Posts Tagged ‘Abc lesser known Goddesses’
This month’s Coloring Page is the last one in the ABC of Lesser Known Goddesses series.
What better way to celebrate the end of 2010 than with the letter Z?
Zorya Vechernyaya is a Russian Goddess who opens the castle gates for her father at the end of each day. Since this is the last letter of the alphabet it is also the end of the series. The downloads on the yahoo group web site will stay up until Yule. Then they will be removed. You might be wondering why. It’s simple — all 26 letters — with new art for some of them — will be turned into a bound coloring book — available for purchase soon on amazon. Check back for details in a few weeks.
Meanwhile enjoy the new coloring page. Send your colored image (less than 1mb) to lyon (at) handcraftedpagan (dot) com and I’ll post it to my blog!
These ABC Goddesses coloring pages are now available in a beautiful collection coloring book directly from the publisher. Visit their web site to order your own copy or visit your favorite book seller.
New Subscribers…
We have over 900 subscribers to Magical Child News, with more arriving every day.
For those of you not subscribed to the newsletter – I create my coloring pages every 4-6 weeks for teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents to enjoy with their children, but also to let the public know about MY BOOKS!
• An Ordinary Girl, A Magical Child
• Aidan’s First Full Moon Circle
• Watchers
• Rabbit’s Song
• Smoky and the Feast of Mabon
Welcome everybody – I’m glad you’re here!
I want to be able to share all your wonderful emails, so I am adding a page to my web site which you can read or leave comments on. Visit my Comments Page. Thank you so much for your kind words!
Kids! Have your parents help you send me a low resolution .jpg of your colored images to lyon (at) handcraftedpagan (dot) com and I’ll post it on the blog!
Did You Know…
I create my coloring pages for teachers, librarians, booksellers, and parents to enjoy with their children, but also to let the public know about MY BOOKS. I hope you’ll take a moment to check them out and spread the word!
• An Ordinary Girl, A Magical Child
• Aidan’s First Full Moon Circle
• Watchers
• Rabbit’s Song
• Smoky and the Feast of Mabon
Visit the publisher’s site http://magicalchildbooks.com to learn more about individual titles and download activities.
Note: All Coloring Page images and activity pages are available for personal or non-commercial use. If you would like to purchase rights to an image for commercial use, please email me.
Merry Yule Blessings,
Lyon
New coloring page is ready!
Posted by: Lyon
November 9th, 2009 >> Books, Illustration, New Releases, Thoughts
Merry hi dear Friends!
It’s been a while since I last wrote to you, I have been busy with a number of interesting projects which I am sure you will be excited to learn about.
The first one is a new picture book! Due out next year, it is authored by none other than acclaimed and award winning fantasy writer Catherynne M. Valente. Her wonderful story, called ‘Smoky and the Feast of Mabon,’ is as magical and entertaining as her adult and young adult fiction novels. And, as you probably guessed from the title, it is a Mabon story. The publisher will be taking pre-orders on their web site (http://magicalchild books.com) soon. Meanwhile, the book is in production and moving along nicely.
Speaking of books, all 4 other titles are still available at the web site as well. There are bundled purchase choices too which are money saving deals! And the publisher now accepts Discover Cards! Remember that a book is the best buy dollar for dollar of any form of entertainment. Please add one of the books to your lists when considering what gifts to get the young children in your life.
The other project I am working on is with author, Ashleen O’Gaea. Our Pagan parenting book has been picked up by an agent for representation. While the book is still in a holding pattern, both of us are hopeful it will find a home soon. I’ll keep you informed when there is more news.
I spent a rather cold and soggy October touring around the Midwest. It was wonderful to see some of you at the events I traveled to. I am always grateful and humbled by the kindness and joy with which I am greeted. Your support is what makes this all worthwhile. I am currently scheduling my 2010 events, and this year I am adding something new. I will be doing school visits! Programs for elementary through college level classes include things like how to make a picture book, story telling and what the life of an illustrator is like. If your kid’s school has visiting authors or illustrators, please let me know who hires the visiting creatives and maybe I can arrange a visit to your child’s school.
And last but not least, the newest coloring page for the ABCs of Lesser Known Goddesses is ready for download. Go to the publisher’s web site to sign up to the Yahoo newsgroup to get access to this one and all previous coloring pages. This page’s letter is “S.” The Goddess, Srahman is North African from the Kaffir peoples. She is a dryad spirit who teaches travelers the way of the woods. These ABC Goddesses coloring pages are now available in a beautiful collection coloring book directly from the publisher. Visit their web site to order your own copy or visit your favorite book seller.
As always, I love to hear from you. Please let me know what you think of the coloring pages, my books or if you have any questions about them or suggestions for upcoming new stories.
I am now on Twitter. My username is lyonmartin. Please friend me if you have a Twitter account.
Until next time!
Bright Blessings,
Lyon
The ‘P’ of ABC Lesser known Goddesses is ready
Posted by: Lyon
July 31st, 2009 >> Finished, Illustration, Thoughts
I’ve been very busy this month. Last month I decided to do a daily doodle. The reasons behind this are many, but mainly, I wanted to get into the habit of drawing something (anything) every day. When I was much younger, the daily drawing habit was something I never had to think about. With the responsibilities of adulthood, like mortgage and bills and parenting, the days seem to be much shorter.
Obviously, there are still 24 hours in a day, it’s just that they’ve become clogged with other things.
I also have been working hard behind the scenes to update (and upgrade) my web presence. I am on myspace, facebook, live journal and a half a dozen other networking sites. I have not twittered yet, but that may change eventually as many of my art friends have been forming twitter groups to network with each other. I hate to think I may be missing something.
Since my injury earlier this year, I have been home a lot more than usual because I wasn’t able to travel for my usual tour season this spring and summer. It’s put a dent in my income that I will have a hard time recovering from in the remaining months, but the down time has allowed me to concentrate on the many chores that piled up because I was either packing, traveling or unpacking for much of the years previously.
I have high hopes that 2010 will bring many new events, friends and opportunities. I just have to be patient and lay the ground work.
This month’s ABC Goddess is Pax, a Roman Goddess of Peace. Her festival day happens in July, so it seemed a perfect choice for the free coloring page. Enjoy. These ABC Goddesses coloring pages are now available in a beautiful collection coloring book directly from the publisher. Visit their web site to order your own copy or visit your favorite book seller.
