Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), “Dream Castle in the Sky” (1908), oil on canvas, 328 x 179.1 cm (sight). Beloved by folks in the “American heartland,” Parrish was the highest-paid commercial artist of the 1920s. He was among the first artists to capitalize on mass mechanical reproduction of his art.
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Lynda Barry:
“Real aliveness of line is hard to come by.”
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Our latest newsletter is out featuring news from BC's kidlit creators!
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It is morning, and again
I am the lucky person to be in it
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I ❤️ librarians.
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The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the children’s book world, is saddened by the news that author, mentor and friend, Jane Yolen, has died. She was 87 and her loss cannot be measured.
Please find the full obituary here: www.scbwi.org/remembering-...
Loved reviewing Return to Paueru Gai: 50 Years of Vancouver’s Powell St. Festival. Editor #emikomorita: the annual event is "a poignant, living expression of continuity, resilience, & cultural exchange.” Aug. 1-2, #OppenheimerPark C u there! @theseaboardreview.ca #arsenalpulppress shorturl.at/bTyKK
Detail of a door I found wandering around Victoria a couple months ago. Love the floral design—and, if you ask me, that simple screw looks like an all-seeing eye.
#authorsEye #artistsEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
