“moonbeams” is short for Moonbeams and Oops!, a children’s book I started writing and illustrating in Margaret’s book class this past fall. I thought it might be fun to kick off the year with a thumbnail of one of the pages and share a little of the process. The thumbnail above is a lino-cut of […]
View post →In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible cresent) after the Vernal Equinox (the first day of spring). For most countries the official day of celebration is marked just 2 days away from today, on January 1st. It’s a symbol of renewal and […]
View post →Four Angel Drawings, Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Â -Hebrews 13:2 “All the Utopias will come to pass only when we grow wings and all people are converted into angels.” Â -Fedor Dostoevsky “Every […]
View post →Sunday morning we made sure to set the alarm for 6am. Anticipating the first snowfall this season, (I mean real snowfall, the kind that makes you think twice before leaving the house) we wanted to be out, and out early, to seize the offer. We couldn’t deny that precious hour just as day breaks. With the […]
View post →Far from the frigid cold of NYC, 90 miles south of Tuscon is this small (but INCREDIBLY dynamic) city called Bisbee. For those of you who know it, I feel the bond already. For those of you who don’t – IT’S A MUST ON YOUR TRAVEL WISH LIST! Combine the splendor of the Old West […]
View post →… in Rockefeller Center. visit my blog for more from the day , Michele
View post →I would’ve saved her the last piece. Thanksgiving is the one day of the year I wish lasted a little longer, (no joke). So when I imagine stretching the holiday I can’t think of anything better than finding turkey and maybe some cranberry sauce in the rare sighting of leftovers following the feast    […]
View post →A few months back I wrote and posted a drawing I did while standing on what’s been called the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe, La plus belle avenue du monde (â€The most beautiful avenue in the worldâ€) also known as the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. It got me thinking about […]
View post →Last Saturday I had the privilege to attend the commissioning ceremony of the USS NEW YORK (LPD 21). Traditionally the commissioning of a naval vessel is a time of celebration, the welcoming of a new ship and its crew to the fleet. It’s a symbol of our national pride and steadfast resolve. Yet on that day, […]
View post →I turn the page and there I am, in an instant, back in time staring at an awe inspiring example of nature’s way … There HE WAS, an eleven foot! salt water croc named “Sweetheart“ . His size suggests he lived to be anywhere between 70 and 80 years old. Some even say it’s possible that he […]
View post →An a-ha moment at the Hayden Planetarium I’ll never forget. This past week I was working on the beginnings of a new book project studying, hunting, and enjoying every inch of the museum when I came across a group of five year olds. There they were, (ironically five of them) all magnetically drawn to this […]
View post →tIme  fOR  SoME gOod Ol’  hOMeMaDE aPpLE  piE … ….. dOn’t FoRGet  the ICe CReaM! WHat CoULD be BeTteR? Drawing by Michele •       Grandma Ople’s ApPLE Pie REcipE
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View post →The exercise was a tough one; pick a word and illustrate with it in mind. Â Â Â Â I selected the word dimension. Curious, I looked it up. According to Webster the definition of dimension was a measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference. I wondered what would happen if […]
View post →A long acquainted sister to Mystic’s busy shore .   It is early Sunday,   here     in Newport, Rhode Island.        Ah, the crisp morning air feels so good as I’m graced by the essence of fresh coffee and warm fudge being prepared for the day’s […]
View post →This September 11th it rained       … and rained … and rained here in New York.  One might’ve called it tears of angels. It was a tender day for the many who were reminded of the destruction we had experienced 8 years back. For me, personally it’s always been […]
View post →A date is a measure of time. It’s a way to gauge where we are, where we’ve been and dream of where we’re going. Today is the ninth day of the ninth month in two thousand and nine and I’d bet a dollar (or two) that there are places in the world right now as you read […]
View post →In my world, yesterday was no ordinary Monday. It was August 31st. In the past this day was filled with Birthday cake, memories of laughter, and of course plenty of gifts. Back then, with every effort to make this day “extra special” for him it became extra special for me. Yet now it’s different, and […]
View post →happy  happy  happy go the animals as they parade through the African village in Animal Kingdom happy  happy  happy  am I  to be drawing them Drawing this parade was really an adventure. There was no room to stall, no room to judge. I had to be quick and trust my […]
View post →Sitting in the Bakery. It’s August 14, 2009 at the Magic Kingdom and I’m here drawing! click for a larger image I flew home from Disney last night exhausted and missing it already. Can it be that just two days ago I was sitting on Main Street listening to that familiar clang of the bells as […]
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