tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001753870306918532024-02-07T09:36:37.033-05:00Adri Makes a Thing or TwoA blog sharing the handiwork of Adriana Bergstrom.
Design. Create. Illustrate.adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.comBlogger380125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-24976917571215962542023-11-25T14:36:00.001-05:002023-11-27T14:57:13.475-05:00SCBWI Prairie IL Writer's and Illustrator's Day<p> </p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="thank you to prairie illinois SCBWI" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/TYVM_Illinois1_d3037170-3db6-445e-83ec-312db5ea98e2_480x480.png?v=1699971928" data-mce-style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/TYVM_Illinois1_d3037170-3db6-445e-83ec-312db5ea98e2_480x480.png?v=1699971928" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/TYVM_Illinois1_d3037170-3db6-445e-83ec-312db5ea98e2_480x480.png?v=1699971928" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br data-mce-bogus="1" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I had my very first keynote speech earlier this month, and I am still buzzing! SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) has chapters all over the United States and the world. The Prairie Illinois chapter had an amazing lineup this year, and I'm not just tooting my own horn here. They had established authors as well as up-and-coming authors (<-- that's me!) in addition to publishing-industry professionals like my art director for TUMBLE. I was really humbled to be included in the lineup. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br data-mce-bogus="1" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Michael Leali was the first keynote speaker, and I am glad I didn't know that going in because my anxiety may have taken over. Leali is the author of the award-winning middle grade novel THE CIVIL WAR OF AMOS ABERNATHY, and his keynote speech was so very moving and inspiring. I was able to be a fly on the wall for a few of the sessions and learn new things.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_84I-yxaTNQ9DBIadDu3NpHYiXXi9On5-M3e-niJYx8hkhcOkUZope03grCE5nn_UqLHCe8F2nOAdK9Bn_VeWvG1gmKK_ybR66mpMSToeqq6GE_h38IA69dpObzMW2GmuUgIBYwRjNc8KEOFFUh1brTuIrrS5ncLmAc580m7op-wwQT6zU99Zx0SKwHvd/s1080/TYVM_Illinois2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_84I-yxaTNQ9DBIadDu3NpHYiXXi9On5-M3e-niJYx8hkhcOkUZope03grCE5nn_UqLHCe8F2nOAdK9Bn_VeWvG1gmKK_ybR66mpMSToeqq6GE_h38IA69dpObzMW2GmuUgIBYwRjNc8KEOFFUh1brTuIrrS5ncLmAc580m7op-wwQT6zU99Zx0SKwHvd/s320/TYVM_Illinois2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">At the faculty dinner, I finally met the lovely and personable Sarah Aronson who cross-marketed her book <a data-mce-href="https://amzn.to/3N2fjqu" href="https://amzn.to/3N2fjqu" target="_blank" title="link to Brand New Bubbe, affiliate link">BRAND NEW BUBBE</a> with my book <a data-mce-href="https://amzn.to/3SVy3LZ" href="https://amzn.to/3SVy3LZ" target="_blank" title="abuelita and i make flan (affiliate link)">ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN</a> last year. I got to meet illustrator <a data-mce-href="https://amzn.to/47OHSPW" href="https://amzn.to/47OHSPW" target="_blank" title="Denise Holmes book, affiliate link">Denise Holmes</a>, too! We've been internet friends since I started making my way back into the art and design world in 2016 or so! <a data-mce-href="https://amzn.to/47wSV0i" href="https://amzn.to/47wSV0i" target="_blank" title="Natasha Tarpley author link, affiliate link">Natasha Tarpley</a> shared a bench and some fresh air with me. Denise and Natasha, thanks for being great lunchtime buddies! </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br data-mce-bogus="1" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I was even able to reconnect with my friend Beth Schneider who lives in the area. Beth and I exhibited our surface pattern and illustration work at Blueprint and Surtex pre-pandemic. Feels like a lifetime ago.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br data-mce-bogus="1" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The entire <a href="https://www.scbwi.org/events/prairie-writer-s-illustrator-s-day" target="_blank">SCBWI IL team</a>, faculty members, and membership were so incredibly welcoming. I couldn't have asked for a better first-time-faculty experience. November is shaping up to be quite a month!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Please note: authors and illustrator names have been linked to their books via Amazon affiliate links)</span></i></div>adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-44696150191010996212023-11-02T16:53:00.004-04:002023-11-02T16:53:45.358-04:00How to Help Your Author and Illustrator Friends (for FREE!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YQtkpDEJAswHpeQHBwsrjy9yUVFktIR-4mlM1BsQIBAADG5mYPpZgEEdzRThtIUEQNiBXHrLyrrhyphenhyphena2yoT1SO7QIHPFR8mykm86iS70VxNXWPpXLbsntNYc1D-sn_8DtlwrmsLsGxnMUiojxtruvazdHy6hu4Vu8JsOyQIU9rWS7LvGSsTNQe19F-_Sv/s1080/Help_a_Book_for_Free.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YQtkpDEJAswHpeQHBwsrjy9yUVFktIR-4mlM1BsQIBAADG5mYPpZgEEdzRThtIUEQNiBXHrLyrrhyphenhyphena2yoT1SO7QIHPFR8mykm86iS70VxNXWPpXLbsntNYc1D-sn_8DtlwrmsLsGxnMUiojxtruvazdHy6hu4Vu8JsOyQIU9rWS7LvGSsTNQe19F-_Sv/s320/Help_a_Book_for_Free.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(46, 46, 46, 0.75); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">Confession time: I sometimes feel lost in the publishing industry. Even though I've been an artist and designer for decades, it wasn't until 2017 that I got serious about kidlit and 2022 that my first book as author-illustrator came out. Currently, I'm trying to make new work to sell another book while simultaneously marketing existing books, and it's a challenge!</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(46, 46, 46, 0.75); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">Publishers shoulder some of the outreach responsibilities, but most titles on their lists do not get the kind of marketing that their "lead" titles do. Lead titles are the ones that get the big posters, cardboard cutouts, commercials, billboards, etc. And, as many authors will tell you, most books don't get the red carpet treatment and most books' marketing and outreach falls on the shoulders of the author.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(46, 46, 46, 0.75); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">But all is not lost. What can you do to help? I'm so glad you asked! There are things people like you, dear reader, can do to help a book succeed.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(46, 46, 46, 0.75); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">Here a few <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">FREE</strong> ways that you can help get the word out about a book without spending a single penny. Here are just a few:</p><ol style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(46, 46, 46, 0.75); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; list-style-position: inside; padding-left: 2rem;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Request any of my books from your local library.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Recommend my books and/or me to your local school for an author-illustrator visit. I love inspiring kids to write and draw.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Submit any of my books to your state book award! T<a href="https://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/c.php?g=68590&p=6297801" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: 0.1rem; text-underline-offset: 0.3rem; transition: text-decoration-thickness var(--duration-short) ease;" target="_blank" title="US Book Awards by State">his state book awards list from Vanderbilt University</a> is really well organized by region and is updated regularly.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Add my books to your <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19628872.Adriana_Hern_ndez_Bergstrom" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: 0.1rem; text-underline-offset: 0.3rem; transition: text-decoration-thickness var(--duration-short) ease;" target="_blank" title="Goodreads books by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom">Goodreads "want to read" list</a> and vote for my books if they make it on any of those lovely local lists.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Suggest my books to your local bookstore share my information as a possible visitor or storytime author.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px;">Leave a positive review on any of the big sites like Amazon or Barnes & Noble.</li></ol><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(46, 46, 46, 0.75); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.75px;">Here's the information you'll likely need to do any of those tasks (title, ISBN, ordering info)...</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(46, 46, 46, 0.75); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; list-style-position: inside; padding-left: 2rem;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN, Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, ISBN 9781623542658</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">ABUELITA Y YO HACEMOS UN FLAN, <span data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, ISBN 9781623543990</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">TUMBLE, <span data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, ISBN 9781338828665</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px;">COUNTDOWN FOR NOCHEBUENA, <span data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, Hardcover ISBN 9780316467919, Board book ISBN 9780316467810</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlEoB5_O6-92qvoZnmskbFJod3MtSZP0UoGkNy02MlHnkGLKX14N_Q7JhihwiVDPw5seYfaEM9VGJSdjUjI_JKGNaL60kAATijOGY2cYAOanJMVyITqcms8rzWs14pLTCYXKKdVDaao2JQhheV6WZGuJ3ywN4r2yodt-dP9hVO5VgCpiR8LhaLVtR_Xll/s1080/thankyou.