tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677509422669539582024-02-21T01:31:06.039-08:00New Laces in Old SneakersAmy Huntingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013715262943556075noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-75205843378191502762011-01-09T15:41:00.000-08:002011-01-09T15:43:46.474-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHx_N7kKI9ZLy5NymrDgtiO-2BYmulGMfEdCQUnHHua6mBEDkrLAT6_4m2znw2eVJ11rVWS1yyHhTjDKTTaesXTErDfb3w-7Uif4j6yCpm6APZkbrhBhK-Ql4bZnk5hdVa7T35v4UDmk/s1600/finalanswernorthcarolhorse.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHx_N7kKI9ZLy5NymrDgtiO-2BYmulGMfEdCQUnHHua6mBEDkrLAT6_4m2znw2eVJ11rVWS1yyHhTjDKTTaesXTErDfb3w-7Uif4j6yCpm6APZkbrhBhK-Ql4bZnk5hdVa7T35v4UDmk/s320/finalanswernorthcarolhorse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560336004010576930" border="0" /></a><br />a recent illustration I did for <span style="font-style: italic;">Little North Carolina</span> board book. This illustration is done in watercolor on 300lb. hot press w/ a touch of pastel. I love to draw horses!jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-21245093176322370372011-01-09T15:31:00.000-08:002011-01-09T15:33:15.660-08:00tardy Christmas card!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-jXnodZThx0umqVbUgT66BGbVqwRTPzHowj4f4h1P-alFhpkI2kEv2OptMtpZXoDaqCYQTGDYNPzl3EpPXxOsoX7L15aR7oBpiGnxvIGBxXrIlJKQ1Ixatg70vb61kRIq9XVd6VqW_4/s1600/2010christmascardprinted.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-jXnodZThx0umqVbUgT66BGbVqwRTPzHowj4f4h1P-alFhpkI2kEv2OptMtpZXoDaqCYQTGDYNPzl3EpPXxOsoX7L15aR7oBpiGnxvIGBxXrIlJKQ1Ixatg70vb61kRIq9XVd6VqW_4/s320/2010christmascardprinted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560333315630034498" border="0" /></a><br />here is the final art for my Christmas card. oh, still sending them out....a little late!jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-3381561441449351572011-01-05T12:28:00.001-08:002011-01-05T12:28:54.080-08:00Merry Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSTR1T_1KHxtyG7AT054aBv6_jgo5ArBDcQC2QCWkU4iQjRxqOOnvDfHQGnf8rlYPIKcxYc6Jiq8dP3lc9FcW0ukVP903GW1UZ76dzrR5-fncLvZV23sU1WYU1TKg2AZjwUM0RyCoLbE/s1600/fairychristmasforblog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSTR1T_1KHxtyG7AT054aBv6_jgo5ArBDcQC2QCWkU4iQjRxqOOnvDfHQGnf8rlYPIKcxYc6Jiq8dP3lc9FcW0ukVP903GW1UZ76dzrR5-fncLvZV23sU1WYU1TKg2AZjwUM0RyCoLbE/s320/fairychristmasforblog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558801482125659858" border="0" /></a><br />A little late. . .Liza Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011162089960135083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-62778029785331699972010-12-13T09:39:00.001-08:002010-12-13T09:41:16.515-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvSzIBD7PM_LjGkyPuA4zwCuRKvAhWPeFfpFDW3uGKJhi0g0-becff7H-V_S5VmJVqT_LSX-c6yJvaHb9eBnid-V6Zn7MgPQdPApPuE0lLVzpCctB0q2RPnHOAaZdNb-LIVC2ZOMqOTQ/s1600/Christmascard2010.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvSzIBD7PM_LjGkyPuA4zwCuRKvAhWPeFfpFDW3uGKJhi0g0-becff7H-V_S5VmJVqT_LSX-c6yJvaHb9eBnid-V6Zn7MgPQdPApPuE0lLVzpCctB0q2RPnHOAaZdNb-LIVC2ZOMqOTQ/s320/Christmascard2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550223159261597202" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the sketch for our family Christmas card. Finished art is at the printers. Time is running