I am pretty sure I haven’t posted this guy finished yet so here it is in all its creepy glory. He is the Clown that represents the withdrawal I get when Halloween goes away. I miss it so much! He is just one of the many phobia clowns I am creating in my “Clown Asylum” series. Once all of them are completed I will put them into a  printed collection however each original clown painting is for sale to any art collector who is interested. Just email me at erintwhalen@gmail.com. (He still has to be mounted on his unique frame but you’ll have to visit The Story Emporium to see him.)  All of my clown paintings will be displayed at The Story Emporium so feel free to come and visit on any Saturday from 9-1. For directions go to www.thestoryemporium.org

Its true! It’s that time of year again and Santa is making his rounds to visit all the children and adults that have patiently waited for him all year long! I managed to get a hold of him and ask him to stop in The Story Emporium to see my little visitors and he said YES! He will be visiting us from 10-1 on Saturday the 15th AND 10-1 on Saturday the 22nd!!! Come and get your photo with Santa then sign up for a special private story time with Santa along with milk and cookies — but hurry because space is limited to only 20 children. To sign up be the first to show up at The Story Emporium. We open at 9am.

We can’t wait to see you there!!! 

I know its been a long time coming but our Story Emporium Clubs are finally here. You can join a club and meet monthly for reading, writing, art etc. Just take a look at http://www.thestoryemporium.org/workshops and sign up for whatever you like. Be sure to see the time slots on our November calendar to be sure it fits your schedule. Wednesday night of this week is the big sign up night but it can be done anytime online or in the store.

We sure hope you can join us!

 

Hello all! Tomorrow I will be donning my Witch costume once again and signing copies of my Halloween book “Charlie Gets Spooked”. I will be at Phantom Farms in Cumberland RI from 10-4 so if you haven’t gotten a chance to grab one of my books yet be sure to come down. (I am almost out of Charlie Gets Spooked books and am not sure when I will reorder… or if I will)

Hope to see you there!

Erin

Hello everyone,

I am happy to announce we will be on The Rhode Show tomorrow at 9am – 10am on channel 12! I hope you have chance to see it or if you can DVR it!

Also if there is anyone who interested in joining our poetry club the first meeting is tomorrow night from 5-7. The charge is 15.00 to join! Come have snacks and read poetry around the giant fireplace with like-minded people.

Erin T Whalen

Last week Mary Larson visited our studio and interviewed Erin and her little visitors. The time it will be aired is yet to be known but I promise you, as soon as I get the information I will post it. 

Also, now that Fall is here we have workshops planned once again. Please visit the event calendar link to see what we have in store for you. These workshops can be ordered online through the STORE link on our website http://www.thestoryemporium.org

This year our focus will be more on our visitors telling their stories rather than you listening to published authors talk about theirs. Don’t worry, we will still have visiting authors and illustrators visiting us. Some of the ways we plan to get you to tell your stories are 

1. Art Journaling

2. Making and Sending Postal Art around the world

3. Poetry Slams 2 times a month

4. Open Writer’s Critique group led by a published author 2 times per month

5. Open Art Critique group lead by professional artists 2 times per month

6. Story Box and Story Book Theater workshops

The aim is to have our calendar full and our guests expressing themselves through storytelling whether it be poetry, drawing, painting, pen-pals, or puppet making. 

Unfortunately our space is not huge so sign up early for any event you wish to attend. We are trying to keep the costs down for you because its no secret that we are all in hard times, but please keep in mind we do need to keep activities going so we do have to charge something. 

With all that said I sure hope to hear from you and see you soon at one our workshops! Also, if you are interested in renting the Story Emporium for an event of your own on a Sunday you can contact Erin at erintwhalen@gmail.com.

Thanks so much for following us and joining in on the fun!

Erin Whalen

Chilidren’s Author, Illustrator, and founder of The Story Emporium