![]() I enjoyed placing them around the scenes as secondary characters. The stuffed animals that inhabit the little girls room are from Pauline’s two kids and my three kids. I also looked up poses to use for some of the illustrations since I didn’t have photos of the actual scenes. I asked Pauline for images of her daughter when she was little and the little girl is a combination of her daughter and some images of my daughter. Changes are possible, but if I can avoid having to make adjustments, that would be preferred. Watercolor is not an easy medium to make changes to. Since I will be painting the illustrations with watercolor, I wanted to make sure the drawings are exact before starting the paintings. Pauline has modified the story a few times now, so a few of the images have changed or were deleted. I started with small mock-ups, about 2 1/2” x 3 1/2”, to sketch the story out. I have not created illustrations for a children’s book before, so I am learning as I go. As the child grows she needs her blanket less and less, but the blanket will always be there for her, protecting and loving her. The blanket is a metaphor representing the love of mothers for their children. I will be creating 17 watercolor illustrations to tell the story from the blankets point of view. We started the process and then both our lives got busy and now we're getting back to it. In 2015 I was asked by author, Pauline Hawkins, to create the illustrations for a children's book that she wrote when her daughter was little.
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