out!jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-8377013569316896122010-11-25T04:42:00.001-08:002010-11-25T04:45:10.935-08:00Gathering<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3ljfu7Wj2eDcv9XTxQHjTKIBl1LbRap6gnF3bzMuillX6ZPVmaU5D9_SY30hOXF8eo9fX7s8exHbjo6ZQW5oLc1PXqyGNujLkjJtMmn-5fhlfvwHTngpkZ-DwZHfR9sPV4WlYboEDcY/s1600/n.carol.answerfinalsquirrel2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3ljfu7Wj2eDcv9XTxQHjTKIBl1LbRap6gnF3bzMuillX6ZPVmaU5D9_SY30hOXF8eo9fX7s8exHbjo6ZQW5oLc1PXqyGNujLkjJtMmn-5fhlfvwHTngpkZ-DwZHfR9sPV4WlYboEDcY/s320/n.carol.answerfinalsquirrel2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543467448153166706" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-27874761079503912032010-11-19T05:36:00.000-08:002010-11-19T05:42:38.526-08:00Early Snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCZtIdt_gwd78ptPZ88qekbc-2jZU5mdNMfe0i1aXdAORbQRaBicNtBkR3MpLtEqVNpgl_DdvIIklLNHQA8XZ8OqW9paZ7M_nokuJCWgoyJ3aILJrvok0Noh2oSwFEB5oXzHhLPozMgg/s1600/first+snow.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCZtIdt_gwd78ptPZ88qekbc-2jZU5mdNMfe0i1aXdAORbQRaBicNtBkR3MpLtEqVNpgl_DdvIIklLNHQA8XZ8OqW9paZ7M_nokuJCWgoyJ3aILJrvok0Noh2oSwFEB5oXzHhLPozMgg/s320/first+snow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541254533054139906" border="0" /></a><br />Something new..Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18191367329555391317noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-3320955398172114372010-11-18T06:39:00.000-08:002010-11-18T07:29:02.863-08:00Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTGBPY2Dp7g9pf8GKvYcLtkpeLsrfgK_vMGW6Z9Nu6GSBsEvRXBTmMb47HHDxE6mRYxau7g3XjsrOW9aayOMcxeSnTqcAgV_BIZJM93KvM9ULkjjlfyX_eBot3EcajGO5DVY5lYaBP6Vr/s1600/resized+web+home+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTGBPY2Dp7g9pf8GKvYcLtkpeLsrfgK_vMGW6Z9Nu6GSBsEvRXBTmMb47HHDxE6mRYxau7g3XjsrOW9aayOMcxeSnTqcAgV_BIZJM93KvM9ULkjjlfyX_eBot3EcajGO5DVY5lYaBP6Vr/s320/resized+web+home+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I created scores of images for<strong><em> </em></strong>my new book,<strong><em> A Knitter's Home Companion</em></strong>. Mostly they were for me to help understand the story I was trying to tell and to cheer me on through the long writing process. In the end, only three of those illustrations made it into the book. Lately I have reviewing and recycling them. This one is now on my new website. The home page, of course.Michelle Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01559631708672110333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-19834331725694784422010-11-15T11:56:00.000-08:002010-11-15T12:00:39.413-08:00Bailey Boy<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3x_sNwj8t3NlUHqlvGQV-DWfL4prRId_fBAWIvIHUYOvK9hzsaXHVgYcF5KxQt00ye00-PzKlAvypdIFoL3apq05NOfpC-YgdalPBiVp3qyDY3_5nWvPckjdH7FxT97_YZ0diJMEtcA/s1600/bailey+card.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3x_sNwj8t3NlUHqlvGQV-DWfL4prRId_fBAWIvIHUYOvK9hzsaXHVgYcF5KxQt00ye00-PzKlAvypdIFoL3apq05NOfpC-YgdalPBiVp3qyDY3_5nWvPckjdH7FxT97_YZ0diJMEtcA/s320/bailey+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539868578555385442" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Here is a quick thank you card I made last night.jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-60667351062477595742010-11-11T09:40:00.000-08:002010-11-11T09:42:12.415-08:00work in progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8hRge9WA5Dcwt1Wz4KULCxUJKlsLamDDy0ZIhnFKff2oMj8LPYohrUdQ02rCp7-XrH5o2fXECrAKiYPZZi2kMoxfnEpl0i5Vc1ZGXJ_ZwboPUbbBv11bEe42nTpD0wDDjrJ2i6wNls0/s1600/cover+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8hRge9WA5Dcwt1Wz4KULCxUJKlsLamDDy0ZIhnFKff2oMj8LPYohrUdQ02rCp7-XrH5o2fXECrAKiYPZZi2kMoxfnEpl0i5Vc1ZGXJ_ZwboPUbbBv11bEe42nTpD0wDDjrJ2i6wNls0/s320/cover+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538348824558119298" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a sketch that I am working on. I am thinking about making a few changes and painting it just for myself.Liza Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011162089960135083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-68975676819127362942010-11-11T04:54:00.000-08:002010-11-11T05:00:38.070-08:00endpapers, before and after...