Dreams of the Turtle King @ the "Fantasy Land" show at JoMar Visions studios

Despite the torrential downpours coming through in waves in Houston, we had some folks come by JoMar Vision Studios to see the art for the "Fantasy Land" show.

Nancy's illustrations were a nice addition to the show.
Below is a cell phone shot of the set up.

There were 7 illustrations framed and hanging on the wall as well as a framed copy of the cover image. Each illustration was also available as a matted print (in the black canvas holder).

I also offered autograph copies of the book for sale (wood podium) and put out Nancy's cards and postcards for people to take home (wood podium).

We held a raffle for the framed cover image (see the blue tickets on the chair!). It was a lot of fun and helped engage people with the artwork and the story of the book. A fellow artist who bought a copy of the book for her daughter won the cover image!

We sold 3 matted prints and 2 books in total.
A copy of the Cover:

Sand Castles
Pigeon

I am hoping to have the illustrations at a local Art League show that is themed "Art inspired by poetry" in early January as well.

My dream coming to life!

I am thrilled to be working with Nancy on the book of poems, Dreams of the Turtle King.

I wrote these poems when living in south Florida when I spent many weekend mornings wandering the beach at sunrise when the sun, wind and waves made the perfect combination for meditative beach walking and viewing.
 
It has long been my personal dream to publish these poems, but I had to wait for the self-publishing industry to get more mature.

I have also been waiting to find the right artist to illustrate the poems. When I saw Nancy's journal work in watercolors and pen and ink, I knew I had finally found the perfect artist to help bring my dream to life!


The poem matching the Early Risers illustration is...Early Risers and the illustration is for a stanza in the poem ...
"...others walking barefoot
on the shore, carrying their
sandals and shoes..."

More beautiful illustrations and poem stanzas to come!