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6 hours ago
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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
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 m...

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Sep 11
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 abili...

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Sep 10
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 wa...

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Alliance Francaise Live Series: Featuring ME!

Mags

Sep 9
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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Sep 2
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 lik...

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Aug 31
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 ill...

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The Front Porch Swing, a Seasonal Fruit and a Healthy Whole Grain

Mags

Aug 9
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 m...

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Mags

Jul 16
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 du...

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Family Portraits are never a catastrophe

Mags

Jul 9
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 phone...

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Finished Art for "sandboxes, swings, swimming pools, and being sunkissed"

Mags

Jul 6
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
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 c...

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Jun 30
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 sta...

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Swings, Swimming Pools, and being Sunkissed

Mags

Jun 29
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 onl...

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Mags

Jun 23
1 min

Let the Sketching Begin!

In the summer, in the South, it was HOT. Even through the heat, we spent most of the time outdoors. We did a lot of swimming! We also had...

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Mags

Jun 18
1 min

What got me thinking . . .

This time of social isolation during Covid19 is going to leave a mark on our collective memories. It has affected, and will affect us all...

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Jun 17
1 min

If you're wondering who I am . . .

I was raised in the American Deep South and moved to Dublin years ago to do a Master's Degree at the National College of Art and Design. ...

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Arts Council Of Ireland Bursary Recipient

Mags

Jun 16
1 min

Arts Council Of Ireland Bursary Recipient

I am delighted to announce that I am the proud recipient of an Arts Council of Ireland bursary for my illustration work! The project I am...

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Mags

Jun 10
1 min

COLOURING PAGES

You can download colouring pages here! There are BIRDS, SNAILS, or SQUIRRELS. Print them, Colour them, Cut them out, and Post them in! Se...

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Mags

Jun 10
1 min

my Giant Exquisite Confinement Family

for Our Exquisite Portraits - supported by Alliance Francaise, Dublin City Council, Creative Ireland, Illustrators Ireland and Cruinniú n...

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