Chicken Nugget Lemon Tooty

By Gracie, Age 11

By Valerie, a bit older than 11

The kids over at the Chicken Nugget Lemon Tooty blog have been sharing their illustrations now for 5 years and are celebrating by asking artists to contribute artwork based on one of the kid's drawings. I decided to create something based on Gracie's (age 11) bird.

Please take the time to visit their blog and tell them how awesome they are!

Blog Feature – Urban Comfort

I stumbled upon Suzonne Stirling's blog through Pinterest – very happily, I might add! – and am totally delighted with her Urban Comfort blog. Check out this blog post about southern photographers.

http://urbancomfort.typepad.com/urban_nest/2011/08/5-to-inspire-contemporary-southern-photographers.html#tp

The photo feature here is by Sally Man. Absolutely phenomenal photos...if you've ever been to New Orleans, or that area of the country, these photos will touch a cord with you. They are so evocative of the New Orleans atmosphere. I adored these and New Orleans! Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Illustration Friday - Swell

As the waves began to swell, they turned their little boat and headed for home...enjoying the wind and spray on their faces.

http://www.flickr.com//photos/vlorimer/sets/72157627073622626/show/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ValerieLorimer?ref=si_shop

Illustration Friday – Imperfect

I did this piece a while back, but it fit so perfectly with the "imperfect" theme that I couldn't resist putting it up. Hope you enjoy it. I love that despite all our imperfections, we still find things to love about each other.