Lodila Valley is nestled in the center of the Land of Lo, and is home to many creatures. Here are some profiles for some of them. Each of them have developed into much more complex characters as my writing continues, but here are the basics! Characters and short bios
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Art (origin of the Cybele)
I am realizing that, while this blog is titled, "The Art of...", I have yet to really share any. So, without further adieu, my first share is the Cybele. In this piece, this extraordinary creature is giving consul to a traveler from another realm. What's a Cybele, you ask? Cybele (si-bill-ee), named for an Anatolian … Continue reading Art (origin of the Cybele)
Acorns, Bees, and Cheddar Cheese
Such is the name of my rhyming book of ABCs. As a professional nanny, I read a shit ton of alphabet books. Lots of them rhymed, and most of them used the same words to represent each letter. A is for apple, B is for ball, and so on, got so monotonous, I started making … Continue reading Acorns, Bees, and Cheddar Cheese
The Golden Pinecone
The Golden Pinecone is a story about a little girl, named Poppet (my own childhood nickname), who finds a pinecone on a walk in the woods, and loves it until magic turns it into gold - just in time for Christmas. I created the illustrations to echo certain simplistic styles of the '50s and '60s, … Continue reading The Golden Pinecone
“Resume”
In eighth grade, I was at Lake Region Middle School, right on the border of Naples & Bridgton, Maine. My art was definitely taking on an identifiable look, when it came to the cartoon-y characters I would draw - specifically, lopsided googly eyes were a "thing". I explored in all kinds of other art forms, … Continue reading “Resume”
The Creations of Peregrine Starr 