Spent a lovely afternoon with Mrs. Olson's very enthusiastic 4th grade class at Stillwater Elementary today. They've been reading "Fablehaven" so besides the 'life of an illustrator' we talked about drawing fairies and fantastical nature-based creatures.
Started with a power-point presentation, and then looked at my website samples of such creatures.
Brought a stack of recent fairy books to show print samples (Oooos and Aaaahhhhs)
We talked about working methods and had a nice Q&A.
While they worked on their projects, I demonstrated painting in watercolor for those interested.
After signing many autographs for many appreciative students (who sent me home with a multi-signed thank you card, potted cyclamen and box of French truffles!), we called it a day.What a nice group of kids.
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