Here is a character study for a little board book idea I have. Her name is Valentine and the story is about her experience with moving to her new home. Go figure!
Time is marching on and we will soon be moving to Las Vegas. The next couple of weeks will be continuing to get the house organized and ready for the movers to pick up our stuff. Trying not to get too overwhelmed! I'm finding that I have to be careful and not think about it all too much. If I focus on TODAY instead of yesterday and tomorrow it's much easier.
As far as my illustration work , promoting has been put on hold. Usually around this time I would be sending out fall postcards but I won't have reliable contact info for several weeks so that's out. For now I will focus on personal pieces for the ol' portfolio.
Isn't Valentine Cute! Love it!
Posted by: laura | September 10, 2005 at 10:11 AM
What a cutie! Now that she´s finished, I love her even more! And I like your idea for the story very much, as I think there are hardly any good books on that subject for kids! I would have felt a lot more normal as a kid, I´m sure, if there had been stories with moving and relocating as the subject. I always felt like only our family was always on the move! Not that it was bad all the time, but I didn´t always want to be different than the other kids. Books would have given me the feeling that there are other people out there making the same or similar experiences.
Posted by: Bea | September 10, 2005 at 02:47 PM
She's very cute, Roz!
Posted by: janee | September 10, 2005 at 03:38 PM
Hey, that looks like a winner! Valentine...hmmmm...wonder where that came from? Real life makes the best stories, dontcha think? Glad to see you are living in the today or rather the NOW.
;-)
Posted by: Snowbear | September 10, 2005 at 08:36 PM
Love her little heart shaped spot! Very cute!
Posted by: patrice | September 11, 2005 at 03:34 PM
I'm in love with your pooch. So sweet!
Good luck and happy moving vibes! Don't get too overwhelmed!! Take good care of you!
Posted by: Giao | September 11, 2005 at 04:40 PM
Thanks everyone, I had a lot of fun with this one!
Posted by: roz | September 12, 2005 at 06:44 AM
Rozzie! The illustration is sooooo cute! Nice character design!
Posted by: Paige Keiser | September 12, 2005 at 01:09 PM
What an adorable image. Love the name Valentine and the heart shape on her eye. Kids will love her.
Sorry to hear you are moving! Just the thought of it can be overwhelming. I'll send prayers up for a smooth transition in every detail, for the kids and all of you. I can't imagine how you are getting any art done!
Posted by: Amy Moreno | September 12, 2005 at 06:37 PM