Queen of Hearts Drawing Battle: Who Wins?
Given my four year old daughter’s current adoration of both queens AND heart shapes, I went down a wild rabbit-hole of art inspiration last night, pumping out not one but …
Given my four year old daughter’s current adoration of both queens AND heart shapes, I went down a wild rabbit-hole of art inspiration last night, pumping out not one but …
Wishes of Land Life Wanda the purple whale wanted to be an elephant. She longed to feel the firm ground beneath her massive feet. She longed to have feet at …
A Preface to This Story When I receive your requests for drawings, I strive to fulfill each one, but the latest was a wallop of a challenge: “Draw a horseshoe …
One of the first words I teach in my 7th grade English class is CONTEXT. Why? Because it’s pivotal to understanding what gives everything meaning — from literature to life. …
Welcome to an imaginative short story accompanied by joyful art to make you smile! The tale was inspired by my young daughter asking me to make a flower crown drawing, …
Time to Define “Liminal Space” If there is any vocabulary definition you need to understand right NOW, it is liminal space. Why? Liminality is defined as the in-between area between …
I’m thrilled to report the first drawing request has come in, and been fulfilled! And it’s a hilarious one. The suggestion came from my friend Ryan, a photographer and blogger …
What Does it Mean to Juxtapose? One of my favorite literary devices — life as well as books and art — is Juxtaposition. Juxtaposing is when very different things are …
Ready for a short story about an octopus cartoon that sprang from the random art inspiration capturing my pen’s lines today? Here it is… The Story of Octi the Octopus …
Exploring the Literary and Real Life Meaning: Ready for an English vocabulary lesson about a literary device that’s also highly useful in real life? Let’s look at the word FORESHADOWING …