Book Drops and Quiet Gifts

Water and Pub, (c) Faith Pray 2011
india ink and watercolor

I had two plans to get myself to the SCBWI Western Washington Spring Conference next week.

Plan A: Get a contract. 

(Ahem. Still working on Plan A.)

Sweet Laurette's, (c) Faith Pray 2011
india ink

Plan B: 

1. Do a bundle of new artwork
2. Frame it
3. Open a Gallery on Etsy
4. Find a local place to hang my art

Port Townsend Brewery, (c) Faith Pray 2011
watercolor on Russian "bumaga"

 (Ahem again.)
Instead of art, I hung my head.
I was nowhere near my goal
and about to lose my spot
in the writing getaway,
when my brother Jesse

who is speaking at the conference, 

found out 

and offered his honorarium in trade. 

   

My Town, (c) Faith Pray 2011
india ink

Quiet gifts like this
are huge, and a little hard to swallow.
Thank you, amazing brother.

The Post , (c) Faith Pray 2011
india ink

In the meantime,
I finally got the art framed.
My etsy shop is up and running.

Lighthouse Rocks, (c) Faith Pray 2011
india ink

Tra la! Tra lay! Happy day!
My art is framed, I have a shop, and
the writing conference is this weekend!
I'm so excited!


Here's another type of Quiet Gift:










I've only just heard about this.
It's a campaign to encourage teens to read, involving
surreptitious book gifts and public places.
Firstly, I love the word surreptitious.
More importantly, I love teens reading!
Check out the Readergirlz post to find out more!