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlEoB5_O6-92qvoZnmskbFJod3MtSZP0UoGkNy02MlHnkGLKX14N_Q7JhihwiVDPw5seYfaEM9VGJSdjUjI_JKGNaL60kAATijOGY2cYAOanJMVyITqcms8rzWs14pLTCYXKKdVDaao2JQhheV6WZGuJ3ywN4r2yodt-dP9hVO5VgCpiR8LhaLVtR_Xll/s320/thankyou.png" width="320" /></a></div></li></ul><div class="article-template__content page-width page-width--narrow rte scroll-trigger animate--slide-in" itemprop="articleBody" style="animation-delay: calc(var(--animation-order) * 75ms); background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(46, 46, 46, 0.75); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.75px; margin: 3rem auto; max-width: 72.6rem; opacity: 0.01; padding: 0px; transform: translateY(2rem);"><p style="box-sizing: inherit;">But all is not lost. What can you do to help? I'm so glad you asked! There are things people like you, dear reader, can do to help a book succeed.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;">Here a few <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">FREE</strong> ways that you can help get the word out about a book without spending a single penny. Here are just a few:</p><ol style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-position: inside; padding-left: 2rem;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Request any of my books from your local library.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Recommend my books and/or me to your local school for an author-illustrator visit. I love inspiring kids to write and draw.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Submit any of my books to your state book award! T<a href="https://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/c.php?g=68590&p=6297801" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: 0.1rem; text-underline-offset: 0.3rem; transition: text-decoration-thickness var(--duration-short) ease;" target="_blank" title="US Book Awards by State">his state book awards list from Vanderbilt University</a> is really well organized by region and is updated regularly.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Add my books to your <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19628872.Adriana_Hern_ndez_Bergstrom" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: 0.1rem; text-underline-offset: 0.3rem; transition: text-decoration-thickness var(--duration-short) ease;" target="_blank" title="Goodreads books by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom">Goodreads "want to read" list</a> and vote for my books if they make it on any of those lovely local lists.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">Suggest my books to your local bookstore share my information as a possible visitor or storytime author.</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px;">Leave a positive review on any of the big sites like Amazon or Barnes & Noble.</li></ol><p style="box-sizing: inherit;">Here's the information you'll likely need to do any of those tasks (title, ISBN, ordering info)...</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-position: inside; padding-left: 2rem;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN, Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, ISBN 9781623542658</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">ABUELITA Y YO HACEMOS UN FLAN, <span data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, ISBN 9781623543990</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit;">TUMBLE, <span data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, ISBN 9781338828665</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px;">COUNTDOWN FOR NOCHEBUENA, <span data-mce-fragment="1" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, Hardcover ISBN 9780316467919, Board book ISBN 9780316467810</span></li></ul></div><div class="article-template__social-sharing page-width page-width--narrow scroll-trigger animate--slide-in" style="animation-delay: calc(var(--animation-order) * 75ms); 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a data-mce-href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adriana-hernandez-bergstrom/countdown-for-nochebuena/9780316467919/" href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adriana-hernandez-bergstrom/countdown-for-nochebuena/9780316467919/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;" target="_blank" title="link to purchase Countdown for Nochebuena by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom">Countdown for Nochebuena</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">, my next kid's book, comes out in just a few days! </span></span></h2><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><a data-mce-href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adriana-hernandez-bergstrom/countdown-for-nochebuena/9780316467919/" href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adriana-hernandez-bergstrom/countdown-for-nochebuena/9780316467919/" target="_blank" title="Direct link to Little Brown Books for Young Readers, the publisher of the book"><img data-mce-src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91oanQiv5pL._SL1500_.jpg" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91oanQiv5pL._SL1500_.jpg" height="497" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91oanQiv5pL._SL1500_.jpg" width="497" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Do you want to know where the concept came from?</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This is one of those stories that I’ve had percolating in my mind since I turned my attention to children’s books back in 2017. Very similar to ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN, this story began with a list. The biggest difference was that FLAN turned into a story with a character arc and became more entrenched in culture as it went through the editing and revision process. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2Z84ga9wz-EIoBVYYPWbx1QW3kvvPqxOdXpywPJ17JoxQZK1i5hqr1slP3e8d04QplkZh989f72XGjb4IyeaxKGVqdc-Yc00SyxDc4Hprn6bFb7qBFvbgzPbdVy3CHOqievTshvvQXh5jsycZytLLfsQOfYtQLHuUdtNhXMiu4P4kFnBhbi4IvAVdsyS/s1500/NB-Promo_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2Z84ga9wz-EIoBVYYPWbx1QW3kvvPqxOdXpywPJ17JoxQZK1i5hqr1slP3e8d04QplkZh989f72XGjb4IyeaxKGVqdc-Yc00SyxDc4Hprn6bFb7qBFvbgzPbdVy3CHOqievTshvvQXh5jsycZytLLfsQOfYtQLHuUdtNhXMiu4P4kFnBhbi4IvAVdsyS/w362-h362/NB-Promo_2.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Instead, NOCHEBUENA turned into a concept book with no fixed main character, and an overall family vignette.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="4 cuatro pequenos twist the bunuelos - image from COUNTDOWN FOR NOCHEBUENA by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/NB-Promo_3_480x480.jpg?v=1696032253" height="415" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/NB-Promo_3_480x480.jpg?v=1696032253" width="415" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">COUNTDOWN FOR NOCHEBUENA started with dreaming of our childhood Christmas Eve parties at the houses of various cousins and parientes. To us, Christmas Eve has way more festivities than Christmas. I started listing the essence of those lively gatherings and diving deep into albums and photos at my mom's house. There were so many moments and good times to choose from. I'm telling you, these parties were epic! Eventually I settled on a countdown format because it fit so well with us waiting for midnight to open presents. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Now I'm counting down until it's published!</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;">COUNTDOWN FOR NOCHEBUENA comes out October 3, 2023 and is published in two formats: Hardcover and Board book by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.<br />Age Range: 4 - 8 Years<br />ISBN: 9780316467919</p></blockquote><div data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; padding-left: 30px;"> </div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Pairs well with...</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><a data-mce-href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70240494-la-noche-before-three-kings-day?" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70240494-la-noche-before-three-kings-day?" title="La Noche Before Three Kings Day">LA NOCHE BEFORE THREE KINGS DAY</a> by Sheila Colón-Bagley</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><a data-mce-href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65653533-the-sugar-plum-bakers?" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65653533-the-sugar-plum-bakers?" target="_blank" title="SUGAR PLUM BAKERS">SUGAR PLUM BAKERS</a> by Pat Tanumihardja</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><a data-mce-href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51344241-feliz-new-year-ava-gabriela?" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51344241-feliz-new-year-ava-gabriela?" target="_blank" title="Feliz New Year Ava Gabriela">FELIZ NEW YEAR AVA GABRIELA</a> by Alexandra Alessandri</p><p> </p>adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-8528780289840666482023-05-09T21:46:00.002-04:002023-05-09T21:47:21.239-04:00TUMBLE! An origin story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2LJKIfYmPHylzsemStArxTo8uG337aPwTNON962IswOORJJvnp33_sh35vXwHmKxah1cqsX2Qi_pCfq4fWfaRvVe8yUZQDkI64IhQEylm_o87cVQ_k5i55NaNAXRjhebbaLire7g0P5bO2Gp35wb8bA_x6zwQUd_U5CWTy2-GvO0uEH4VJPFQqdNGw/s1080/TUMBLE-star-kirkus.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2LJKIfYmPHylzsemStArxTo8uG337aPwTNON962IswOORJJvnp33_sh35vXwHmKxah1cqsX2Qi_pCfq4fWfaRvVe8yUZQDkI64IhQEylm_o87cVQ_k5i55NaNAXRjhebbaLire7g0P5bO2Gp35wb8bA_x6zwQUd_U5CWTy2-GvO0uEH4VJPFQqdNGw/w385-h385/TUMBLE-star-kirkus.png" width="385" /></a></div><p>There's just one more month until TUMBLE 'tumbles' onto bookshelves everywhere, and I am so proud of this little book! It received a Starred Kirkus Review and was positively received by many beta readers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzguWOKICH2B6IlSMLjuc_ZrxGcO1zQeixfdfZGuiuJXYJrkgDkmTifAMlDxSAtiscVeu7wqk2G_8l2gc131RBBYmTO3hZ8Aq-vwWPCKzy28YbdrWIbUAk4BruUaS6hOLG71wLZm9Jy4A21HRV8_PUMpCIxhum9T3DqrlsimGLLb4G4OaeBf9g4KMQ8Q/s3088/TUMBLE-Int-AdriHB-Page_13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="3088" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzguWOKICH2B6IlSMLjuc_ZrxGcO1zQeixfdfZGuiuJXYJrkgDkmTifAMlDxSAtiscVeu7wqk2G_8l2gc131RBBYmTO3hZ8Aq-vwWPCKzy28YbdrWIbUAk4BruUaS6hOLG71wLZm9Jy4A21HRV8_PUMpCIxhum9T3DqrlsimGLLb4G4OaeBf9g4KMQ8Q/s320/TUMBLE-Int-AdriHB-Page_13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>So where did the idea come from?</p><p>TUMBLE's origins are kind of sad, but it's a story of survival and so I'll share it with you. Rewind to Fall of 2020. COVID lockdowns. My family had traveled to be closer to my mom and stepdad who was in the final stages of cancer. As they were in home hospice at my stepsister's, we were doing the best we could e-learning at my mother's condo. Zoom school with first graders who had already missed half of the social skills from kindergarten was not easy. </p><p>After e-learning one day, kiddo turned to me at the table wanting to write a story about "tumble." Tumble? I asked if he wanted me to write the words for him as I'd done previously, and with an emphatic "NO!" said he wanted to challenge me to a duel... a story duel! I don't know where he got the word from, but we got to work. He on his version. Me on mine... I started with some thumbnails that came quickly, and the words followed.</p><p>A bit later I brought it to my online critique group and they thought it was great. They were so encouraging! 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</p>adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-71261723121743241642023-03-10T22:28:00.002-05:002023-11-27T14:27:18.941-05:00FLAN CLUB: GUAVA FLAN<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">It's a FLAN CLUB Recipe Post!</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Today, I'm sharing with you my most tropical flan recipe: GUAVA FLAN.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">It’s a very Caribbean-flavored flan featuring guava paste which is tangy and sweet. When combined with the custardy flan, the resulting texture is a little bit like a ripe pear custard. It’s a really yummy, and complex flavor. Let me know if you try making it! Take pictures and send them to me!</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Ii5VUnrCOQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="9Ii5VUnrCOQ"></iframe></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>Flan Ingredients:</strong></p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk</li><li>½ can (7 oz.) sweetened condensed milk</li><li>7 oz. of a guava paste brick (roughly half)</li><li>5 eggs</li><li>1 tsp of vanilla extract</li><li>1 pinch of salt</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /><strong>Caramel Ingredients (wet method):</strong><br />1 cup of white granulated sugar<br />½ cup of water<strong><br /><br />Garnish:<br /></strong>Leaf shaped slices of guava paste</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>Tools</strong></p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>1 circular baking form</li><li>1 Bain Marie (baño de Maria)</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>Instructions:</strong></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).<br />Make the caramel first to coat the baking form. Heat the sugar and water over high heat until boiling. Stir once and reduce to a simmer at medium-low heat until amber. Pour caramel to cover bottom of the baking form. Set aside.<br /><br />Blend the evaporated milk, condensed milk, eggs, vanilla, and salt. Add the guava paste in little pieces. Blend until smooth. Pour the flan batter into the baking form and cover it tightly with foil. Place the foiled-covered form in the baño de Maria with water at about 1/3 to 1/4 way up the form. Place baño with flan form in the oven.<br /><br />Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hr, 15 min (depends on your baking form shape/size) or until toothpick comes out clean. If you tap the side of the baking form peeking under the foil, the batter should not be watery, just slightly jiggly. Let rest for 20 min. Chill in the fridge for 3+ hours or overnight.<br /><br />Ready to serve? Flip that flan onto a bigger plate.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Spoon caramel on top.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Decorate. Enjoy! Send me photos!</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> Want the recipe card? Check it out from my site <a href="https://adriprints.com/blogs/blog/flan-club-guava-flan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="Picture Book Abuelita y yo hacemos un flan cover image" height="326" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/Flan-cover-ES-LR_480x480.jpg?v=1673555998" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="264" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>Abuelita y yo hacemos un flan</strong> comes out on June 13, 2023! Have you preordered? Pre-order anywhere books are sold!</p>adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-62355981652673833062023-02-14T22:20:00.003-05:002023-02-14T22:20:29.129-05:00Part 2, Sketch to Final: Abuelita and I Make Flan<p> <img alt="from sketch to final for abuelita and i make flan book" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/FLAN-AdrianaBergstrom-Process1-1024x576_600x600.jpg?v=1676430432" style="float: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;" /></p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Back in 2017, when I started writing ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN my story looked like a list of ingredients (literally) and a recipe. I took this to my first writing critique group (!!Qué pena!! but you have to start somewhere). I had a hazy vision in my head for a story about a grandchild and grandparent making flan together.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The story changed shape many times between 2017 and it's publication in 2022.</p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Abuelita and I Make Flan early draft" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/FLAN-AdrianaBergstrom-1stDraft-1024x576_600x600.jpg?v=1676430423" style="float: none;" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">In between, I realized the story was missing 'the heart'. So I combined a memory of baking with my own Abuelita with that feeling where you think everything's going wrong, but you're still safe and loved and accepted as an imperfect child deserving of love. This was a big step in learning to write for kids. There needs to be some kind of heart or hook or something for kids to relate to.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="thumbnail dummies for abuelita and i make flan children's book" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/FLAN-AdrianaBergstrom-EarlySks-1024x576_600x600.jpg?v=1676430439" style="float: none;" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Next, I did a sketch dummy from Debbie Ohi's site: https://debbieohi.com/resources/. I played with different thumbnail illustrations until the story made sense to me (and my agent!). Then I enlarged it to a full size dummy, refined the illos, and began the back and forth of editing and revising.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">I needed to add more tension! Here are some of the people who saw it and offered editing thoughts: critique partners, mentors, teachers from various courses and organizations, professional/industry critiquers, peers, and my mother*. And this jogged a memory of me breaking my mom's wedding plate while we were moving back in with my grandparents.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><em>*For my second and third books, I did not have to take it so far and wide for editing. It took a lot for me to grow confident in my writing abilities! Also, sometimes your family doesn't know what makes a good children's book!</em></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">And that was the key! Once I added that broken plate, it all came together and we sold the manuscript to Charlesbridge in 2020, and it finally came out in August of 2022.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">These days, my process for writing is more like a yes/no flowchart: outline or list, then a test draft in prose (does it work? yes/no), if no, a draft in lyrical language. When I think something's working, I'll exchange with a critique group (love/hate/boring?)