tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76619072024-03-08T03:54:05.164-05:00CachibachisChildren's illustrations, odds and ends about creating them, and the quirky business of writing and illustrating for kids.Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.comBlogger1094125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-83754003954757518482014-10-28T16:09:00.001-04:002014-10-29T15:27:24.413-04:00I'm extremely grateful to Ginger Nielson for tagging me for the<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Meet My Character Blog Tour</i></span></b> and my illustrations on her blog <a href="http://gingerpixels.blogspot.com/">" GingerPixels" </a>Ginger is a wonderful friend and fantastic children's illustrator! this is her illustrator below<br />
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Ginger and I have been online illustrator friends for years and I'm honored to consider her a friend, and to be inspired by her wonderful work and her diligence in creating characters and books that delight children and grown-ups!<br />
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And now, it is my turn to tell you about a character in a picture book I have written and am in the process of illustrating:<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><i style="color: #674ea7;">What is the name of your character? </i>The name of my main character is Aunt Meg, and she is actually my twin sister shown above.</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="color: #674ea7;">What should we know about ? </i>You should know that the story is based partially on my twin sister Meg, and some wonderful handmade items she creates with much love, thought and time, only to have them blow away on a blustery day. </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">You can see more of my work on my website at </span><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><a href="http://www.amycullingsmoreno.com/">www.amycullingsmoreno.com</a></b></i></span></div>
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Welcome Spring! It's been way too long since I've posted on my blog. I will attempt to begin again.<div>
Now that the snow seems to be leaving..for good, I have more energy for blogging.</div>
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Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-49125113320762576362011-12-17T10:41:00.000-05:002011-12-17T10:41:11.679-05:00Kindle possible giveawayttps://www.facebook.com/eReader1?sk=app_204684816209053<br />
Kindle is offering a possible giveway if you follow these directions. Who knows..it may be worth it. I'm going to try. It's on my wishlist, although I was trying to decide if as a children's illustrator it would be a better idea to get a color nook, but I'm leaning toward the Kindle.Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-29460629748785090242011-04-04T12:06:00.000-04:002011-04-04T12:06:51.427-04:00Spring has Sprung<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mG5yZKOWq4A/TZnsWTb0v3I/AAAAAAAAAkM/CY755nedcSs/s1600/yellowlady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mG5yZKOWq4A/TZnsWTb0v3I/AAAAAAAAAkM/CY755nedcSs/s1600/yellowlady.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Once again trying to catch up on the blog. It's been so busy lately, with another move planned, and lots of art to do. I just wanted to at least show up here and send a greeting to anyone who reads Cachibachis. May you all have a wonderful day!Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-64771284282439115762010-12-08T09:34:00.000-05:002010-12-08T09:34:29.900-05:00Catching up During the HolidaysI've been working on so many different online projects that I haven't visited my blog lately. It seems I use twitter and facebook much more often lately.<br />
I'm at @illustratr4kids on twitter for anyone interested in tweeting together.<br />
I also have a facebook page for my children's illustration biz, for anyone interested: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Amy-Moreno-Illustrations-The-Biz-of-Illustrating-and-Writing-for-Children/144237075320">facebook illustration page</a><br />
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Here's hoping you all have a peaceful day, even in the midst of the scurrying and craziness that can come at this time of year. Take a deep breath, find a quiet place to calm your nerves and regroup..then get back to the energetic creative activity and live life fully. That's what I'm planning on doing. <3Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-89169630905048574412010-10-31T16:51:00.000-04:002010-10-31T16:51:28.398-04:00PiBoIdMo begins tomorrow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o6PPiIL2sqI/TM3V4lRSO-I/AAAAAAAAAj8/VBh_FxBcSIQ/s1600/piboidmo2010badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o6PPiIL2sqI/TM3V4lRSO-I/AAAAAAAAAj8/VBh_FxBcSIQ/s1600/piboidmo2010badge.