Peter, Wendy, and the Cupcakes

My adorably rogue-ish nephew played a pirate in Peter and Wendy a few weeks back.
His mama asked if I'd like to try some Peter Pan art for the bake sale. 

Tink. Hook. The ship. The acorn kiss. Peter and Wendy. 

Enough for a whole fleet of fairies and lost boys, 

and their cupcakes, too.

Avast and Blimey! What a yardarm of sweet pirate bounty.   

Books!

Peter Pan by  J. M. Barrie, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

Peter Pan retold by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson illustrated by Mary Blair

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson

Fairies and the Quest for Neverland by Gail Carson Levine, illustrated by David Christiana

 

Tiny Valentine-y

 

Haven't you always wanted mini flashcards?

I thought they might be a fun Valentine-y gift. 

I like to carry around pocket-sized art decks, don't you? 

Because don't we all carry words on the go?

 

Who doesn't like a little

fun on a ring?

Or words on a string?

They're up in my shop, 

perfect word surprises

for your small people - 

or your pocket card collectors.

Local buyers can enter the code: LOCALPICKUP

on my shop to waive shipping fees 

and arrange a delivery option.

Here's to the small, the tiny, the mini,
the little bits of love and beauty in this big world
that make life sweet and good.

Tiny book favorites:

  

Enormous Smallness by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Eric DiGiacomo
The Tiny King by Taro Miura
Tiny's Big Adventure by Martin Waddell, illustrated by John Lawrence
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes - by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Deep Blue Birthday

My little buddy turns seven tomorrow.
He's kind of smitten with the ocean lately,
especially the big guys, the scary guys, 
and the whales.
I love discovering new beauties in the creative process.
Coloring is something I'm both awed and fascinated by,
so I decided this would be a great opportunity
to experiment with how I color my sketches.

I sketched in buttery soft oil pencils,

and layered colored pencils on top.
No paint this time.

After that, I scanned my colored sketches on to the computer
and played with laying in textures with Photoshop.

Now I get to take my sketches 

and turn them into the party - 

cupcake toppers, 

fishy "paper dolls,"

sharks on a stick, perhaps.

More to come...

Whale-y wonderful books:

Whale Song - Tony Johnston, illustrated by Ed Young
The Storm Whale - Benji Davies
The Blue Whale - Jenni Desmond
Big Blue Whale - Nicola Davies, illustrated by Nick Maland