A long while ago.
Yeah!
Get it here
Or here (soon).
Have a lovely week.
p.s. In researching storks, I found myriad myths coming from several countries. The simplest explanation regarding storks and babies, is in English folk mythology and old wive’s tales, where storks deliver babies to their mothers by dropping them down chimneys.
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At my desk working on a picture book
listening to Shelagh Rogers The Next Chapter
afternoon walk with Margaret and my rain jacket
oatmeal rye bread whirring in the bread maker
and lunch in five minutes with leftovers -
sesame oil, chili flakes, mustard powder, 5 garlic cloves, green onion, sliced baby carrots, chunked yellow and red peppers, broccoli florets, bean sprouts, fish sauce, soya sauce, thick noodles, a squeeze of lime juice, popping and splattering in the wok.
I wish the weekend would last forever.
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That’s Dwejra, in Gozo which is one of the Maltese Islands.
In the summer, it’s a beautiful beach. At this time in February, it’s quite rough.
All those little doors lead to boat houses.
Just look at that light.
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