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December 12, 2016
The World of Fairies Amazon Edition
You can now find my Fairy coloring book on Amazon — ready to ship for Christmas!
ORDER The World of Fairies HERE
Here is a free page for you to download. I will be posting a video demoing how I used colored pencils on this on UTUBE in a few days and will link it here and on my Facebook page, RuthSandersonART.
And here is a selection of the 24 images from the book. I created 8 new images for this edition. There is a bonus section at the end with 12 pictures set up in greeting card format.
November 28, 2016
DECEMBER EVENTS
WORLD OF FAIRIES COLORING BOOK
FREE with $30 purchase at any event
(Just mention you saw this -no need to print it to receive your book)
DECEMBER EVENTS:
COTTAGE STREET OPEN STUDIOS
Friday, December 2nd noon-5
Saturday December 3rd 10-5
Sunday December 4th noon-5
One Cottage Street Easthampton, MA
I will be selling books and prints and more
in STUDIO 307
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SCRATCHBOARD ORIGINAL ART EXHIBITION
THE MANHAN CAFE
Reception: Sunday, DEC 4th 10-noon
Seventeen of my scratchboard illustrations are on display and for sale.
There will also be a selection of books and prints for sale.
Join me for some great coffee and pastry!
The Cafe also makes excellent breakfast and lunch sandwiches.
88 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA
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GOLDEN KEY BOOK LAUNCH PARTY!!
Saturday, December 10th from 3 -4:30 pm
WHITE SQUARE BOOKS
86 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA
My long-awaited book deserves a party! Join me at WHITE SQUARE BOOKS to celebrate the release of my 40-year long dream project: illustrating my favorite Victorian fairy tale.
You can pre-order THE GOLDEN KEY at my other events and the books will be ready for you at the bookstore for pick up on the 10th, or at your convenience.
Golden dreams,
Ruth Sanderson
October 17, 2016
THE GOLDEN KEY Pre-order special!
I am offering a FREE custom-designed signed bookplate for anyone who pre-orders my new book THE GOLDEN KEY from the Eerdmans website before December 1st, 2016. It will be shipped in early December.
Send me a self-addressed stamped regular-sized envelope and an personalization requests and I’ll send you a free signed bookplate. It looks beautiful against the golden yellow endpapers.
Send your request to:
Ruth Sanderson
PO Box 285
Easthampton, MA 01027
NOTES and Sneak Preview:
I started and ended the book wordlessly, with the faires, the guardians of the Key. In the first picture, below, the fairy is sitting with the Key on the tree stump, watching Mossy and his Great-aunt. She is assessing whether he will be the one they want to next find the key.
In the above illustration, the fairy has decided to choose Mossy, and she flies off to hide the key at the base of the rainbow in Fairyland.
Tangle, the girl who joins Mossy on his quest, has a different experience with the fairies, and a more difficult path than Mossy.
The book ends wordlessly, with the fairy hiding the Golden Key,looking out to the reader as if to say, “Will you be next?”
There are 47 illustrations in the book, in scratchboard, my new favorite medium.
Keep dreaming!
Ruth
September 20, 2016
September 4, 2016
World of Fairies Coloring Book
Now Available! My new World of Fairies coloring book is limited edition of 1000 signed and numbered copies on heavy card stock. I will eventually put up a version of this on Amazon Create Space, but the paper will be thinner because one has no choice on paper thickness when publishing with them. Order one for yourself and one to give a child or friend! Happy coloring!
ORDER The World of Fairies Coloring Book
$9.95
FALL Special: Order three copies and receive a FREE signed paperback of The Twelve Dancing Princesses!
Here are a few examples of the coloring pages:
July 26, 2016
DELAWARE MUSEUM of ART
I will be there! Displaying my original illustrations, reading to kids, selling my books and prints.
DESCRIPTION FROM MUSEUM WEBSITE: Imaginative Realism combines classical painting techniques with narrative subjects, focusing on the unreal, the unseen, and the impossible. In partnership with IX Arts organizers, the Delaware Art Museum will host the first IX Preview Weekend, celebrating Imaginative Realism and to kick off IX9–the annual groundbreaking art show, symposium, and celebration dedicated solely to the genre. Imaginative Realism is the cutting edge of contemporary painting and illustration and often includes themes related to science fiction and fantasy movies, games, and books. A pop-up exhibition and the weekend of events will feature over 16 contemporary artists internationally recognized for their contributions to Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Marvel, DC Comics, Blizzard Entertainment, and Wizards of the Coast, among others.
The weekend will also include after-hours events, performances, exclusive workshops with artists, talks, film screenings, artist signings, live demos, and games.
April 13, 2016
New scratchboard series
I am working on a new scratchboard series (which I am calling INDIA INKED at the present.) Like words, art tells a story, and the fact that people display their stories on their bodies for all the world to see has always intrigued me. They are walking works of art. Many of the pieces will have surreal/evocative elements inspired by the imagery in the tattoos.
March 15, 2016
World of Fairies adult coloring book
I am hooked on the adult coloring book idea. I recently finished 15 black and white fairy pen and ink illustrations for inclusion in an upcoming fairy coloring book from Fairy Magazine. I’ll post a link when it’s available.
Meanwhile, I have been enjoying doing pen and ink drawings of fairies, and have decided to create many more images. I might run a Kickstarter to raise money to print a limited edition of 900, titled THE WORLD OF FAIRIES Adult Coloring Book. I plan to do some coloring videos too, after I figure out coloring with markers! Trying out a brand called Chameleon, which are quite blendable. I also really love Verithin colored pencils by Prismacolor.
Stay tuned!
Ruth
World of Fairies adult coloring book KICKSTARTER
I am hooked on the adult coloring book idea. I recently finished 15 black and white fairy pen and ink illustrations for inclusion in an upcoming fairy coloring book from Fairy Magazine. I’ll post a link when it’s available.
Meanwhile, I have been enjoying doing pen and ink drawings of fairies, and have decided to create many more images. I plan to run a Kickstarter soon to raise money to print a limited edition of 900, titled THE WORLD OF FAIRIES Adult Coloring Book. I plan to do some coloring videos too, after I figure out coloring with markers! Trying out a brand called Chameleon, which are quite blendable. Stay tuned! If you have ideas for Rewards I might offer, I am open to suggestions! I am thinking of doing a companion book for kids with simplified line drawings. One Reward would be a matching set so a Mom can color with her children.
Ruth
December 23, 2015
2016 EXHIBITIONS
January 23- July 24 A MAGICAL JOURNEY THROUGH FAIRYTALES An exhibition at the Wenham Museum of over 50 original paintings from many of my fairytales, as well as my latest book A CASTLE FULL OF CATS, and THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT, a Golden Book I illustrated in the 1980’s. The opening is January 23rd, but I will be in Virginia teaching and sadly won’t be there for that. However I’ll be there on March
www.wenhammuseum.org
132 Main Street
Wenham, MA 01984
October 3 2016- January 3 2017
And in October I am helping to curate an exhibition at the D’Amour Museum of Art in Springfield, MA called CATS IN HATS, with over 30 New England Illustrators creating artwork on the theme to coincide with the opening of the new Dr. Seuss Museum opening.
February 2017- March 2017
The CATS IN HATS Show will move to the Michelson Gallery in Northampton, MA , where the artwork will be for sale. The gallery has a large collection of Dr. Seuss artwork for sale.
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