... rinse repeat until it's feeling ready-ish enough to submit to my agent.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p>adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-51180387324233387702023-01-27T14:52:00.004-05:002023-01-27T14:52:29.172-05:00From Sketch to Final Art: ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"><img alt="page from ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/FLAN-Promo3-5_480x480.png?v=1674848925" data-mce-style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/FLAN-Promo3-5_480x480.png?v=1674848925" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">The story of ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN is a combination of several real-life events. I was inspired to capture a moment in time where it felt like everything was going wrong as a kid, but still able to find safety and love from my grandparents who accepted me as an imperfect child deserving of love. Anita, the main character, is a blend of real life people in my own family including myself. The Abuelita character was drawn from a combination of several real-life people including my great aunt, both my grandmas and their friends. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">What’s real-life inspiration and what’s not? I really did break a wedding dish, but it belonged to my mother, not my abuelita. The truth is my family did not bring much more than their suitcases with them from Cuba. I really did - and still do! - make a LOT of flan, but I helped my great-aunt, Marta, who had severe arthritis doing all the things Anita does in the book. In real life, I did more crafts like sewing, crochet, and cake decorating with my grandma. I chose flan because it’s delicious and it reminds me of our big family get-togethers which I miss very much.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">I started work on ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN back in 2017. It was in large part thanks to SCBWI which connected me to a critique group which then led to a mentorship program at WNDB, critiques at SCBWI conferences, Highlights Foundation courses, Storyteller Academy and other educational resources and eventually my agent! Community has been pivotal for growth and feedback in the publishing world, and the success of this title making it to bookshelves everywhere.</span></p>adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-49020376530756497142023-01-12T18:23:00.006-05:002023-01-12T18:32:40.457-05:00Tumbling into A New Year - 2022 Wrap Up<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgZw7ngc_Yl6MawZylYDnlOYDCcGBrpfhwAB2KoVsPO1iPDDD5mmnsPocQBbAq34SZBuTRu_4hmTy_J6Ee-rj4Vm9l4dLAAUSwCqcEOFgMiuTrQmREEI_vGKZtZOC1a1c_it0gEtlzYPNBp_9O2NP_1X1tTprbzGXXO1CPDv-_WUCou2JPwyMHzgQ7Q/s1080/2022-Artvsartist.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgZw7ngc_Yl6MawZylYDnlOYDCcGBrpfhwAB2KoVsPO1iPDDD5mmnsPocQBbAq34SZBuTRu_4hmTy_J6Ee-rj4Vm9l4dLAAUSwCqcEOFgMiuTrQmREEI_vGKZtZOC1a1c_it0gEtlzYPNBp_9O2NP_1X1tTprbzGXXO1CPDv-_WUCou2JPwyMHzgQ7Q/w378-h378/2022-Artvsartist.png" width="378" /></a></div><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-ea28779e-7fff-149c-aee5-7816fe0ea80e"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Happy New Year!</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The last few weeks of any year for me are typically about reflecting, month by month on the year that just finished. I snatch any quiet moment I can during the holiday rush to write down my thoughts on what went well and what didn’t professionally and personally.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then the first few weeks of the year are a mirror of those last two weeks, and I take time to think about what I want my year to look like. I ask myself questions like: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">How can I participate in successful, fulfilling activities that re-energize or inspire me? </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are some activities that drain me?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What elements of my life need to be edited out? </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I make a deliberate effort to imagine where I want to be at the end of the year, to imagine what success feels like, and then I write it down. This is how I set my intentions for the year. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So it’s gone for six years now. 2022 brought to fruition a lot of seeds planted years ago doing these kinds of reflection and intention exercises. The path of my life has finally brought me here, to reflect upon the publishing of my first book as an author and illustrator. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is no accident! It’s the course I set for myself, and worked toward year after year. It’s the learning and revising, and reflection all adding up. You too can set the course of your creative year, and I encourage you to take the time to reflect and set intentions for 2023.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wishing you a super 2023!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Adriana</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.9871999999999999; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some favorite success-building creative activities:</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; text-align: left;"><li aria-level="1" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p role="presentation" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 15pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reflection journaling or sketching like The Year Compass (</span><a href="https://yearcompass.com/en/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://yearcompass.com/en/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - it's a free journaling tool).</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p role="presentation" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Setting intentions and creating a plan for success</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p role="presentation" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Choosing a word of the year for motivation or focus</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p role="presentation" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Idea generation community activities like Tara Lazar’s Storystorm (https://taralazar.com/)</span></p></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-ea28779e-7fff-149c-aee5-7816fe0ea80e"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Editing workshops or critique group meet-ups
</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-ea28779e-7fff-149c-aee5-7816fe0ea80e"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Accountability communities like 12x12 or Storyteller Academy or your local SCBWI conferences</span></span></li></ul></span>adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-8884513848409928502022-12-18T14:14:00.001-05:002022-12-18T14:14:08.050-05:00Closet Cleanout FLASH SALE!<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Happy first day of Hanukkah!</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><a href="https://adriprints.com/"><img alt="" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/25FLASHSALE_480x480.jpg?v=1671389688" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/9188/8237/files/25FLASHSALE_480x480.jpg?v=1671389688" /></a></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">I decided it's time for a FLASH SALE because my inventory closet is full. I just received stock of more holiday cards, and realized I need to make room for next year's books! TUMBLE's preview copies arrived and I should be getting Countdown for Nochebuena's previews soon, too.<br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">So, a 25% off Flash Sale was my solution.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Everything except original art and risograph prints are on sale. Yes, even signed copies of my books are on sale. Cards, holiday cards, prints of all sizes... all on sale.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">I need to make room in my studio! 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I started doing surface patterns and illustrations every now and again for knitting magazines. I still carted around all my art supplies with the thought I'd get back to that dream of illustrating children's books one day.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZgaRTsT4kfzHYbV02TQEmVlJm0T2mwPQB7os_kSySshrU530gRltOEBxkiL8ACeHit06h_wGN5gj2VRIFweSLtERnwGA2TPa4QvFQpgK4tH_NJCqnnsfU9L5tCgIi0yZh3Mt2VKpNM7b8vFSVBFWERYapCg5ASXw6TfsfJcwxEK35i-kl-oBJEEgRw/s635/Twist_live02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="635" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZgaRTsT4kfzHYbV02TQEmVlJm0T2mwPQB7os_kSySshrU530gRltOEBxkiL8ACeHit06h_wGN5gj2VRIFweSLtERnwGA2TPa4QvFQpgK4tH_NJCqnnsfU9L5tCgIi0yZh3Mt2VKpNM7b8vFSVBFWERYapCg5ASXw6TfsfJcwxEK35i-kl-oBJEEgRw/s320/Twist_live02.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VPFWDglYOs91vlnjk68wOxO-9r28EMxSh7Cwfz1gVRz8XJ8C18npRPcj3BrK-pJJwknUpsS8RvpGWIKTQPAtkLN3TDV8lfMRa-ewNYFf8WzoDbNG6yrN6lkwUQwU4DYbg03-t4ae7PgWZHJg8DBd0W7gHbr6n2uHUMNlTi0XjEre32EEqMEQb10xrA/s504/newyear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="504" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VPFWDglYOs91vlnjk68wOxO-9r28EMxSh7Cwfz1gVRz8XJ8C18npRPcj3BrK-pJJwknUpsS8RvpGWIKTQPAtkLN3TDV8lfMRa-ewNYFf8WzoDbNG6yrN6lkwUQwU4DYbg03-t4ae7PgWZHJg8DBd0W7gHbr6n2uHUMNlTi0XjEre32EEqMEQb10xrA/s320/newyear.