I, am clearly not a nature girl. I don’t hike, camp, ski, or
even bike ride. I have an appreciation for Mother Nature, and believe that
watermelons may prove the existence of a god, but I would rather be trapped in
my studio than going scuba diving any day. I do however have a soft spot for
animals, my four legged fluff balls especially.
Bonnie and Bailey. Aka: Beasts of the Western Wild |
I recently had the good fortune to meet my new friend,
Elaine Miller Bond.
My beautiful new friend Elaine, and her beautiful new friend, Horsey. |
Elaine is one of those people who is talented in so many ways.
She is an accomplished writer and photographer. She is a
photojournalist who has contributed articles to papers all over the San
Francisco Bay Area. Her passion
and area of expertise: nature and wildlife.
Love is sweet.... |
Elaine has recently published her second book, Dream
Affimals: Affirmation +Animals, and
I just finished reading it. Turns out Elaine is also a talented illustrator. I must say her illustrations are
fantastic. I know how challenging drawing fur is and getting animals to look
gestural, not stiff, and she did an excellent job.
Amanda the panda, and her baby, Sadie. |
And the content, well, as a person who needs some daily
positive thinking, this book delivers. Elaine uses animal habits and
characteristics to draw positive affirmations that we can use in our daily
lives. For example, the giant panda affirmation is “See beyond black and
white” and the blue whale affirmation is “Love big”, due to the whales ½ ton heart.
Yes, I am indeed the walrus... |
I learned lots of cool animals facts such as butterflies can
taste through their feet the flavors of the different leaves they land on, and how one coyote
eats up to 5 rodents per day, which I must admit, makes me like coyotes, a lot.
You can learn more about Elaine and her books on her
website: http://www.elainemillerbond.com/
and you can check out Dream Affimals at: http://www.elainemillerbond.com/dreamaffimals.html
Part of what I love about Elaine is that she looks nothing
like a nature girl, and I truly
can not imagine her in hiking boots, but rather, in platform mary janes from Tokyo.
Pursuing the path of an artist can be challenging at times,
ok, a lot of the time. But like
the wolverine, I will keep my fighting spirit!
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Thanks for your great review. Elaine is indeed, a most talented author, artist, photographer, and person...
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, that's why I was so happy to do this post!!
DeleteWonderful story. Elaine is a true Renaissance woman!
ReplyDeleteRight? That is the perfect way to describe her!
DeleteI've just met Elaine, got the book and I fell in love with her work!
ReplyDeleteTruly talented!
Right? Beautiful inside and out!
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