Merry Christmas
Wishing my family and friends a "Merry Christmas" may you all have joy and peace with you throughout the year! Merry Christmas! Warmly , Cheri
Christmas With Heart
My mother and I years ago! The holidays are my favorite time of the year. It's a time to wrap gifts and sing carols...to send holiday cards and bake cookies with my daughters...to string lights and hang garland. Then there are those impromptu nights when a friend stops by to say "hello," and the [...]
Newsletter and Free Paper Dolls
Hoping you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I had the most enjoyable time with my family. The only thing I missed about not hosting Thanksgiving this year at my house was the smell of turkey roasting in the oven and filtering through all the rooms...yum! It's that time of year! When we send out our new [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving! Warmly , Cheri
Wind In The Willows
Wind In The Willows By Kenneth Grahame Illustrated by Ina Moore The Wind In the Willows is one of my favorite books, so much so that I could read this classic over and over. When I was young I was inspired by the pictures, but as an adult I appreciate the cadence of the author's [...]
Autumn Home
Autumn. Is it the sound of rustling leaves? The smell of apple pie in the oven? Or the excitement I feel when I take my boots out of storage? For me, fall means all three and more. I love filling my wood stove and cozying up on the couch while watching "The Legend of [...]
Warming Up
Sketching with a watercolor brush After being under the weather for several weeks, I am happy to say I have a clean bill of health and am ready to get back into the groove of things. When I woke up yesterday I could hear the autumn rain. The first thing I did was make a [...]
Summer Newsletter
The Summer Newsletter will be on it way this week! The beautiful summer breezes of Maine tempt me daily...my morning walks on the beach never seem to be enough, but it has to be. I work in my studio diligently like a ochrestra of blowing reeds swaying in one direction. My to do list grows [...]
When I Wake Up…
When I wake up thinking about the book illustrations and I go to bed thinking about the book illustrations. Every day is anew and I feel so lucky and privileged to be doing what I love. I start my morning with a walk on the beach (it clears my head: the smell of the sea [...]