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Five years ago, I still had zero books published, and was recently re-emigrated to the U.S. I was picking myself back up after missing my community and friends I'd made in Germany. I decided to dust off my paintbrushes and started painting whatever was in my head and start taking my art seriously. I started an art collective and together we worked on getting better at our craft.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rB4XTGNVSWdV97feJxaR_0pfkhACwV9RdzoAEJQG57Y-NHByrWD8Urlg8wCcNTU2X0_k4JAU4wtb1VmAZF3ZAsLa92WD2z-2yMvDlLzfDQtSglzSc52l5MJq087K4jGFg97zvzjpoHeaWk8J-hGEeEAqWwLBe856TF6BFwkuhCqfQVQJ7O6Dnegysw/s1500/rooster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1500" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rB4XTGNVSWdV97feJxaR_0pfkhACwV9RdzoAEJQG57Y-NHByrWD8Urlg8wCcNTU2X0_k4JAU4wtb1VmAZF3ZAsLa92WD2z-2yMvDlLzfDQtSglzSc52l5MJq087K4jGFg97zvzjpoHeaWk8J-hGEeEAqWwLBe856TF6BFwkuhCqfQVQJ7O6Dnegysw/s320/rooster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm3p8C9ohlFGc648QnBGMJwCNDNmmf8NkYyqU4zF6fyroDi9Km_mHdVGnYAX3VxxSmKAVUbCloW_1twv5lZz5e-2SsJsEazXsL9h4KuXHAYqXstaVkRPIPkmk-Je05wHcLuHYDGugx6V_iyXfV-PmrnBYq81_Uy5IeGbIoUEsYEGxxLxumRaWGu08Kw/s1500/Adriprints_Finch_SPSU2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm3p8C9ohlFGc648QnBGMJwCNDNmmf8NkYyqU4zF6fyroDi9Km_mHdVGnYAX3VxxSmKAVUbCloW_1twv5lZz5e-2SsJsEazXsL9h4KuXHAYqXstaVkRPIPkmk-Je05wHcLuHYDGugx6V_iyXfV-PmrnBYq81_Uy5IeGbIoUEsYEGxxLxumRaWGu08Kw/s320/Adriprints_Finch_SPSU2016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>But, goodness I was rusty! My first paintings were rough, but I needed to get through making a bunch of my 'okay' work to get to where I am today!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRy7iStkQ1URPprZOB4g35DENHixN366Q0g9CV8RmoMdibkANtN7nQOqDsc3_B5-z2O0frxvlCXZ6guHYrnx8zJKyr6idinLzaqqYqCRw2PCbhKT2L5z_9VKpz6QHjU4dgygDPXbBEkfOJCjpsn8g_Ht9_LleeNOHyBd5MIKF0zQu0GhgnOosxylpZA/s800/garden_worksheetLR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRy7iStkQ1URPprZOB4g35DENHixN366Q0g9CV8RmoMdibkANtN7nQOqDsc3_B5-z2O0frxvlCXZ6guHYrnx8zJKyr6idinLzaqqYqCRw2PCbhKT2L5z_9VKpz6QHjU4dgygDPXbBEkfOJCjpsn8g_Ht9_LleeNOHyBd5MIKF0zQu0GhgnOosxylpZA/s320/garden_worksheetLR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Then three years ago, I illustrated my first picture book! To me, it was a proof of concept. I <i>could</i> be a children's book illustrator. Look, here's the proof! That made me work even harder at refining my own stories.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQlPEAtxoD37nXIHK-DyM6UQtvsVINiwvlMBXaZ0P4Vyo6a3pyoII0za1A6EAHkV1knD7FQYX2r8dVenTulprdt6vHspA42zGeIVjzSnfOJd5GoPqIT6g6-Tyo4YPC35bWwlRR-mexBLwJSjNpjxrNvp5ERDCXcIkagdzZpxCVG9sHiwjiQYCXHN5Hg/s1685/Boomer-cover-lores.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQlPEAtxoD37nXIHK-DyM6UQtvsVINiwvlMBXaZ0P4Vyo6a3pyoII0za1A6EAHkV1knD7FQYX2r8dVenTulprdt6vHspA42zGeIVjzSnfOJd5GoPqIT6g6-Tyo4YPC35bWwlRR-mexBLwJSjNpjxrNvp5ERDCXcIkagdzZpxCVG9sHiwjiQYCXHN5Hg/s320/Boomer-cover-lores.JPG" width="247" /></a></div><p>And in a few weeks, my first book as author and illustrator will be hitting bookshelves near you!</p><p>When you hear 'progress not perfection' I hope you'll think of my journey. Every action you take toward your dreams is progress. Every painting you finish. Every drawing you refine. It's all progress.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyriQUjUexj1ThpLeFvHAKw9BWcVD0wxRibEQ9r72g1M7wDWVE91zH_rWGTeS-cBKC_gRg51dy_kk38FN8SXLaVTUuG29C9a6UUqf_EUdxGuOJQv0LkCslfUm6UO8Sa0q_EaRek6ZEuCMtSNtQEgFQaK443llocVEB_c2sSk-aiRjl0YwIRPHhltwrw/s1750/ABUELITAANDIMAKEFLAN-HRcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyriQUjUexj1ThpLeFvHAKw9BWcVD0wxRibEQ9r72g1M7wDWVE91zH_rWGTeS-cBKC_gRg51dy_kk38FN8SXLaVTUuG29C9a6UUqf_EUdxGuOJQv0LkCslfUm6UO8Sa0q_EaRek6ZEuCMtSNtQEgFQaK443llocVEB_c2sSk-aiRjl0YwIRPHhltwrw/s320/ABUELITAANDIMAKEFLAN-HRcover.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGp9nHIzhDLmZRXaSlWzepFiWINo2T6EAzMlYv6gKF_yYP2ax0mZpG5Bo1BHN4N9s2khy4x31vVmhbaIVkp3mlhY356oUt_Rwq7UxqtBxVzYJbGBXiVdyC6RnppbUyxl5t1kPNknbvdU0_IahVML3lVbB05ba5SPbITDXgQC1XJ5QV0UD84XI81xeDgQ/s1152/LR-FLAN-SPR-20227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="image from ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN, Anita helps find ingredients" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1152" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGp9nHIzhDLmZRXaSlWzepFiWINo2T6EAzMlYv6gKF_yYP2ax0mZpG5Bo1BHN4N9s2khy4x31vVmhbaIVkp3mlhY356oUt_Rwq7UxqtBxVzYJbGBXiVdyC6RnppbUyxl5t1kPNknbvdU0_IahVML3lVbB05ba5SPbITDXgQC1XJ5QV0UD84XI81xeDgQ/w577-h361/LR-FLAN-SPR-20227.jpg" width="577" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">snippet from my upcoming book, ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN, Charlesbridge 2022</div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br />adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-83940145504313255472022-06-01T15:18:00.004-04:002022-06-01T16:50:26.958-04:00Are We Really So Powerless?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnLw8nzcyAdObbXIphAiBmc5Pm8BIUgbT6Rv6eZP5nWltR6v2S1oQtupFV2heav6lFmqTKZtQpq0VXkxbGvB6r9Z1LkOMfCf8QTnDYuE65jYkAoxwGNT9PShfF_9orwcw4llUS2n7T6qgfv5wBox-Thw48YOodUIRY7DTc-rmcURvbV7KRcm8DCrMQQ/s3333/Amy-n-me-300dpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3333" data-original-width="3333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnLw8nzcyAdObbXIphAiBmc5Pm8BIUgbT6Rv6eZP5nWltR6v2S1oQtupFV2heav6lFmqTKZtQpq0VXkxbGvB6r9Z1LkOMfCf8QTnDYuE65jYkAoxwGNT9PShfF_9orwcw4llUS2n7T6qgfv5wBox-Thw48YOodUIRY7DTc-rmcURvbV7KRcm8DCrMQQ/s320/Amy-n-me-300dpi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />It has been super difficult to simultaneously work on happy, cheerful art and stories for children… when yet another school shooting takes their lives… and nothing in this country changes. The dilemma is that I try to keep my deep emotions separate from the person I present to everyone. My paintings and artwork tend to be jolly and upbeat, but I am a sensitive person. I feel things deeply. I am a mom to a school-aged child, a former teacher, current children’s book author-illustrator… and unfortunately I’m also a gun violence survivor. If you know me personally, you already know the circumstances. How can I show up when I feel heartbroken inside?<p></p><p>The label ‘gun violence survivor’ empowers just as much as it disempowers. The reason you are a survivor is nearly always out of your control. A person you knew (or didn't) decided to use a gun to hurt people you loved, knew, or were randomly nearby. And <i>that </i>feeling of being powerless is terrible, awful and very frustrating.</p><p>So, I am struggling with how to stay true to the inherent promise I make to you, my readers and friends and family, while also expressing my extreme distress concerning the recent school shootings.</p><p>I'm a fan of turning big feelings into positive action. If preventing gun violence is something you feel strongly about as I do, there are organizations out there that have been trying to help keep people safe from gun violence for years…</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><strong>Sandy Hook Promise</strong> lobbies for laws on background checks, national database expansions, and school shooting prevention.<br /><a href="https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/take-action/get-involved/">https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/take-action/get-involved/</a></li><li><strong>Everytown for Gun Safety</strong> trying to close loopholes on existing laws around gun ownership, assists victims of gun violence with legal help, and lobbies for public safety measures that curb gun violence.<br /><a href="https://everytownsupportfund.org/">https://everytownsupportfund.org/</a></li><li><b>Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project</b> creates quilts of remembrance for families to remember victims of violence<br /><a href="https://www.sjsacademy.org/remembrance-project">https://www.sjsacademy.org/remembrance-project</a></li></ul><p></p><p>And many other organizations exist around solving the issue of gun violence.</p><p>I don't believe we are so powerless to change as a nation. How many more people will be lost to gun violence until things finally change?</p>adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-91693216523506001572021-03-27T18:36:00.006-04:002021-03-27T18:36:52.201-04:00It's An Art Sale!<p> </p><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1616881763308_53332" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: none !important; clear: none; font-size: 14px; height: auto; outline: none; padding: 0px 17px 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" style="outline: none;"><h3 style="font-size: 3em; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #00acba; font-family: helvetica;">Art Sale This Weekend!</span></h3></div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1616881763308_51658" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: none !important; clear: both; font-size: 14px; height: auto; outline: none; padding: 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1616883936226_334"><div class="