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx99mofnXfBClhp9c_KhSPAu0VSxvMGEfIWHOv-5gqZ2-2zSnS62dws2W8PE79uXh17ZO6dfUNylicw5XDZJ6ERcEfEGpDO8xh8CjsDxJCSUEcEgpniGQCN7DP54iaHHyCunom0X0q2q0/s1600/endpapers33rdtake.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx99mofnXfBClhp9c_KhSPAu0VSxvMGEfIWHOv-5gqZ2-2zSnS62dws2W8PE79uXh17ZO6dfUNylicw5XDZJ6ERcEfEGpDO8xh8CjsDxJCSUEcEgpniGQCN7DP54iaHHyCunom0X0q2q0/s320/endpapers33rdtake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538275620898839298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjEz_43O-QEqV-jUPyjvGR8qgygzyCza1za-AOyVymwk5gXp2C35-f2ZWxsIvoHehlDmKFwyNviAfYA249Rq3bswDVQUEPopyO20pksDYjLQViME_9eh3U1ywcs0HNEWl-Aq3ekfm0Js/s1600/coverillo4.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjEz_43O-QEqV-jUPyjvGR8qgygzyCza1za-AOyVymwk5gXp2C35-f2ZWxsIvoHehlDmKFwyNviAfYA249Rq3bswDVQUEPopyO20pksDYjLQViME_9eh3U1ywcs0HNEWl-Aq3ekfm0Js/s320/coverillo4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538275613327641874" border="0" /></a><br />Hi Folks! Thought I would post a before and after illustration. First the rough sketch I started with. Then following, the finished art. This illustration will be 1/2 of the endpapers for <span style="font-style: italic;">My Cat, Coon Cat</span>, to be released, spring 2011. I can't wait!jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-23114881477924024112010-11-03T16:54:00.001-07:002010-11-03T16:56:06.475-07:00another holiday promo card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzureXzYkLZ_Z17UhS3ysuY1EdyLWK7eZZZAJPtPiaYaG8tgctqv5lJaIr1-G9_AYCC6-JJQjrh3cGWV2qh3rJV827wQX8STpmkPNbN_kxNK9PInECkBdeyfS4wHRKl9WrAHeX6ER2nM/s1600/mouseinwreathwithoutsnow2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzureXzYkLZ_Z17UhS3ysuY1EdyLWK7eZZZAJPtPiaYaG8tgctqv5lJaIr1-G9_AYCC6-JJQjrh3cGWV2qh3rJV827wQX8STpmkPNbN_kxNK9PInECkBdeyfS4wHRKl9WrAHeX6ER2nM/s320/mouseinwreathwithoutsnow2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535476515434768386" border="0" /></a><br />I put this up on my own blog, but I thought it would be cool next to Amy's to show how two people can interpret the same thing so differently.Liza Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011162089960135083noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-19737150396119563222010-11-01T09:53:00.000-07:002010-11-01T10:00:59.412-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k7DRCNM5YPa9n5qHZ_c-KT9MOuqAunBDR0RCwudcHIFDgBCCnY9MkIAYkByYS4cFU_A3ssC-pzse57yPQUpo8HLiEAi8uWC1jRKqDZ140S7R4PFO51PxxSkgV-jCYNfkkGA8p9DtU2E/s1600/boxturtlesketch2n.carol.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k7DRCNM5YPa9n5qHZ_c-KT9MOuqAunBDR0RCwudcHIFDgBCCnY9MkIAYkByYS4cFU_A3ssC-pzse57yPQUpo8HLiEAi8uWC1jRKqDZ140S7R4PFO51PxxSkgV-jCYNfkkGA8p9DtU2E/s320/boxturtlesketch2n.carol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534627140674963042" border="0" /></a><br />I recently scanned and submitted my sketches for <span style="font-style: italic;">Little North Carolina</span> board book. Here are the sketches for the "hint" and "answer" pages for Eastern Box Turtle. Box turtles love snacking on mushrooms, foliage, berries, slugs and snails! Mmmmmm...delish!jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-26242382860058603322010-10-28T16:02:00.000-07:002010-10-28T16:16:58.429-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbcFUMu5KpfEkTVUtimZqNZq40o3OquLuINanEGSYAco8mdPCdLYEV-6fZnEF8cwFSazwitve6VqVJf6qaqPYwicfdPXGeOZQmYda7jv9klUA-pUlfzuqSWIqNg0B7XZtH4wUp6PLfU0/s1600/graysquirrel2sketchn.carol.