I can see the light at the end of my long-term-projects tunnel. I am hoping for more balance in 2010. And am making a list of moderately detailed NY's resolutions/affirmations/manifestations to that effect. Looking forward to seeing if I can make some headway on the other vastly neglected areas of my life outside of work (I really miss my garden).
I took a couple of illustration-idea folders with me this weekend to see if I could make any further progress on some rough thumbnails I've had hanging around desk for awhile. This one was based on a rejected idea from a Fairy Chronicles cover - but now with a very different kind of faery.
Today is the official book release date for the first four Wind Dancer books. I received a large box this afternoon with a number of lovely copies of each book.
And I am happy to report that the final printing color is *much* closer to the original paintings than the versions that are up on the Macmillan website that I posted about a few days ago. (You can see some of the 'sparkly' cover aspects reflected here). They are beautifully printed and put together. And aimed at 7 year old girls.
This Sunday I will be on hand at Parkplace Books in Kirkland for a booksigning event featuring a number of local artists and authors. I think they plan to have the Wind Dancers as well as the Fairy Chronicles on hand for me to sign.
Speaking of the Fairy Chronicles, also recently arrived are my copies of the latest in the series.
I only did the cover for this one. Not my favorite... I'm having a heck of a time with my greens. I'm rather enamoured of yellowy, earthy greens at the moment - but they seem to be the most difficult to scan and reproduce true. (Even my new, nifty, fairly expensive scanner has a heck of a time with them if they are not thoroughly saturated). Anyone else have that problem?
At any rate, the studio is overflowing with book copies!
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