My Sketchbook, my Life

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what is a child?

One of my favorite quotes about children is by Francis Thompson.  I don't know many who has illustrated the magic of childhood so perfectly.  Can't you just imagine a child at play while you read his words?

(oh, and the art is available in my etsy shop!- you can get it with the quote, or customize it to your child's name!)

Know you
what it is to be a child?
It is to believe in love,
to believe in loveliness,
to believe in belief;
it is to be so little that the elves
can reach to whisper in your ear,
it is to turn pumpkins into coaches,
and mice into horses,
lowness into loftiness,
and nothing into everything,
for each child has its
fairy godmother
in its soul.

artwork photoshoot

hey!  I just wanted to share some photos I have of the artwork the Dish and Spoon Productions is doing with my artwork.  I did a couple new pieces to complete the collections.  These and a few new pieces will be able for purchase in my etsy shop tomorrow!

Here is Buckaroo

and some of my oldies, but favorites:

Le Petite Princess

Le Petite Prince

and Counting Sheep

for my son

As requested... a piece of art just for him. 

I seem to paint a plethera of "girl stuff" that usually gets hung up in my two girls' rooms.  So he requested something just for him. 

this has long been his favorite and most read scripture.  (he can recite it by memory, btw)

Helaman 5:12

so this is for him

{just thought i'd share}

 And now, my sons, remember, remember

that it is upon the ^arock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your ^bfoundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty ^cstorm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall. 

Here's a link if you would like to download this print for free!

http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6218

Please note: by downloading the print you agree to use this print for home, and church use only.  It is not to be resold for any type of profit.  I still own the copyright to my artwork, I just want to make it available for everyone to use...

If anyone has questions they can e-mail me at michelleshirleyart@gmail.com .