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbcFUMu5KpfEkTVUtimZqNZq40o3OquLuINanEGSYAco8mdPCdLYEV-6fZnEF8cwFSazwitve6VqVJf6qaqPYwicfdPXGeOZQmYda7jv9klUA-pUlfzuqSWIqNg0B7XZtH4wUp6PLfU0/s320/graysquirrel2sketchn.carol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533238834007931426" border="0" /></a><br />Hi All~<br />After many months of not posting I am ready to jump in again! I've been busy with several illustration projects for the past 12 months or so. One of the projects I have been working on is a series of board books for Sleeping Bear Press. This is the <span style="font-style: italic;">LITTLE</span> State Series. I made my debut as a PB writer with <span style="font-style: italic;">LITTLE MAINE</span> which I also illustrated. Since <span style="font-style: italic;">Little Maine</span> I have also illustrated <span style="font-style: italic;">Little</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Pennsylvania</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Little New York</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Little South Carolina.</span><br />Here is a sketch for <span style="font-style: italic;">Little North Carolina</span> which I am currently working on.<br />The Little series have fun rhyming riddles with illustrated hints and answer page. Lots of fun for interactive reading with toddlers through 6.jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-54530630107233915552010-02-04T05:21:00.000-08:002010-02-04T05:23:21.364-08:00Bunnies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe8ixiy-U3VdD1mFb2OyH4625wVYmxV9GP79kIcAkJ6ZhySmXeF_YQ5sflnuZjAHetaYie8lowNERkmgEe6z5ZyLxGbwWURrf0AJwr2O5drgshHNW-HSJpHYtYOwFUqF53C2MuIHijEk/s1600-h/violet+%26+tigerlily.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe8ixiy-U3VdD1mFb2OyH4625wVYmxV9GP79kIcAkJ6ZhySmXeF_YQ5sflnuZjAHetaYie8lowNERkmgEe6z5ZyLxGbwWURrf0AJwr2O5drgshHNW-HSJpHYtYOwFUqF53C2MuIHijEk/s320/violet+%26+tigerlily.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434378066096847122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My old friends Violet and Tigerlily. They used to be mice but now they're seeing what it is like to be bunnies!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18191367329555391317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-90426256959594591152010-01-28T15:13:00.001-08:002010-01-28T17:53:00.304-08:00from long ago and far away<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhNxClmlkdVEFFsrx-tc0HM90JgZqqq5dKFI0OVC1OkGb1jBtLHh4Ovbka87sg9Z65avGU2VdRS7gBf1hAr7KRDL7ROU7mQqyXQljJo4BckTZUhvc5u7MUwhY_0KXdZJQEvGKb_e3VfeT/s1600-h/birthday+low+res.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431932839874953794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhNxClmlkdVEFFsrx-tc0HM90JgZqqq5dKFI0OVC1OkGb1jBtLHh4Ovbka87sg9Z65avGU2VdRS7gBf1hAr7KRDL7ROU7mQqyXQljJo4BckTZUhvc5u7MUwhY_0KXdZJQEvGKb_e3VfeT/s200/birthday+low+res.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Greetings to all! With some help from Photoshop and an very old photo, I looked back to an early birthday. This week I celebrated a momentous one!</div><div></div><div>Soon maybe, I will have some book news. Nearing the end on the knitting book.