This week was the start of a new chapter in my life. I recently obtained a visa for the US, a so-called artist’s visa that identifies me now as an alien with extraordinary abilities in writing children’s books. Needless to say I am super excited at this opportunity to spread my children’s books wings. But it’s also a life-changing leap into uncharted waters and I feel like the little ones in the picture below. Intimidated by the dark around them, you can see them think: are we going in or… I’m that little one at the end of the rudder. I made my choice and went in. These next years I will be exploring and navigating these, to me, uncharted waters. I’ll be enjoying Californian life, too. Let myself be lifted…
Mina Witteman – author | editor | teacher of creative writing
Posts tagged “illustrating”
Although I don’t particularly like the concept of selfies, I did draw one for the 52-Week Illustration Challenge that I entered on Facebook. To keep the illustration juices flowing we are presented with a different theme every week. This week’s challenge is a ‘selfie’. I did one in pencil and soft pastels.
Categories: A Bit of Everything
Mina Witteman 