Laying out everything so far to check for evenness in colour values

One thing that has to be done regularly is to lay everything out to see that the colour values are even (which above they are not!) So revisions are coming up!

The picture in the middle is larger, because I decided – unfortunately after the fact – that it should be the cover. The cover needs extra paper to wrap around the hard cover, so I had to glue the picture onto another paper and extend the painting. The photographer for the book will be able to smudge out the separation line.

Here is the random beginnings of the cover photo of Little Star Lost, to be published in 2019. Follow the website to stay with the wonderful journey of creating this beautiful book! ‘Follows’ at bottom right on this page!

Now a sequel book is well underway.

What is it about? Many have asked me what happens to the little child that was left behind.
If you count the star children going home with the sun, you will see that one is missing. There is a little bit of a mauve hat disappearing over the hill on the left of the sun page. The sunbeam is reaching down trying to get a hold of that one. But then on the very last page, there is a little star child creeping along the ground, left behind. That is where The Star Children ends, and where the new book begins.
A little lost star child! What will that one do? What happens?

The sun knew they belonged in the sky world, and it reached down to them with its hands of Light, and lifted them up into the sky.

Oh! What happened?

Luminescence Publishing is hosting a Christmas give-away of 3 books, of The Star Children. If you would like to participate, go to the contact page, and enter with your name and email address. Please enter your mailing address in the ‘subject line’. Continue reading →

Delightful news! Banyen Books & Sound in Vancouver now carries The Star Children. Check it out on their website or Banyen Books & Sound at 3608 W. 4th. Ask for it! 604-732-7912. Happy shopping!

Check out the The Star Children book, beautiful posters of the illustrations, and adorable ‘star children stuffies’ at the Nelson Waldorf School Winter Faire, Saturday, Dec. 3, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Continue reading →

Book signing and selling at the Enderby museum on Thursday, June 23, from 1 to 4 pm.

This will be a special occasion, as Lila and her father, Helge Hodal, are both launching, signing, and selling books at this event. Lila will have the beautiful new 2nd edition of The Star Children for sale, and her father has written and published Our Roads, Continue reading →