NESCBWI Winter Workshop
February 26, 2012
The Edna Lawrence Nature Lab
Providence, RI
NESCBWI Spring Conference
April 20 - April 22, 2012
Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place
Springfield, MA
Comunidad Fundraiser
April 21, 2012
Art Andes
Minneapolis, MN
The Big Draw
April 28, 2012
The RISD Museum of Art
Providence, RI
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 2:20PM 
This week's Illustration Friday submission features Boon, the main character from Boon the Raccoon and Easel the Weasel, preparing his storage hut for the winter by cooking and drying a supply of fish. I can't believe it's been eight years since I painted the illustrations for this book!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Friday, July 10, 2009 at 1:14PM 
Happy Friday! This week’s Illustration Friday submission comes from the first children’s book I ever illustrated, Boon the Raccoon and Easel the Weasel. Boon and his family live in the hollow of an old tree. I remember having to do a bit of research on raccoons for this book, and I’ve loved them ever since.
Have a great weekend, everybody! I’ll be hobnobbing with other Minnesota SCBWI members this Saturday at our field trip to Como Park Zoo, and I can’t wait!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 9:53AM 
Congratulations to Hana and Marnie for being the first little colorists featured on this blog! Hana is 6-years old, just lost her third tooth, loves kindergarten, and wants to be a dentist when she grows up. Marnie is 4-years old, loves to pretend she is a kitten, has a great time at preschool, and would eat macaroni and cheese all day and all night. Thanks to their mom for sending these in!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 4:50PM
Since Valentine’s Day is coming up I thought I’d post a Valentine’s-themed coloring page for this week’s Activity Page. The image comes in part from Boon the Raccoon and Easel the Weasel, in a scene where Boon brings home his daily catch of fish for his wife and son. The hearts are vectors I added just for this post.
I’m weird enough that if my husband brought home a bucket of fresh fish instead of chocolate on Valentine’s Day, I would love it! His sweet tooth is big enough for the both of us, though, so I’ll be plying my way into his heart with some homemade chocolate truffles this Saturday.
Download the activity page and have fun!
Friday, January 23, 2009 at 2:23PM 
Here is my submission for this week's Illustration Friday. It is a scene from the children's picture book, Boon the Raccoon and Easel the Weasel, where Easel lazily enjoys the warm sun instead of helping Boon and his family build their food storehouse. Boon climbs the ladder to put more thatch on the roof, while Buck the Woodchuck carries rocks to help build the chimney.
Have a nice weekend, everybody! I've got some climbing of my own to do - climbing back into bed to convalesce from this head cold!