Ok ok....I know...I haven't been here in awhile, been exploring the marketing magic of social media, FB and Pinterest...fascinating!  And,,,alot of busy work going here and there all over the web leaving my mark so to speak to let folks know about my little art book...so far so good...steady as she goes...Never give up, never surrender....I say that alot.
Anyhoos, I have received some most excellent reviews and I'd like to share them with ya'll !  Some very kind folks out there that have said very cool things about my art book for kids, which makes me quite proud I must say.
Here is a second review from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom 
http://enchantedhomeschoolingmom.org/2013/09/ms-woods-adventures-review-single-point-perspective-trees/

The next one that just came out this week is from another homeschool mom Lisa McKinney at Farm Fresh Adventures
http://farmfreshadventures.blogspot.com/2013/09/ms-woods-wild-art-adventures-review-and.html

Be sure to check out my website and my FB Pages and Pinterest!
FB; How to Draw with Ms. Wood's Wild Art Adventures
Pinterest; http://www.pinterest.com/janwoodharris/boards/

I'll be posting some sketches for the next Ms. Wood's Adventures-JAPAN!!!!  So, check back in soon ok and I'll try and be more diligent on posting...I'll try....

Ms. Wood's Wild Art Adventures-The Rainforest

MY ILLUSTRATED BOOK REVIEWS !

Check it out! Both books, MS. WOOD'S WILD ART ADVENTURES and BEN THE ENGLISH AFGHAN HOUND were reviewed...Awesome reviews too!

Take a look...and check out this homeschool site all you homeschool moms, its 'enchanting' !!!

http://www.enchantedhomeschoolingmom.net/

The fun of Writing & Illustrating a chilren's book

oK....so I've been working hard trying to figure out all this social media stuff to promote my new Children's Art Instructional book...MS.WOOD'S WILD ART ADVENTURES -The Rainforest.  And let me tell you it's quite the adventure in itself! 
 Just putting together this book was enormous! The artwork, the layout, the art facts...phew! Now marketing through social media is a hoot!!! There is so much to learn and understand and my brain is only functional on the right-side...for art...I almost need someone to draw me a picture of how all this works and THEN I'll get it!!!

But...I must say, I'm quite proud of myself...a simple (but effective!) art teacher who is now evolving into a computer savy guru.....OK, I know those that know me are laughing..yes, the guru part is a huge stretch, however, I'm shocked (& proud) at how much I've learned and am still learning about all this, link here, link there, adverts here, adverts there!  Quite the dance!!

I think the movie Galaxy Quest said it best...'Never give up, never surrender"! And that's just what I did...or didn't do..give up that is!

If you've had similar experiences or are in the same adventure of writing and/or illustrating a book from your heart, let me know, let's compare notes and maybe share our new found knowledge here!

My first post...

Hello my art friends...I'm just setting this up, don't know what I'm doing but doing it anyways...we'll see how it goes...stay tuned for more art as I talk about my journey in Illustrating Children's books...