</div>Michelle Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01559631708672110333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-11022094415489190162010-01-22T08:13:00.000-08:002010-01-22T08:14:54.000-08:00illustration Friday: Clumsy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJVvrYILf2wsTqSRe9K7vB5cMgzZCQbC11tVHF9etnh8CITXc3i0CCjFaw9ZhaM6a5rDmPNZIYMSNjaq1CDkhVhpN2y7p6d6NWNLY5fcKzpas7Vb_qE3kuvquQwj7bLFYd-vL9Ax7qWA/s1600-h/clumsy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJVvrYILf2wsTqSRe9K7vB5cMgzZCQbC11tVHF9etnh8CITXc3i0CCjFaw9ZhaM6a5rDmPNZIYMSNjaq1CDkhVhpN2y7p6d6NWNLY5fcKzpas7Vb_qE3kuvquQwj7bLFYd-vL9Ax7qWA/s320/clumsy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429598374368892306" border="0" /></a><br />I can't figure out how to post on IF site, so I thought I would put my sketch up here.Liza Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011162089960135083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-27959847715565712222009-12-16T10:46:00.000-08:002009-12-16T10:53:43.715-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NLS5RV_JLQ2Z-3x2AQoh_00NxtefJCPF6gM77ApvCGqOaayN6BymdRXovPP_YBytY7hbJKT7RAnMCCuvVQ8TDkBJdSKreT2EP6an-IMOd50tO9l7866a_1emppRuUVVGXWJV4yhPzW0/s1600-h/mouse4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NLS5RV_JLQ2Z-3x2AQoh_00NxtefJCPF6gM77ApvCGqOaayN6BymdRXovPP_YBytY7hbJKT7RAnMCCuvVQ8TDkBJdSKreT2EP6an-IMOd50tO9l7866a_1emppRuUVVGXWJV4yhPzW0/s320/mouse4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415907737770280274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVu7LB9Whnu47ctqeVDrdo-ppYWugezuw7-Nd_nlZhUF6tIB1dFaPMhCAsxJZolmBZ8FtVev7XNDPsm6IcJpFY_dHHv7C2HnmnfNZHd9zY6yDuHdzqes-dvqslSwVGa6c6PeydH8PlnZY/s1600-h/mouse3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVu7LB9Whnu47ctqeVDrdo-ppYWugezuw7-Nd_nlZhUF6tIB1dFaPMhCAsxJZolmBZ8FtVev7XNDPsm6IcJpFY_dHHv7C2HnmnfNZHd9zY6yDuHdzqes-dvqslSwVGa6c6PeydH8PlnZY/s320/mouse3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415907732099187154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeD7JcVIZle_O6WjngGM8sFKQUihiHj1sjEEmYnZm0iECyLYUzhz-4TzkK0PTX-6pTgEsY_ZulYcMlzf2iKUb8tzReEfMZ0slc2kpn29lMklS09ICDVkO8b6-6DgWBzwA6hdvtfzzflzI/s1600-h/mouse2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeD7JcVIZle_O6WjngGM8sFKQUihiHj1sjEEmYnZm0iECyLYUzhz-4TzkK0PTX-6pTgEsY_ZulYcMlzf2iKUb8tzReEfMZ0slc2kpn29lMklS09ICDVkO8b6-6DgWBzwA6hdvtfzzflzI/s320/mouse2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415907723945848882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHG7IC5Pphv2aMmUFowEYTZCtz4XCeDIYYBXTu9RZ-WBD_VdS2VkF8n9sA0ScMVNtPNlpURpzi-Z7LJA970RqnV-RCEd_k05H3vpN-ijEEShDhIBgCPE2Ud1opMNjsK8lqH5MGjq7m9Y/s1600-h/mouse1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHG7IC5Pphv2aMmUFowEYTZCtz4XCeDIYYBXTu9RZ-WBD_VdS2VkF8n9sA0ScMVNtPNlpURpzi-Z7LJA970RqnV-RCEd_k05H3vpN-ijEEShDhIBgCPE2Ud1opMNjsK8lqH5MGjq7m9Y/s320/mouse1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415907714210167634" border="0" />Here's a little mouse ornament I made for my niece Sara. I made the mouse by needle felting wool and her little cradle is made of a milkweed pod.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span></a></div>Liza Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05011162089960135083noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-18086505691140101642009-12-07T03:21:00.000-08:002009-12-07T03:28:32.406-08:00Edna the procupine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6h7zl93wKa2nyYfao43JR79ryYrdLetWfoOCW6Tr9K3wxIWTxy-BN7OazffiWj2bxxeG0zQO267k_8DPoOBGGt-F6Tblux9aGkY8JSKzFhsgO5mBfyhwOP7GZhnFo537i6WVkDAIWvc/s1600-h/yorkwildlifecenter4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6h7zl93wKa2nyYfao43JR79ryYrdLetWfoOCW6Tr9K3wxIWTxy-BN7OazffiWj2bxxeG0zQO267k_8DPoOBGGt-F6Tblux9aGkY8JSKzFhsgO5mBfyhwOP7GZhnFo537i6WVkDAIWvc/s320/yorkwildlifecenter4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412453108195408258" border="0" /></a>This is the holiday card I created for www.yorkcenterforwildlife.org A wonderful organization that rehabilitates injured or orphaned animals. They also educate the public and present to schools.