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I’ve been painting again, and it’s time to make send these pretties out into the world. Here are some of the nice things people have said about shopping with me…</span></p><blockquote style="border-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">J on Dec 22, 2020</span></em></strong></p><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">5 out of 5 stars</span></em></p><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These cards are absolutely gorgeous! Came very very quickly and packaged securely. Thank you so much :)</span></em></p><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Item: </em></strong><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Sunflower and Bird Thank You Card in A2 folded card size, pack of 5 with envelopes</em></span></p></blockquote><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and I know things don’t always go perfectly. But, I try my best to keep buyers in the loop…</span></p><blockquote style="border-color: rgb(92, 92, 92); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1px; margin: 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">N on Jan 4, 2021</span></em></strong></p><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">5 out of 5 stars</span></em></p><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Shipped on time and I am thrilled with the customer service and the product. Nice quality cardstock and embossment. The order took over 5 weeks once she mailed it. Florida to CT. That was USPS holiday delivery service. 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Thanks again! Much appreciated!</span></em></p><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px 0px 1.8em; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Item: </em></strong><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Bacon Trio, 4"/10cm square mini original painting of 3 zigzag bacon on a yellow background, by Adriana Bergstrom</em></span></p></blockquote><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I do what I can, and I just want my artwork to be out there and making people smile. Come check out the newest art. It’s all in my shop.</span></p></div></div><div class="sqs-block button-block sqs-block-button" data-block-type="53" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1616882444486_18518" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: none !important; clear: both; color: #5c5c5c; font-size: 14px; height: auto; outline: none; padding: 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1616883936226_457"><div class="sqs-block-button-container--center" data-alignment="center" data-animation-role="button" data-button-size="medium" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1616883936226_456" style="text-align: center;"><a class="sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-block-button-element" data-initialized="true" href="https://www.adrianabergstrom.com/shop?category=Original%20Art" style="appearance: none; backface-visibility: hidden; background-color: #00acba; border-color: rgb(0, 172, 186); border-width: 0px; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; height: auto; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: normal; padding: 21px 34px; text-decoration-line: none; text-transform: uppercase; transition: opacity 0.1s linear 0s; width: auto;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">to the art sale! </span></a></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1616882444486_18587" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: none !important; clear: none; color: #5c5c5c; font-size: 14px; height: auto; outline: none; padding: 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" style="outline: none;"><p class="" style="line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And, if you want be notified about upcoming art sales and stay in-the-know with what’s new in my studio (plus get discount codes for my sales), definitely sign up for my newsletter! It’s the best way to keep updated with what’s happening in my world.</span></p></div></div><div class="sqs-block button-block sqs-block-button" data-block-type="53" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1616882444486_12958" style="background-color: white; box-shadow: none !important; clear: both; color: #5c5c5c; font-size: 14px; height: auto; outline: none; padding: 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1616883936226_464"><div class="sqs-block-button-container--center" data-alignment="center" data-animation-role="button" data-button-size="medium" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1616883936226_463" style="text-align: center;"><a class="sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-block-button-element" data-initialized="true" href="http://eepurl.com/cPvWS5" style="appearance: none; backface-visibility: hidden; background-color: #00acba; border-color: rgb(0, 172, 186); border-width: 0px; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; height: auto; letter-spacing: 1px; 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padding: 0px;"><br /></h1><p style="line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">This year is nothing if not unrelenting. I have had some great ups: Yay for book sale and art licenses! And my family and I have had some really difficult things to deal with. My uncle on my mom's side passed away very suddenly in July, and then my stepfather (my best father) died in September.<br /><br />If you've been having a stressful year, you're not alone in your sorrows! Regardless of what this year brings to this last month and a half, I hope you are keeping hope alive. Perhaps this blog post brings a bit of light and warmth into your day.<br /><br />Warm Thanksgiving Wishes,<br /><br /><br />Adriana<br /></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.adrianabergstrom.com/" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank" title=""><img align="center" alt="" class="mcnImage" height="370" src="https://mcusercontent.com/d1e2cda3d3c03047c27994902/images/fd318741-723e-45a7-8295-db6080645fd8.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom;" width="370" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" style="padding: 9px 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardBottomContent" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageCardBottomImageContent" style="padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 21px; padding: 9px 18px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top" width="546"><div style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Thanks to everyone for your feedback on my holiday cards (on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook), I put the favorites on the shop for presale. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: left;">According to the printers, they should be at my studio 12/4 or earlier. I'll fold the cards, pack and ship pre-orders and they should go out by 12/4.</div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" style="padding: 9px 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardBottomContent" style="background-color: #404040; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: right; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnImageCardBottomImageContent" style="padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.adrianabergstrom.com/shop" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/d1e2cda3d3c03047c27994902/images/1eedfba3-35d8-4c2e-9997-88f9b4b64132.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding: 9px 18px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top" width="546">This is set #2 for the Latinx market (my friends and family!). The final favorites are now available to pre-order!</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.adrianabergstrom.com/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank" title=""><img alt="" class="mcnImage" src="https://mcusercontent.com/d1e2cda3d3c03047c27994902/images/2fd30447-1778-41c8-9f81-66cfb32653e3.gif" style="border-radius: 6%; border: 1px none; height: auto; max-width: 800px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom;" width="264" /></a> yes on top of everything I also had a kidney stone this month.<br /><br /><br />Please note, my new blog is here:<br />https://www.adrianabergstrom.com/blog</td></tr></tbody></table></div>adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-30560571395851571432019-11-19T14:50:00.000-05:002019-11-19T14:50:03.494-05:00November - Indie Gift Along on Ravelry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's that time again!<br />
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Get your yarn wound and your knitting needles warmed up.<br />
Indie Designers Gift-Along sale is happening next week!<br />
More info here: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/indie-design-gift-a-long">https://www.ravelry.com/groups/indie-design-gift-a-long</a><br />
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Have a great November!<br />
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-A</div>
adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-81621840465434216872017-12-19T00:16:00.003-05:002017-12-19T16:35:03.202-05:00Giveaway Days!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adriprints/" target="_blank">@adriprints on Instagram</a> and you can also find my work on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AdriprintsPress/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</div>
adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-3885359867829369062017-12-05T20:02:00.000-05:002017-12-05T10:24:17.455-05:00My first online class!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My first class is about learning to use Adobe InDesign (which already comes bundled with many Adobe CC accounts) to make beautiful, clean, perfectly aligned contact sheets that are easily edited, updated, and exported to help you sell your work.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">I created this course to help de-mystify InDesign. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">A lot of creatives, artists, and photographers pay for Adobe CC, but are not sure how to take advantage of all the software it brings. So, this is my effort in making Adobe's publishing software work for you. InDesign is a really robust piece of software and the perfect companion for Illustrator and Photoshop when you're looking to put it all together and publish your work.</span></div>
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I've used InDesign to produce all kinds of promotional and informational materials throughout the years: business cards, mailers, postcards, booklets, portfolios, and contact sheets.</div>
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I focused on contact sheets as a way to explore InDesign and learn concepts that will easily translate to a lot of other projects. If you'd like to learn more, you can check out the class <a href="http://skl.sh/2zPgDbQ" target="_blank">here on Skillshare</a>.</div>
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I'd love to hear what you think!! And, if you've never used Skillshare before, <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/adriprints" target="_blank">here's a link for a free 2 month trial of their premium membership</a> - the link's limited to the first 10 who use it though, but take advantage while you can!</div>
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adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-15702239797155718772017-12-05T09:33:00.001-05:002017-12-05T09:33:13.291-05:00Advent Calendar Fun!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is our third Finch & Foxglove collective advent calendar! I wanted to share with you the first of my illustrations which is this friendly penguin. This year I've decided to paint them directly on canvas and then upload them digitally! Here's the first one (above).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">Our group calendar can be viewed here on our calendar page: </span><a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.finchandfoxglove.com%2Fadvent-calendar-2017%2F&h=ATN9FmjMRcBF4pW9MtrGdAeH2pFAi4U4n1Tf9Gg0xj2fYg-maCJRe_p373-9Ia6isUMuBXtWOz3LFN3opvnVkUqxaQu67LCXMaCVAd28UT4PcApe1C0mrvBwbTPizwc5ngugw7RyxWw9DnITP5uHCzskDi1DhtLwGNwI9dh1yTYPZ8iJRoSkzM-kvUFMBBz9Nd0z6mFR49k_cdSIIc4jeJ-iffI3NMPXdQJO3qbU_WbNNIet276pKUif7vNt0mt8rwQIKWbza2W7y1MgMfrw9ZluvlLaIZGVECAOawk" href="http://www.finchandfoxglove.com/advent-calendar-2017/" rel="noopener nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://www.finchandfoxglove.com/advent-calendar-2017/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">Or alternately the beautiful images from my colleagues and I can be seen on our collective's Instagram account here:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;" /><a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ffinchandfoxglove%2F&h=ATOW5GLrBWsrqzESLU_tc_pq6kxNH9BT1YAUPrS7O-_HjB3UNJH0jXNq7BcuzcA5N-eMT_PUdqbGdKUQ6V9Kqu2fpsv6K0NVpQJ9GlFS8kN34S80TroFaskai1y15wVBRunb8OgxzDx07uVrVv7JqJbl8m9Ci568R5evxOsDMQ0qEKPCxqee-A-HO3D99TUr4ikjG7yTJxFYWwKkz4nzWXoaD04_4nZ0mAs4girLgTeBfxhQqGlycdg8LNAY-jbvMaj-5m6ACpNifSznbpo8LPg_I5dq4slsozsqb_M" href="https://www.instagram.com/finchandfoxglove/" rel="noopener nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/finchandfoxglove/</a></span></div>
adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-37218745893917115122017-11-20T08:00:00.000-05:002017-11-20T08:00:00.168-05:00Gingerbread here, there, and everywhere!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The holiday baking has taken over!<br />
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It's the most delicious time of the year again. It's mid-November, my house smells like gingerbread, pumpkin pie, and... curry chicken. Yes, we love our spices in this house. There are winter-themed paintings on my desk, scraps of red and green fabric all over the place, snowflake stamps, and the oven is working overtime.<br />
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I wanted to check in before the holiday madness completely takes over and I forget to blog about the latest happening in the studio...<br />
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My son is obsessed with gingerbread stories... so much so that he wanted to be 'Gingerbread Baby' for Storybook Dress-up Day at his school. So, I made him a gingerbread man costume!<br />
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I've been painting ornaments and testing designs, but don't know how many I can complete by December so I can sell them. I also have greeting cards coming in the mail any day now.<br />
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My web shop is finally <a href="http://www.adriprints.com/shop" target="_blank">open</a>!<br />
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My paintings are on exhibit at the local library!<br />
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My gingerbread dudes are in a Spoonflower competition. Vote for it <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/contests/gingerbread" target="_blank">HERE </a>if you like the pattern. You've got until November 28th to vote.<br />
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And, this will be the last full post on this blog here on the blogger site. So if you'd like to continue to follow my blog, it's on my website <a href="http://www.adrianabergstrom.com/blog" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Thanks so much for reading! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!</div>
adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-35731155976794359812017-10-27T15:39:00.000-04:002017-11-17T09:34:02.993-05:00New gallery, New exhibit!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">At the end of the summer, I secured a spot in a local co-op gallery, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CarolynSeilerStudio/" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;" target="_blank">Carolyn Seiler & Friends</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> in Cocoa Village.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So now some of my original paintings and giclee prints are available for sale, and you can come see my stuff in person if you're in the area!</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I also have an upcoming exhibition at the local library, the Merritt Island Library starting November 2nd! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you're further away, I now have an online shop so you can see my work and buy it if you would like a print! <strike>I'll post once it's open</strike>. It's <a href="http://www.adriprints.com/shop" target="_blank">OPEN</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the meantime, if you'd like to buy my cards, I now have two retailers where you can always find them: </span><br />
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<li><a href="https://www.cardisle.com/shop/#/selection?artist=Adriprints%20Press" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;" target="_blank">CardIsle</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> (various kiosk locations around the U.S.)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And lastly, I'll be moving my blog to my website at <a href="http://www.adriprints.com/blog">www.adriprints.com/blog</a>!</span><br />
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adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-14436762882208027762017-10-10T13:37:00.000-04:002017-10-10T13:37:42.851-04:00We moved, Irma came and went, we're okay!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">My little family moved back to Florida in May. When I say 'back', I must say that Florida is my home state. It's where I was born and my family has resided for the last 50 years. So, when husband got an offer, we packed up, left California, put an offer on a house from the 60's and moved to an island between two rivers near Florida's Atlantic coast.</span><br />
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Every day, we were glued to the noaa.gov site watching the very slow progress of the storm as it headed toward Miami (where much of my family resides). The predictions of the storm's path kept shifting from east coast to west coast of Florida, but it didn't matter. Hurricane Irma was so huge, if you were in Florida, you were gonna feel it. In fact, even in north Georgia we felt Irma's winds. Even that far away from the center of the storm, we were out of electricity for a few hours. Once we knew the storm had passed, we made our way back.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">As we drove back to Florida, we saw a lot of fallen trees and blocked state roads. When we got back home, it was dark, but we could tell some of the traffic lights were out. Electricity had just come back online, and we were</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> a boil-water notice for a while BUT, there was water coming out of the tap. I'm counting our lucky stars there was no significant damage to our house (just a small leak in the front entryway)!</span><br />
