Cartoons have been on a bit of a hiatus since our vacation, but this weekend promises to be all art, all weekend.  I’ve also begun working on illustrations for a children’s story based on our geese and hope to add peeks at that as it goes forward.

Getting back into drawing has been one of the great blessings of this writing workshop. The knowledge that Vermont and neighboring Washington County in New York State have been nurtured other homespun artists (Tasha Tudor and Grandma Moses to name two) would once have been daunting.  But the beauty of joining a community of truly talented writers, photographers, and poets is the discovery that being in their midst – and tracing the footsteps of others – is not intimidating; it’s inspiration that springs like hope escaping from Pandora’s box every time I open my pencil case.