<br /><br />Edna is a very special Porcupine.<br />Happy Holidays Edna!jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-53562752327066388082009-11-18T18:49:00.001-08:002009-11-18T18:51:30.950-08:00another springtime scene!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OASft6yIG1iNDKI0vSgeQE4lGQm8pBfxU1UY9-GCI6Z6TWPqqnJlj9HeMOTEPuVK0MBf6yvPmwOtDsup5Ab8mzh-OFdjMM0B9TFhE-HSposOIpMrYK3mNajP8CTcMn6pGCPFq3cCT6Q/s1600/nyappleanswerfinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OASft6yIG1iNDKI0vSgeQE4lGQm8pBfxU1UY9-GCI6Z6TWPqqnJlj9HeMOTEPuVK0MBf6yvPmwOtDsup5Ab8mzh-OFdjMM0B9TFhE-HSposOIpMrYK3mNajP8CTcMn6pGCPFq3cCT6Q/s320/nyappleanswerfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405641689157796354" border="0" /></a>here's another from <span style="font-style: italic;">Little New York</span>.jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-34718248872438495852009-11-18T18:40:00.000-08:002009-11-18T18:47:00.825-08:00garden flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PCplfR80jKkDSrvUWz9uNL3SMQrxMrRDTICsnI4nyOcCvtq6VnK-r1HQK2hFh1csP_9lKAlRYCsdWtE7k1yWsW7PmO1YYkO7uc_-rbzmqa0d5qG_8Q0Qti2tJwx-uKZTVFBhdplmR_8/s1600/nyhintladybugfinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PCplfR80jKkDSrvUWz9uNL3SMQrxMrRDTICsnI4nyOcCvtq6VnK-r1HQK2hFh1csP_9lKAlRYCsdWtE7k1yWsW7PmO1YYkO7uc_-rbzmqa0d5qG_8Q0Qti2tJwx-uKZTVFBhdplmR_8/s320/nyhintladybugfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405639383493667554" border="0" /></a>an illo from <span style="font-style: italic;">Little New York</span> board book that I just finished up. Copy will go in the middle. I'll have to post this again in the spring when it will be a bit more seasonal!jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-15431261737563053602009-10-12T14:58:00.000-07:002009-10-12T15:01:37.120-07:00sideways seal!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC49Qcvf1HPEx7JD6dwoOOWuhNnsrz0WsxAYV6J753_GrX286ecePC2YflcMD2NPmnQbceXwjY-ovgwCnGwuyUe6Y7dwd1IF_31Gn0RnQaQ9T6qJVU3Ce3gOynBP1ZfnPED2PxsGvg7TA/s1600-h/seal+final+answer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC49Qcvf1HPEx7JD6dwoOOWuhNnsrz0WsxAYV6J753_GrX286ecePC2YflcMD2NPmnQbceXwjY-ovgwCnGwuyUe6Y7dwd1IF_31Gn0RnQaQ9T6qJVU3Ce3gOynBP1ZfnPED2PxsGvg7TA/s320/seal+final+answer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391836540724053874" border="0" /></a>still haven't figured out why this guy ends up sideways when i post. anyway, sealy is another piece from <span style="font-style: italic;">Little Maine</span> board book published by Sleeping Bear Press.jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-22864348762450600642009-10-11T18:11:00.000-07:002009-10-11T18:15:59.676-07:00sideways bear!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqQORFPuBK7b0Rr044LLzuwxegW542KIaW0vE7Ew43XxchANjpnZfd7iG-bMbRNROk-KvzKjiIpMqIKT9XlJnkzGFhSpWpaLb2mfZ_DGXrx_uprIcg-OZvwPWEtgyxo0dWyhXiNyaHd8/s1600-h/black+bear+final+answer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqQORFPuBK7b0Rr044LLzuwxegW542KIaW0vE7Ew43XxchANjpnZfd7iG-bMbRNROk-KvzKjiIpMqIKT9XlJnkzGFhSpWpaLb2mfZ_DGXrx_uprIcg-OZvwPWEtgyxo0dWyhXiNyaHd8/s320/black+bear+final+answer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391514983803659298" border="0" /></a><br />ok fellow bloggers...i can't seem to get some of my art work going in the right direction! i am impatient with this stuff!