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I have met my sweetest and possibly youngest supporter. She came along with my colleague to our Christmas BBQ at work. On a spare working desk paper was laid out for her, and while we got everything ready for the Christmas break she kept herself busy with some colored pencils she had brought. For reasons not relevant here (ok, related to my superiors), I ended up wandering to that spare desk where I sometimes go for a few minutes of quiet. I really should have asked first, but since she was not around I just started doodling while cooling off. Something like a small pink unicorn with some flowers, and then I went back to work. But it wasn't much later that someone came to visit me in my office with shining eyes, asking whether I had drawn that picture for her. She handed me a small drawing she'd done just for me to say thank you. Awww. How sweet is that? Needless to say that her artwork now has a prime spot in my studio.  Yes, she spelled my name wrong, but who cares! I kept thinking over the holidays about what I could whip up for her. She said she really likes to draw, and - to all you parents out there - that is something to be encouraged :)
So I have gotten the idea of drawing a Colouring Book. And of course she will receive her own copy once it is published! This is a very exciting project for me and it is wonderful watching it come together. At this point in time I have finished almost half of the colouring pages! There are tons of (adult) colouring books available at the moment, so what makes my book special? Well, first of all, it is carefully designed by me and 100% hand-drawn. No digital line work- I am sketching every single page in pencil and re-drawing the outlines in black pen once I am happy with the design. Every picture is then scanned and checked for unwelcome specks and smudges. It is also a happy collection of different animal portraits, which will look so great in colour! You can probably tell that I'll be ordering myself a copy ;) The overall difficulty level will be suitable for both kids of school age and young-at-heart adults. Basically, if you love cute animals (like me) this is for you! The book will be available on Amazon in a few months - there it can be purchased either as a hard-copy and shipped internationally, or as an E-book to print pages as you need them. I will keep posting updates on the project both here and on my Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/nadinbirke) and who knows? There may even be a little sneak peak for you... Nadin
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