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adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-3893404684900707022017-02-28T18:35:00.000-05:002017-02-28T23:24:51.302-05:00Insider Tips: Showing at Printsource<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Thanks for stopping by! We recently exhibited at <a href="http://www.printsourcenewyork.com/">Printsource NYC</a> in January with my art collective, <a href="http://www.finchandfoxglove.com/">Finch & Foxglove</a>, and I wanted to share with you my experience in case you're trying to figure out what tradeshow is best for your work.<br />
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<b>- Why Printsource? -</b><br />
Printsource NYC is known for having apparel industry buyers attend the show to purchase prints for upcoming collections. We have several artists in Finch & Foxglove who have great patterns for apparel, accessories, and home decor and we thought their work would be better served by exhibiting at Printsource (as an alternative to Surtex for example).<br />
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The show is 2 days. The venue is cozy and the atmosphere was relaxed, professional and friendly. I found it to be more comfortable than Surtex which can be visually/energetically overwhelming at times. The booths are smaller in general than at Surtex and the prices are more reasonable for the emerging artist.<br />
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Buyers that came to our booth ranged from small one-person shops to mega corporations. This meant we had to be ready for anything! Our exhibit consisted of hanging indoor vinyl banners, covered tables, and lots of prints both printed on paper and on fabric! We had promotional materials to give to potential clients and we had a way of collecting their information to follow up with them.<br />
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Selling on the show floor is thrilling! Be ready to take orders with a receipt book so clients have something to take with them as proof of the purchase. Many take the physical paper print with them along with their receipt of purchase. If you're selling digital prints, as most of us are, be ready to send files within 24 to 48 hours. This takes a leap of faith in many cases. We're taught not to give raw files until we're paid, but very few clients paid in cash on the show floor. The rest paid through invoices. Almost all clients wanted to buy the work outright (rather than do category licensing or category buyouts). Be ready with prices that you'll be happy with and don't show work you don't want to sell!<br />
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Overall, I really enjoyed Printsource and will definitely exhibit there again. I found the level of clientele matched our work really well and we came away with lots of sales. Compared with Surtex, which is more of a licensing tradeshow, income from licensing can be slow to trickle in and the initial expense is prohibitive for many emerging artists. Sales from Printsource were either immediately paid or paid within a month of the exhibit (we had just 1 exception to this due to the negotiation process).<br />
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adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-57784113073081653472016-11-20T23:27:00.000-05:002016-11-20T23:27:15.246-05:00Quilting in Progress! (sort of)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My quilting time is definitely limited these days, but I persevere. The quilt sandwich is complete, and I rushed a bit... this was my mistake. I did go through and pin baste. But, I tried skipping my usual stitch in the ditch then free-motion quilt process and have paid for it dearly!<br />
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My toddler is now totally intrigued by the sewing machine, and every time I was manipulating the quilt doing free-motion quilting, he kept running at me and the machine to slap and try to stop the fly wheel, which is a most obvious no-no! So, I'd stop sewing, and he'd run away cackling. In the meantime, I wasn't smoothing the fabric and I ended up sewing several pinches of fabric on the back side of the quilt!<br />
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Ah well. One of my online artist friends said to keep it as a reminder of the the moment. It's an idea. I don't know if I can though, as the fabric just gets worse and worse pinched as it gets further away. I may leave one in, and un-sew and re-sew the worst ones.<br />
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adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-11489006339191920942016-08-16T06:00:00.000-04:002016-08-16T20:51:11.010-04:00Bright & Cheery Tea Set<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Project Brief: </b>Design a cheery tea set for a Sunny client. 1x tea cup, 1x saucer, 1x napkin</div>
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The brief called for the design of a teacup, saucer, and napkin... but who could resist not designing the entire set?! Not I! I love tea!<br />
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What should it have on each piece? I'm not a big fan of the lacy, teensy, frilly flower on my tea sets as many traditional ones do. And lately, I've been really enjoying working with traditional printmaking methods especially linocut. I made a bunch of patterns and arrangements using stamps I made on my own, and some I took into the digital realm and began testing repeats that way. I was really excited to use my recent patterns on something I'd love to own and see every day. I'm a big fan of tea and the paraphernalia that comes with drinking it.<br />
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So I set about sketching and came up with a concept that I'd love to have in my own home. The sketch gave me a general idea of how I'd present my work, and then I set about testing colors.<br />
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Oh, I was so unhappy with this color combo! It's not me at all! I'd never buy it. After asking my fellow <a href="http://www.finchandfoxglove.com/">finches</a> why I hated this so much, they reminded me I don't usually use pink in this way... and they're right, this is not really my shade of pink, nor do I own any pink tableware or pair it with sunshine yellow. Out went the pink!</div>
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Once the bright aqua and seafoam green went in, I was gelling. The work just came together so quickly. I knew I had to have sugar tongs and a sugar container, a little creamer, too! Finishing touches...</div>
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And lastly, I went to work balancing the tea-set. I wanted to have a nice mix and match tea set and napkins that could work in many different combinations. So the second saucer carried the more intense color, and the mugs match. The tea tray got a nice under-pattern and texture to match.<br />
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There you have it! Tea for two... a cuppa for me and one for you!</div>
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adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-15428582919290158722016-06-29T14:10:00.000-04:002016-06-29T14:10:28.242-04:00Simple Guacamole Recipe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Looking for a simple, delicious guacamole base that your kids will eat? You can add spice to your own batch, but this one's plain delicious and even toddlers will eat it (at least mine does).<br />
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2-3 Hass avocados</div>
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After that, add what you like! We usually add tomatoes if they're in season. My partner loves adding spice so he usually adds jalapeño pepper and some cayenne.<br />
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Also, for best results, don't eat it immediately. Let it sit in the fridge for an hour or so, to let the flavors blend together.<br />
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(You can see the large version of the <a href="http://www.theydrawandcook.com/illustrations/8439-guacamole-the-basics">illustration here on They Draw & Cook</a> )</div>
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adriprintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300175387030691853.post-73781728047905918442016-06-22T15:36:00.001-04:002016-06-22T15:36:57.886-04:00Summer & June Gloom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Did you know about June Gloom in Southern California? I just learned about it at the end of last month. I actually really like it!<br />
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So what is it? It's this weather phenomenon where clouds form over the ocean along the coast and the winds move these clouds onto land creating a foggy, cool atmosphere. I LOVE the cool mornings!<br />
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All this talk of beach and clouds and such has me all in a tizzy making artwork about fish and water! Did you see my new summer finch up top? It's now live on the <a href="http://www.finchandfoxglove.com/">Finch & Foxglove</a> homepage, too.<br />
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Thinking about the beach...<br />
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And I've been sewing too, I just haven't had the chance to photograph the garments I've made for my son and me. I participated again in MeMadeMay but again didn't post photographs. I wore lots of me-made clothing for Surtex in fact! I must do a sewing recap post soon.</div>
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