<br />anyway...here is a Maine black bear from my upcoming board book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Little Maine</span>. this new series from Sleeping Bear press will start with a few being released in the spring.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Little Maine</span> will be one of them....I am working on others for spring release.jeannie bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048352145824378750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-37025949434964251132009-09-14T12:03:00.000-07:002009-09-16T17:53:58.455-07:00Something new<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OMB7BNucf-Xz6eNSv5hi5XoH6ZF5rB6UvYBLZDFw3JWhplWFB2R80UBuDYmFU0eDMHZ2i3TmJjF4jEtQ8qKGZlvGvUjvIeX2TdcQyQzhZfLohODHqtqR_RiIE0UzIXy-4ba1vP-sviQ/s1600-h/egg&chick.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OMB7BNucf-Xz6eNSv5hi5XoH6ZF5rB6UvYBLZDFw3JWhplWFB2R80UBuDYmFU0eDMHZ2i3TmJjF4jEtQ8qKGZlvGvUjvIeX2TdcQyQzhZfLohODHqtqR_RiIE0UzIXy-4ba1vP-sviQ/s320/egg&chick.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382233245722634546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am trying my had at being digital, sort of. I drew this then scanned it and colored it in photoshop. For some reason it is looking a little washed out here from how it looked when I did it... hmm.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18191367329555391317noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-90851987732264844082009-07-10T14:58:00.000-07:002009-07-10T14:59:56.201-07:00Fowl Friday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApDKvAa6FBjrvZocv7n77qxMwzks2ON_VYMjqVB4IUNKN_MNGrFdDYfyHrRqwrw-XeYbd05wz60xQ3JMcf6quL0ghqPPSWOVkirj65r6zA3k_4XZ2GEwTCe2x2YJHDPrjefXfoxfz0x9p/s1600-h/Friday-7-20-09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 199px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356954508715559170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApDKvAa6FBjrvZocv7n77qxMwzks2ON_VYMjqVB4IUNKN_MNGrFdDYfyHrRqwrw-XeYbd05wz60xQ3JMcf6quL0ghqPPSWOVkirj65r6zA3k_4XZ2GEwTCe2x2YJHDPrjefXfoxfz0x9p/s200/Friday-7-20-09.jpg" /></a><br /><div>An image, rough and tumble. Posted.</div>Michelle Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01559631708672110333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267750942266953958.post-49217361061148146462009-06-05T05:39:00.000-07:002009-06-05T05:43:33.196-07:00Early Morning Illustrator's Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj931PPgWR-ZyzwBVkStcv3JHdtLmziKI9eOTIi5rO-wDUnYCqchHd3S5qu7eyQ47LQNr4iH3723xuPRtyiP_kRwV-mQleYDdO7oMHY92G1798fs4M1Su5qZA29GTLQMnbqV5QlyRxnzKDi/s1600-h/AKHC-6-5-Home-Ec-Workshop.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj931PPgWR-ZyzwBVkStcv3JHdtLmziKI9eOTIi5rO-wDUnYCqchHd3S5qu7eyQ47LQNr4iH3723xuPRtyiP_kRwV-mQleYDdO7oMHY92G1798fs4M1Su5qZA29GTLQMnbqV5QlyRxnzKDi/s200/AKHC-6-5-Home-Ec-Workshop.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343822968326716754" border="0" /></a><br />It's been a while. I've been busy working on THE BOOK. Up very early this morning to see husband and middle daughter off to Chicago, and couldn't go to back to sleep. So went to work on this sketch. Now, Yawn. I'm ready for a nap, but thought I'd share this with you all.<br />Happy Friday!<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Michelle Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01559631708672110333noreply@blogger.com4