Diane Dunn's New Video!!!

New video of author Diane E Dunn disussing her Harp Mouse books including illustrations by Donna Pellegata...that would be me ;) ...Beautiful job Diane!  

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!

Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website ArtQwerks

Milford Memories 2011 Brochure

Milford Memories Summer Festival 20th Anniversary!!!

A portion of the Milford Memories 20th Anniversary Brochure (inside and out) is shown here. The brochure was created by Jim Hamilton of  Hamilton Arts Design and Photography. I created the fArCiCaL fOlK aRt for this year's festival, included in this years brochure above. LOVE IT!!! My art will also be featured on postcards, t-shirts, etc. What an honor to be featured artist, two years in a row and especially this year, for the Milford Memories Summer Festival 20th Anniversary!!! I'm looking so forward to seeing this year's goodies as they are released! 

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!

Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website ArtQwerks

IF ~ Launch

...he launched himself into the water to retrieve the stick

This for Illustration Friday

this illustration is from a previously published children's book in which all of the original illustrations submitted to the author were created by me. The final illustrations included in the book were altered and look quite different from the originals

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!

Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website ArtQwerks

IF ~ Swept

...and they came in and swept it all away

This for Illustration Friday

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!

Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website ArtQwerks

Milford Memories / ArtQwerks 2011 Booth Share competition WINNERS!!!

Thank you for all that entered the Milford Memories / ArtQwerks 2011 Booth Share competition. I am so excited that the Chamber gave me the opportunity to donate my booth to fellow VFAA and HVCA members I care so much about. I received the decision from the Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce and they have chosen the following artists from the entries that were submitted.

...and Milford Memories / ArtQwerks Booth winners (and a little sampling of their art) are :

April Schwaegerle / Jewelry

Mary Bajcz / Fiber Arts

Janice Dumas / Watercolors

Their booth, filled with all sorts of gorgeous goodies by all three artists, will be set up in front of Main Street Art (see Janice's Painting above) for the fun filled weekend of Milford Memories Summer Festivals 20th Anniversary 2011 celebration, August 12th, 13th and 14th!

Three very well deserved winners! Congratulations to them all!

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!

Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website ArtQwerks

IF ~ Soaked

IF ~ Soaked

Finally! A blog entry...

I have been (and still am) working very hard on the illustrations for a children's book with the wonderful people at BlazeSports of Atlanta GA. Keeping a balance of work, exhibiting and making time to enjoy the pleasures of warm weather has been exciting and I've loved every minute of it, but as I begin another entry for Illustration Friday here, I realize it's been a MONTH since I've made any sort of entry at all...That's a first...I'm a big talker Betty Crocker...I blame spring.

It's so much easier during the winter months to hibernate, work, work, work and look at the beauty of the snowy landscape from the windows of my studio. It's a challenge in the spring however, to stick to my well planned schedule when sensory overload is so prevalent. The smell of fresh cut grass, the sound of pond waterfalls, my sweet horses nickering, the call of the sandhill cranes and hypnosis of the swimming pool sparkle on a sunshiney day, fill my imagination with all that lies ahead through the glorious summer months. These are the breathtaking touches of spring and summer that make time so enjoyable to spend in the outdoor warmth and gorgeousness with friends and family. I plan to soak it all in and enjoy it one moment at a time...

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!

Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website ArtQwerks

Bucket Full of Perch

Bucket Full of Perch ~ pastel

The artwork above won a VFAA Honorable Mention Award

This pastel painting was recently accepted into the Poetry Art Night (PAN) 2011 competition in Milford Michigan. The purpose of PAN is to show the union between the written word and the visual world. In this exhibition it is important that the artwork be inspired by or dedicated to the poem that accompanies it. The artist can choose to have someone write a poem for them, choose a previously published poem or it can be written by the artist. Only original poems are able to receive awards. The poem below was written by me to accompany the artwork I've created above.

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!

Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website ArtQwerks

Fish On...

Fish On...~pastel

This pastel painting was recently accepted into the Poetry Art Night (PAN) 2011 competition in Milford Michigan. The purpose of PAN is to show the union between the written word and the visual world. In this exhibition it is important that the artwork be inspired by or dedicated to the poem that accompanies it. The artist can choose to have someone write a poem for them, choose a previously published poem or it can be written by the artist. Only original poems are able to receive awards.

The poem below was written by me to accompany the artwork I've created above. The poem below won the Joy Humanist Poetry Award.

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website
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Teen Angst

Teen Angst ~ pastel

This pastel painting was recently accepted into the Poetry Art Night (PAN) 2011 competition in Milford Michigan. The purpose of PAN is to show the union between the written word and the visual world. In this exhibition it is important that the artwork be inspired by or dedicated to the poem that accompanies it. The artist can choose to have someone write a poem for them, choose a previously published poem or it can be written by the artist. Only original poems are able to receive awards. The poem below was written by me to accompany the artwork I've created above.

