The Golden Thread
Reporting wonders from a multi-ply thread of drawing, weaving, and story-making that winds through my days, leading me onward, lighting the way.
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Behind the Walls... (opens the original)
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Dear Friend and Fellow Maker,Today’s video shares how my book, The Spinning House: Stories to Light the Way, came about. It seems as if I myself have been a little mouse working behind the walls of our home for many, many years to bring about this little chapter book. There are three stories interwoven within the overall story of this book. I am now planning to illustrate them in full color as standalone picture books. <div
Mille Fleurs (opens the original)
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Dear Friend and Fellow Maker,<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qq6f!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd115da58-cb
How I Make My Books (opens the original)
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Dear Friend and Fellow Maker,In this video I’m sharing an overview of how these books have come into being. Everything from how I found time to make the drawings to what I’ve used to create the actual book in digital form so that it can be uploaded for publication. There are a few other things I’d like to add here, that aren’t in the video.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aMzb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstac
May I Tell You All About It? (opens the original)
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Dear Friend and Fellow Maker,I thought I would try something a little different for the next few posts. Instead of writing about my newest children’s picture book, I’ll just tell you about it in a little video. Please share this post with a friend! It helps me so much to get the word out about my new book! 😍Share</sp
It's Published! 🎉 (opens the original)
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Dear Friend and Fellow Maker,Consider this a postcard of sorts…brief but filled with excitement over the completion of a long awaited thing-in-the-making! Share<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m-Ff!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F386cf3
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