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out Tara Lazar's blog, where she gives out the info for the second annual Picture Book Idea Month..complete with prizes, daily inspirational messages and feedback on the ideas that win by three literary agents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It promises to be an inspiring month. The challenge is to come up with a picture book concept a day..whether it's a title, character, plot idea or anything picture book related.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.read.gov/exquisite-corpse/index.html">Here is link explaining it.</a></b>Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-85956376991454261792010-07-07T16:43:00.005-04:002010-07-07T17:14:03.171-04:00Thank you for The Versatile Blogger Award from Ginger Nielson!My wonderful illustrator friend Ginger Nielson gave me this award. I am so grateful to Ginger, not only for her friendship, but for the inspiration she is to me as a children's illustrator and writer. In the midst of a busy life with it's challenges, Ginger maintains a work ethic that tops nearly any I know of. Her illustrations reflect that work ethic and the joy she has.<br />
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Here is the challenge involved in receiving this award.<br />
<div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">1. Thank the person who loved me enough to bestow this gift.</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">2. Share seven things about myself.</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">3. Bestow this honor onto 15 newly discovered or followed bloggers – in no particular order – who are fantastic in some way.</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">4. Drop by and let my fifteen friends know I love them</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">Here are seven things about me:</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">1. I have a twin sister named Meg who is an amazing artist and ultramarathoner. I was inspired to be an artist at a very young age because of her artistic talent and personality.</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">2. I was born in Connecticut and later moved to Upstate New York, in the beautiful Finger Lake region. After that I lived in Boston, La Paz Bolivia, Miami, Northern Virginia, and now Tallahassee, Florida.</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">3. I studied art in Boston, Mass, at a small commercial art school on Beacon St. We only had 13 people in our class, and I loved it.</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">4.I met Joan Walsh Anglund when I was young and she signed a small children's book for me with one of her wonderful small drawings as a part of the signature. It has inspired me for years as I've worked in this field of children's lit.</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">5. The older I get, the more I enjoy learning and trying new things. I especially enjoy taking painting classes, and would love to learn another language and take violin lessons. </div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">6.I am a mom to three teenagers and it's a crazy, busy time, but I wouldn't have it any other way.</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;">7. We just moved to Tallahassee, Florida after living in Northern Virginia for over 13 years....not having ever heard much about Tallahassee much before a job change brought us here. It is beautiful here and the people are fantastic. I think it's the world's best kept secret.<br />
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I am sharing this award with these talented illustrators....it may take me awhile to get 15 due to being on and offline..but here they are:<br />
<b><a href="http://scottnelson.wordpress.com/">Scott Nelson</a></b><br />
<b> <a href="http://www.pinkpencil.blogspot.com/">Nikki Boetger</a></b></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.paigekeiser.blogspot.com/"><b>Paige Keiser</b></a></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin: 0px;"></div></div><div><br />
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<div id="AOLImageAttachmentHeader" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 1px solid rgb(125, 168, 212); font: 11px arial;"><div style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(181, 221, 250); font: 11px arial; padding: 3px;"> 1 Attached Images</div></div>Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-71919466937442470252010-07-02T21:13:00.000-04:002010-07-02T21:18:28.875-04:00Tallahassee's First Night<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o6PPiIL2sqI/TC6P5VqWqBI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/nSZpFB8UPls/s1600/20100702200859-708876.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o6PPiIL2sqI/TC6P5VqWqBI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/nSZpFB8UPls/s320/20100702200859-708876.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489483211041318930" /></a></p>Tallahassee has a fantastic art scene with venues for local musicians, actors and artist to showcase their talents. This band was fantastic.Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-66423648134276313782010-06-29T16:38:00.000-04:002010-06-29T16:38:30.721-04:00Alice Pope's SCBWI Children's Market Blog: SCBWI TEAM BLOG Pre-conference interview: Francesco Sedita<a href="http://scbwi.blogspot.com/2010/06/scbwi-team-blog-pre-conference_29.html">Alice Pope's SCBWI Children's Market Blog: SCBWI TEAM BLOG Pre-conference interview: Francesco Sedita</a><br /><br />Alice Pope, former editor of the CWIM book is stepping down there, and has begin here with the SCBWI blogAmy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-69241825333634421052010-06-28T12:19:00.000-04:002010-06-28T12:19:06.845-04:00The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature; The NCCIL<a href="http://www.nccil.org/experience/artactivities/sisp/index.htm">The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature; The NCCIL</a><br />there are some wonderful children's art lessons here, based on the illustrators of childrens books, including David Diaz, Peter Sis, Robert Sabuda, Betsy Lewin and others. I'm bookmarking these ideas for myself and my art classes. Great inspirationAmy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-53687693207900976102010-06-27T14:07:00.000-04:002010-06-27T14:07:45.863-04:00Current News - SCBWI<a href="http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Current-News?Celebrating-Our-Golden-Kite-Award-winning-Illustrators">Current News - SCBWI</a><br />Golden Kite Golden Dreams...celebrating over 30 years of Art from the SCBWI's Golden Kite AwardsAmy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-64171642830523826572010-06-27T14:06:00.000-04:002010-06-27T14:06:09.574-04:00Artist Profile: Leo & Diane Dillon - The NCCIL<div class="post-header"> </div> <a href="http://www.nccil.org/experience/artists/dillon/index.htm">Artist Profile: Leo & Diane Dillon - The NCCIL</a><br />two of my favorite illustrators..check out their profile here. I wish there were more places online to see the Dillon's gorgeous illustrations.Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-90059995385585818092010-06-24T10:30:00.000-04:002010-06-24T10:30:15.309-04:00Art for Small Hands<a href="http://www.artforsmallhands.com/">Art for Small Hands </a><br />is another wonderful blog with creative ideas for teaching young children art and how to explore the world in fun waysAmy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-76108268872052580652010-06-24T10:19:00.000-04:002010-06-24T10:19:55.990-04:0010 Lessons the Arts Teach • National Art Education Association<a href="http://www.naea-reston.org/advocacy/10-lessons-the-arts-teach">10 Lessons the Arts Teach • National Art Education Association</a><br /><br />This is a fantastic resource, and the list here is excellent as far as pointing out the benefits art brings to children's lives.Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-86352750526310374402010-06-23T12:17:00.000-04:002010-06-23T12:17:28.499-04:00Children's Illustrators Group - Imagekind Art & Photography Community<a href="http://groups.imagekind.com/childrensillustrators">Children's Illustrators Group - Imagekind Art & Photography Community</a><br /><br />come join our children's illustrator group at Imagekind.Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-21151989099887689122010-06-23T10:34:00.000-04:002010-06-23T10:34:05.092-04:00Picture-Bookies<a href="http://picture-bookies.blogspot.com/">Picture-Bookies </a><br />Our incredible group of children's illustrators..what a privilege to be a part ofAmy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-79369191509221742322010-06-22T16:43:00.002-04:002010-06-23T10:28:01.548-04:00What is BlogThis! ? - Blogger Help<a href="http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=41469"></a><br />
<a name='more'></a><a href="http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=41469">What is BlogThis! ? - Blogger Help </a><br />
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this is a good tool to use to place in your toolbar to blog interesting things found on the web...with permission of the author/website of course.<br />
for some reason this isn't showing up too well on the blog...hopefully the link will be able to be seen, so that you get the idea.Amy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7661907.post-53183746778754948212010-06-22T10:59:00.000-04:002010-06-22T10:59:13.885-04:00blogging from a Cell phoneHopefully I'll be keeping up with my blog better with my new cell phone. which is an Android and makes it much easier to post things to the internet while out and about.<br />
While I'm at it, does anyone out there have any favoritte apps or blogger tips to make it easier to post links and info quickly to blogger? I've got the "twit this" and "share on facebook" toolbar apps on ny laptop and computer, but therre has got to be a more immediate way to post things to blogger. Thanks in advance for any tipsAmy C. Morenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156906921958232443noreply@blogger.com0