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website

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IF ~ Duet

Duet...for Illustration Friday

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too!

Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website

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IF ~ Toy

...girl with toy puppy

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too! Have a seat in the sun with a sippy and browse through the pages of my website ArtQwerks

IF ~ Cultivate

Cultivate knowledge...

This illustration is from about 10 years ago.

I thought it was appropriate for this weeks Illustration Friday.

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too! Enjoy the sunshine while browsing through the pages of my website
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IF ~ Warning

WARNING!

Spring is right around the corner!

But don't believe it until you see it!

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too! Snuggle up by a warm fire and browse through the pages of my website

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Milford Memories 2011 Featured Artist...SECOND YEAR!

20th Anniversary
Milford Memories Summer Festival
August 12, 13 & 14, 2011

I have been chosen again this year to create the featured art for the 20th anniversary Milford Memories festival. I am donating my booth to the community arts in the form of the following competition:

*3 or 4 artists will be juried by the Milford Chamber of Commerce to determine who will win space within the booth to exhibit/sell your inventory for the Milford Memories Summer Festival weekend
*You MUST be a current HVCA or VFAA member (2011 dues paid) to participate
*Your artwork submissions are to due to be turned in to Donna Pellegata at smelykat4@aol.com by May 15th, 2011
*Open to all mediums
*The benefit of several artists participatin is, sharing booth sitting for the weekend, the ability to take breaks and do a little MM shopping
*Booth will be located in front of Main Street Art. Owners Barb, Leslie , along with Suzanne are a blast and have all kinds of fun activities going on to generate traffic to their storefront, get it? art...art supplies...framing?!
*Your shared tent provided by the Milford Chamber of Commerce, will be10' X 10', is VERY sturdy and has flaps that roll up and down on all four sides
*This is a fantastic way for you to gain customers...I sold a ton of books, objets d'art and it generated lots of commissioned work last year!

Portfolio/website address with samples or digital photos of work should be submitted to ArtQwerks at smelykat4@aol.com.
If you prefer to send photographs of your samples via snail mail, contact me at smelykat4@aol.com and I will give you the studio address.

Please include your name, address, email and phone number with artwork submitted to me in your email or snail mail

On May 15th, 2011, I will assemble a package of all artwork received and submit it to the Milford Chamber of Commerce for jurying

Good Luck!

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, you can go to their site and make a donation! They deserve a chance too! Snuggle up by a warm fire and browse through the pages of my website

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Harp Mouse Review!

Harp Mouse article in the New Zealand Harp Society Journal

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, PLEASE go to their site and make a donation! These animals deserve a chance! Snuggle up by the fireplace, with a warm mug of something and browse through the pages of my website
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New Buttons, Bells and Whistles!

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IF ~ Layer

Life's Layers

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, PLEASE go to their site and make a donation! These animals deserve a chance!Snuggle up by the fireplace, with a warm mug of something and browse through the pages of my website
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Harp Mouse Adventure!

From Author Diane Dunn's FaceBook page

The editor of the "Harp Society of New Zealand Journal" is writing an article about the Harp Mouse books. She just requested info and photos for the next issue. The Harp Mouse is going to New Zealand!

These delightful and beautifully illustrated children's books are now available for purchase on my website Heart & Harp! "The Harp Mouse Chooses Her Home: The Adventure Begins" Follow the mouse as she scampers into a cozy warm cabin and discovers a harpmaker's worksh...op. When she hears the beautiful music of the harp, she wants to go with the harp wherever it travels. Join the harp mouse as she begins her adventure! "Harp Mouse Adventures-Book II" The harp mouse stowed away inside the harp when it left the harpmaker's workshop, and now she lives in a cozy warm home. When she sees the harp leaving to be played for special occasions, she scampers into the harp and goes along for the ride. Find out where her adventures will take her! Both books are written by Diane Dunn and illustrated by Donna Pellegata and are both available for purchase!

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, PLEASE go to their site and make a donation! These animals deserve a chance!Snuggle up by the fireplace, with a warm mug of something and browse through the pages of my website
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IF ~ Sweater

A little too "heat seeking" for me but these sweaters suit these kids just fine...

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, PLEASE go to their site and make a donation! These animals deserve a chance!Snuggle up by the fireplace, with a warm mug of something and browse through the pages of my website

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IF ~ Reverse

Reverse Osmosis...

when two became one

(for illustration friday)

When you purchase an item from MY STORE, 10% of your purchase price will be donated to my favorite animal charities; Last Chance Animal Rescue and Horses Haven, both in lower MI. Which charity the donation goes to, will depend on the item purchased and I will love you forever from the bottom of my little black heart. ...and even if you don't purchase anything from me, PLEASE go to their site and make a donation! These animals deserve a chance!Snuggle up by the fireplace, with a warm mug of something and browse through the pages of my website

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