November 25, 2012 In art, books, children's books, craftsmanship, drawing, fine art, illustration, imagination, inspiration By Patricia Saxton

Dragon Moods

“Come not between the dragon and his wrath.”
~ William Shakespeare, King Lear

I’ve been stealing some time here and there to work on my Book of Dragons, so thought I’d share a couple more glimpses. Funny thing about these, I find myself feeling attached, as if they were real…. but then again, maybe they are ~ just out of sight, across and through the veil that separates worlds… :  )

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November 19, 2012 In appreciation, art, books, books & stuff, children's books, creativity, design, illustration, imagination, inspiration, life and the universe By Patricia Saxton

Reading Ditty

As a voracious reader myself, I firmly believe that reading is truly one of the most worthwhile, elevating things we can do at any age.

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ps: my marketing muse tells me I should plug my own books, too, so here they are … a click on the image below will take you to my amazon author page, or you can see all my loot at my shop (left menu on this page). :  )

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April 20, 2012 In books, children's books, creativity, design, drawing, fine art, illustration, imagination, writing By Patricia Saxton

Fairy News!

I’m officially excited ~ because my second book, A Book of Fairies, has virtually sold out and is being reprinted!!

A second edition. Wow, I have to admit that feels great.

My heartfelt thanks to my publisher, Shenanigan Books, for believing in me from the start with The Book of Mermaids, and to anyone and everyone who’s bought A Book of Fairies and helped make it this far. It may not have been discovered by the New York Times yet (ha ha!), but to know it’s being enjoyed by thousands of people truly, truly means the world to me. Thank you!

from A Book of Fairies / © Patricia Saxton

from A Book of Fairies / © Patricia Saxton

from A Book of Fairies / © Patricia Saxton

from A Book of Fairies / © Patricia Saxton

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April 4, 2012 In art, children's books, creativity, design, illustration, imagination By Patricia Saxton

Great (& great fun) Design

Here’s something I wish I’d created. I absolutely love this minimalistic children’s story poster series by designer Christian Jackson. They’re clever, delightful, artistic and clean in a wonderfully organic way.

Great stuff, Christian!

By the way, I’ve also learned that they’re for sale, here at imagekind . 

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March 20, 2012 In art, books, children's books, creativity, drawing, illustration, work and play By Patricia Saxton

Mockingbird’s First Day of Spring

This little fellow is hoping for sunshine. Or maybe he’s up early looking for that first worm. Or could be he’s getting a little bored waiting for the rest of the book to be finished (the one where he has a starring role)…. after those silly dragons have their day in the sun, of course.

(With a few word substitutions, not such different wishes than some of our own, eh?)

Ah, spring ~ full of hopes and dreams, delights and newnesses (even a new word for you) ~ happy first day of it!

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November 10, 2011 In art, children's books, creativity, drawing, illustration, imagination, inspiration By Patricia Saxton

Doing What You Love

“let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”  ~ Rumi

I came across these sketches the other night .. a couple of the original pencil drawings for A Book of Fairies; and was reminded how much I enjoyed creating that book.

They also reminded me that loving what you do can translate into something that’s not only real and viable~ but with enough good spirit (backed by solid effort … and maybe a muse or two), it can also touch others in ways you hadn’t imagined.

How do you measure that? It comes unexpected, in the eyes of a delighted child, eager to share a story about the mermaid they saw in their grandfather’s creek, or the child who sends you a hand-drawn thank you with fairy crowns and sparkles, or the teen who wants to be an author or an illustrator too.

And all of that makes all the years of well-loved pencil scribbling all the more meaningful. It makes doing what you love make sense.

 

 

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October 25, 2011 In appreciation, art, books & stuff, children's books, creativity, design, illustration By Patricia Saxton

Witt World Whirlwind

Yea, say that ten times fast! Or, rolling more easily off the tongue, you could say the whirlwind Witttenberg University book-signing weekend went very well. And Wittenberg is still a beautiful campus, with classic Ohio friendliness in tact.

My book-signing was set for 10AM on the Saturday of Homecoming Weekend, and I was so pleased that a good number of people got themselves up and out in time to be there. It was a terrific crowd, in fact! I loved seeing old, familiar faces and meeting new ones. I loved that they liked my books. :  )

I also loved meeting a particular young girl who adores mermaids and aspires to be an author/illustrator, and loved that she gave me a book she wrote (complete with drawings). That was an especially precious moment, in a weekend of special moments, memories revisited and memories made.


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October 18, 2011 In art, books & stuff, children's books, design, illustration, words and language By Patricia Saxton

Traveling Peace: Book Signing Update

Heading out soon to my old college stomping grounds in the friendly midwest.

It’s homecoming weekend at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, and I’ll be stationed at the campus bookstore on Saturday the 22nd, between 10 & 11 am, with my 3 books and some cool gear. If you’re in the area, come say hello!


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