Clementine Reads...It's Here!

Saturday during the Kirkwood show Dallas popped by with my copies of THE BOOK. Clementine Reads. The book. THE BOOK!!!  Can you tell how excited I am??? AND...I sold 2 copies within 30 minutes of them being in the booth. People are drawn to Clementine. Love her.

Dallas worked so hard getting her voice into print. I can not thank her enough for all her effort it getting it completely official. Clementine even has her own ISBN number. Now no one can steal her. Whew. Or Mr. Leonard, or Penelope!

The pages in the book are on a yummy paper weight. Being a printing major I am all about good paper. The book itself is soft bound with a shiny bright cover. 

Can't be more proud of us both. Well, of all of us actually...Clementine and Penelope are the true hero's of the story. Their sweet innocence inspired Dallas to give them voices. It's amazing the magic that can happen when you put the brush to the canvas and allow your ideas to come to life. I am glad I gave life to my sketches fearlessly. And that she didn't hesitate to ask if she could bring these silly characters to life through words. The book is a true dream come true for both Dallas Nevins and myself. Clementine Reads is a heart-warming story you'll treasure for years to come. I hope you'll consider buying a copy. A portion of the proceeds go to the Atlanta Speech School. The Paypal button in the right sidebar will take you directly to payment options. If you live locally you can avoid the shipping charge by emailing me directly for buying options at jennihorne@ymail.com.

I hope you guys had a lovely weekend!

Clementine the Bunny

It's almost done folks.  My first illustrated children's book.  It's been a crazy process and now I've got to just let it go and hope that in the end it all comes together!!  I can't wait to see the final copy.  And share it with you!  Rest assured there will be copies for sale on Etsy as soon as they are off the press!

Clementine...Her Big Debut

So it's happening....I'm illustrating my first book.  Yep.  Nice little secret I've been keeping from ya right?  I'll fill you in on all the details and show more of the process later this week.  There's nothing like a tight deadline to get your creative juices going.  (Although I am not the best at last minute stuff so I've been a tad whiny this week).

I've been pouring over my personal favorite illustrated books for layouts and placement of words on a page.  Things I NEVER thought about.  There is a difference between being a painter and being an illustrator.  Just saying.  And I'm actually making full sketches before putting them onto the boards (I NEVER do that).  Needless to say this has been a little overwhelming and exciting in one big ball of wax!  I really can't wait to share who the book is for and why I'm doing this.  It has truly been a pay-it forward project.  I've got to shout out to my friend Dallas Nevins for believing in me and being most patient with me!!