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    pa-paw
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        A few years ago I decided to try and create, write, and illustrate a short story to share with others. Rather than use a publisher which would be expensive I begin by self-publishing the story in the form of greeting cards. I created a small data base of 50 folks that knew, used a local printer to produce the cards in batches, and begin mailing them out. I had just finished mailing out the 3rd edition in the illustrated story when a series of health issues in my family derailed me. This is a scan of the cover and interior of the 1st edition of the unfinished story. The cover is from a watercolor and the inside stampings were from rubber stamps that I managed to carve. Hopefully I can find the creative juices to resume it.:)

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        So very impressive, John, and hope you can finish your project!

        Kay

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        #847108
        pa-paw
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            Thank you Kay, for the very encouraging words, and like all of us kind words mean a lot. I have 3 more illustrations started, but that particular creative wind is not filling my sails, just yet. On the other hand, I have picked up the camera again, so maybe that story illustration wind will blow again soon.:) :)

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            #847106
            lisilk
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                That’s wonderful. I would love to see more of this journey.

                Li

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                She never seemed shattered; to me, she was a breathtaking mosaic of the battles she had won. - Matt Baker
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                Cyndi L
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                    It’s delightful! Hopefully your camera explorations will get all of your creativity flowing again :)

                    #847109
                    pa-paw
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                        Thank you for the kind words of encouragement, Cyndi. We never know where a road may lead us. As luck would have it I was recently given a large trove of matboards to make use of. They are for the most part cut-offs of full sheets, but that is better for me as I am usually not matting very large photos or paintings. I’ve spent the last couple of days sorting the some 200 or so by colors.:)

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