The last tiny bird assemblage sold so very quickly I made another. This one is listed in my Etsy shop now.
We had a busy weekend. On Saturday we went to the Wellesley Public Library to see Stella's idol, children's author Kevin Henkes,
read his new book and give a little talk. Before we went Stella told us
that Kevin would have a "blue body with white stripes." Interestingly
he looks like a normal guy, although he was wearing blue jeans. Anyway,
he was very sweet and very interesting. Did you know that he had
his first book published at 19 and has never had any other job except
writing and illustrating children's books, a career he began to be
interested in as a junior in high school.
And today we took a day trip to Portsmouth, NH. We visited Strawbery Banke and especially liked seeing the Shapiro house a house of an immigrant family from the Ukraine that has been preserved to show life in the 1920's. The dining room table is set for Shabbat and there is a recording of what their blessings and conversation would have sounded like. It is rare in a museum of historical preservation like Strawbery Banke to be able to see and learn about the Jewish people who lived there. We really enjoyed it.
And after lunch at the amazing Flatbread, we shopped on Market Street. We stopped at Three Graces to visit Kim and see the artist vending machine she has set up.The idea of the tiny bird assemblages originated for her vending machine and she has now sold out of all of them!
I hope you had a good weekend, too.
My editor is away until Wednesday, but when she gets back we are putting together a list of shots that need to be taken next week at photo shoot. I have a feeling that once this list is created I will be crazy busy getting everything ready.
Terrill says
We love Kevin Henkes! He is a Madisonian. I think my favorite is Lily’s Big Day, while Maya is fond of Julius, baby of the world. How was the new book?
Kim says
I really enjoyed Strawberry Banke and the Shapiro house as well! We went in December for the first time (during a blizzard in fact) and all of the homes were decorated for the holidays … its a special place. and thanks for stopping in and saying hello – it was so nice to see you all:)
~Kim
Dana Barbieri says
Abby- Congratulations on the book!! Very exciting and inspiring! May I ask if how it came about? Best of luck!
-Dana