BEHIND THE SCENES
Riddle Me Mail - the March edition
A work in progress and some things discovered along the way.
Riddle Me Mail - the March edition
A work in progress and some things discovered along the way.
The bird's nest in the lilac bush.
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Feather for coloring.
Click feather to download a PDF coloring page. 
Peek Inside A Birdhouse!
Have you see the work of Jada Fitch? She's an illustrator who constructed the most clever birdhouses. They are like a storybook come to life. Here's a nice article, and this is a video of the birds coming into the birdhouses. |
The Sketch
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I wasn't sure how I would render the birdhouses. I did a bit of watercolor, some line drawings, and finally settled on the collage papers.
I did the usual thumbnails and then this drawing. There are leaves in the drawing, but I realized that in early spring there are no leaves on the trees. The idea of pine boughs came about as I was sketching the leaves and it occurred to me they were a better choice and reminded me of the soft breezes and warmer air that comes with spring. |
Did you catch the 2 errors in the March edition?
Despite checking and checking again, occasionally something slips by. The first error I caught, the second someone else caught: 1) Each month I repeat the postcard riddle in the letter. With each riddle, I go through a number of versions before settling on the final, and I forgot to update the entry to the final version in the letter. Ooops. 2) Last sentence in the last paragraph of the letter. "On" should be "an" . . . "keeping an eye on that lilac bush." Arrgghhh. Why bother pointing it out? I try to make Riddle Me Mail the best it can be and though it makes me crazy when I miss something, I want you to know I'm working hard to get it right. |
Click Quizzical to get answers.
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Riddle Me Mail is a work in progress.
If you have comments or ideas to make it better or different, I'd love to hear them. Send an email, or write! I'd love to hear from you. 
Christine Richards
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