Mags
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Thanks to the support of the Arts Council of Ireland I have been able to create an experimental picture book based on the theme 'HOME'....
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Mags
- May 25, 2021
- 1 min
Saint Kevin was a Hippie!
Sine Quinn and I met a few years back and quickly bonded over our mutual love of picture books. We worked together on the award-winning...
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Mags
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
Saint Brigid as a Holy Shocking Saint
Brigid seems to be a favourite saint among the Irish children. Being from the states, I wasn't raised on the familiar stories of Brigid....
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Mags
- Nov 2, 2020
- 1 min
The Highlight of the Collection
I come from a family of artists. My grandfather on one side was an accomplished carpenter and furniture maker. My maternal...
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Mags
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Sunday Mornings
Daddy had an entire routine around shoe polishing, and he had a little wooden box of kit that went with it. Perhaps it was a carry-over...
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Mags
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
A Baby Sister is Born
Before photographs were just something you scrolled through on a phone, they were very precious. Photography was an expensive venture...
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Mags
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
Being sent to the Principal's Office
I'm pretty sure it was twice during the first few weeks of school (yes, first grade!) that I was invited to make a personal visit to the...
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Mags
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
Troublemaker
When John Lewis died this summer, it got me to thinking about "Good Trouble". Children deserve to get into a bit of 'good trouble' - or...
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Mags
- Sep 11, 2020
- 1 min
Playing Dress Up
My great aunt was an incredibly beautiful and fashionable woman. She was a pure Southern lady - her hospitality, her sweet tea, her...
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Mags
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Feeding the Blue Jays
When we arrived at my grandparents house, granddaddy's greeting was always "give me a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck". It...
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Mags
- Sep 9, 2020
- 1 min
Alliance Francaise Live Series: Featuring ME!
Just after the Lockdown was announced, a colleague at Alliance Francaise invited me to be part of their Live Series. My presentation was...
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Mags
- Sep 2, 2020
- 1 min
Georgia Peaches
Children, due to their petite stature and remarkable agility, are the ideal candidates to be employed in the picking of peaches (much...
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Mags
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Reading on the front porch
So here is the finished illustration for my grandmother reading to us on the front porch at bedtime. Her dress is green in the actual...
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Mags
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
The Front Porch Swing, a Seasonal Fruit and a Healthy Whole Grain
I was lucky that my paternal grandparents lived in the same small town (and very near) my great-grandmother and two great-aunts from my...
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Mags
- Jul 16, 2020
- 2 min
Spending Summer in South Georgia
My father's uncle, Uncle Walt, had a cabin down in the South Georgia woods, near Pine Mountain and Warm Springs. Every summer, usually...
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Mags
- Jul 9, 2020
- 1 min
Family Portraits are never a catastrophe
My children will never understand the catastrophe that is a ruined family portrait. Before you could snap 100 selfies on your smart...
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Mags
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Finished Art for "sandboxes, swings, swimming pools, and being sunkissed"
Along with a limited use of colour, I've kept a lot of the white space for the final layout on this spread. The text is placed below the...
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Mags
- Jul 4, 2020
- 1 min
Ladybugs and Dandelions
In art school you are taught the rules of colour theory. Knowing these rules helps to plan and make the most of your colour palette. My...
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Mags
- Jun 30, 2020
- 2 min
Now in techni-COLOUR - only not quite
The idea of adding colour to a decent enough line drawing is one that excites me! I love line art, but I REALLY love colour! I try to...
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Mags
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Swings, Swimming Pools, and being Sunkissed
I Remember - I remember sandboxes, swings, swimming pools, and being sunburnt Catching lightening bugs and keeping them in a jar, but...
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