Well I went ahead and did it. I had the spine surgery I swore I never would have. I was losing the use of my right arm and hand and fast! The doctors told me I may never draw again. What is an artist to do? Soooo, I took myself to the hospital (well my… Continue reading Post Surgery
Category: head
Scituate Arts Festival
it's 6:45am and I wanted to drop you a note to let you know that I am heading to the Scituate Arts Festival in about an hour. This year I am selling prints of my newest artwork along with The Charlie's Head Series picture books. "A Trashy Novel" will be out in fall 2012 but… Continue reading Scituate Arts Festival
Wytch painting
Here is a painting in the works. She is one of the bad guys in my novel. I am plugging along nicely now and the book is coming together... Or should I say it's all there, just cleaning it up. I met with an old friend and a few others in the artist community and… Continue reading Wytch painting
Updating my Charlie’s Head Site this week
With all this writing I've been doing my Charlie's Head website has fallen behind. It's tough to be an author and illustrator these days because not only do you have to create work and publish it but then you have to keep up with the blogs, websites, and all the social media! It's confusing is… Continue reading Updating my Charlie’s Head Site this week
Opening Public Studio Space in April!!!
I am very excited to announce that I will be moving my art supplies, drawing board, painting table, and all of the stuff I use to create my books and illustrations to a public studio. My plan is to work there daily and I encourage everyone to come and visit me while I produce my… Continue reading Opening Public Studio Space in April!!!
Meet the Underground Witch
I have been doing so much character work as well as cleaning up my chapters and let me tell you this novel is shaping up better than I thought possible. I am so excited to be able to share the progress with you. I have taken this entire weekend to be by myself with my… Continue reading Meet the Underground Witch
Worked all weekend…
Any artist will tell you there is no better place to be than the ZONE. This weekend I worked all sorts of hours and it felt like no time at all. I have been in the zone before but never this deep. Once out of it, I was confused and dazed. It was almost a… Continue reading Worked all weekend…
Sketching my novel
Sketching some of my characters - here is a sneak peek of the ringmaster. There are so many more but I don't want to spoil the surprise! Keep your eyes on the blog for more info ... Erin
Frustrated with disability
Good morning - Today I begin with my frustration. Let me begin by saying I am and always have been an optimist but since 2009 of May this wonderful characteristic of mine has declined greatly and unfortunately it still declines daily. I never mentioned this on my blog because I didn't think it needed to… Continue reading Frustrated with disability
The Ever-Changing Novel
Once again my novel has morphed into something I never expected. I outline and plan and write and then BANG - my story takes me in a different direction. Not a bad thing though, because the story is taking on a deeper meaning for me. I have learned one thing while writing this book, well… Continue reading The Ever-Changing Novel
