busy daze

well....today was quite jam packed! i had a lot to do.a doggy who is in my care daily didn't come today.that left me and mollie on our own!now...doodle has not been alone for a long time during the week.when we walked downtown,she got the only cookie .she was the only one that got the pats and cooing.i think she enjoyed it.i'm on my 8th page of my port hope book.they are going to love it.i sold a few more books today so that was good!i sent my new release to a very large,well respected publisher today too!.i'm not going to get excited but it will be interesting to get their comments if any.i'll keep you posted!my daughter got her mid term reportcard and it was amazing!i am soooo proud of her!at my book signing on saturday,she was interviewed by sharron,reporter to the stars!she was very eloquent and acted like this was old hat!we had a wonderful day.there's nothing better than making something and then watching others reacte to it in such a positive way.it's delightful!i'm glad God gave me my talent!

a sad day...

hi....today for me was a heartwrenching day.i sarted out feeling excited about my new book and my new jobs.i went down the street only to find out,someone ,who i adored died apparently by her own hand.i find this so hard to beleive.this woman was one of the most beautiful people inside and out that i have ever known.some say she was bi-polar and was struggling with it.i feel terrible about this .i had no idea and it breaks my heart.the man in her life got her back about a month ago and must be just devastated! no matter what happened in their relationship,i know they continued to love each other.i can't imagine how he is feeling!i am very sad...........

illustaring darci-que

hi there! well, things have changed dramatically in the last week for me.i will be working on 2 books at the same time!i've booked my daughter and i for a few clown gigs and i'm getting ready to launch my new book on saturday! yesterday we all were on tv ,me,emily and mollie too! it was a lot of fun.we got 2-5 minute segments so we got to say a lot.i always feel good after a tv spot.it feels like i'm actually making ground! today i buckled down and began my book for port hope.it's a mollie doodle adventure about all of us going on holiday in port hope.it features quite a few store owners ,the councillor and people of note.also a few of their attractions from a tourist stand point.i shall be busy but at least i don't have to worry about money coming in.nice!

darci-que

hi! today is a snowy,rainy day in my town.i recocked my bathtub,looked over my story for my port hope book,spent time with my friend who's going through a rough time and then i tidied up the whole house!.as i've said my goal this year is to get my books out there in a big way,so......wednesday we're going on local tv to push my new book being released on saturday next week here in creemore!my daughter also wrote a book for a class assignment so i published it and it will be sellin g as well along with all my other books.on tv ,we're being billed as a mother /daughter author team.mollie is going too! it should be loads of fun.we will be in all the local papers and after the weekend i'm going to send out press releases to see if i can get exposure in the bigger cities.here goes.......

doggy days!

well, today was something!!!! the one doggy i'm caring for, had back end stinkys which turned into the worst diarreah(sp) i've ever delt with.the poor muffin is still exploding! i've cleaned and disinfected my whole house three times.i'm exausted to say the least! i didn't get any artwork done at all.one of the other dogs i take in every day ran away! i chased him for about 45 minutes.he'd come within a foot of me and then dart away again.i decided to walk away and he followed me at a safe distance.he encountered another dog who made it known he was not liked and ran into my arms for safety! he has slept all afternoon!

hi! what a pretty day out there! today i'm working on my book for port hope.they loved my story so i just have to tweek it a bit and then start the illustrations.that will keep me busy for a few weeks! it seems that i'll have lots of work and book signings in the next 3 months.my goal is to get my books and art out there in a bigger market.i also want to sell off all of my limited edition prints and posters to make way for shelf space for my books.i have to decide too-if i want to do artcamp this summer.i've done it for 5 years and while it's very rewarding and loads of fun,it also takes up our whole summer .we seem to take on children whose parents can't afford to pay.now, i don't mind that because children need to have fun and i certainly enjoy them.they probably get more out of it than most! anyway, i decided that i can't do anymore freebies.i have a child of my own who needs to go to university!i have trouble saying no,so it's better to remove temptation! anyway.......happy day!

darci-que

hey!well...today has been a DAY! i walked 5 dogs together in the rain! the rain smells nice outside but not so fresh on doggies indoors.so...besides being an illustrator/author/b&b owner,i take in dogs while their parents go on holidays.it's a blast!they all have their own ways and knock on wood they all like each other.

had another talk today with a fan of my art.she had lots of good ideas but it's hard to add more to my day unless it's a sure thing.i need more of those.....if i could make my wish come true......i would love to just draw all day-let someone else take care of production and spend my off time with my daughter and our doggy friends.that to me would be great! it's nice to dream.seriously though if there is anyone out there in publishing or knows how to get a product out there,i'm interested!i like to think my books could be big sellers!here's to dreaming.....

darci-que

hi! this morning i was on the internet and just for fun i keyed ME in.hilarious !there was an entry that said-famous artist darci-que art for sale!i clicked on to a picture i did years ago.it was beautifully framed and was a print not an original.it was selling for 20.00!the frame was probably 80.00 at the time! that made me feel kinda funny as did the description of "famous"who knew? sometimes i actually wish i was "famous"that was my goal.in toronto ,i did really well and i believe if i had stayed i would've continued to climb higher.i got pregnant and problems with my husbands parents sent us running to a place unknown.i don't regret the move .i have the most wonderful daughter and did not want her to grow up in the city.that's not to say we didn't have troubles here.i am not well liked by many-not that they actually know me-

and then my husband ran away when my daughter was 9.he chose to leave but decided his mission was to see me lose the house and that i along with my/his daughter would have to live in an aptartment.i dug my heels in and thousands of dollars later and 4 years ,the house was mine!it was the most difficult and most endearing time of my life.on one hand i was terrified constantly about money but on the other hand i had this little sweetie that i needed to take extra special care of.i believe everything happens for a reason and had i stayed married,my little girl would not have turned out as well as she has. she's the reason i'm so strong i think!anyway ,must go -have to draw a hip hop guy with a ballerina.

darci-que

hi,it's me -darci-que! had an eventfull day.we got up early to make the house ready for b&b guests.they never showed.then we got ready for our sunday dinner guests and guess what ?they didn't show or call either.we didn't let this get to us though.we had a wonderfull turkey dinner and took some to our little ailing neighbour.it's all good! while we were out for a walk today we ran into the guy from 97.7 wasaga beach radio station.he's going to come to my book signing in 3 weeks and give things out to my peoples.that will be fun and a real add to our day!my goal this year to find a publisher or someone who can get my books across canada.are there any other illustators or children's authors out there who self publish?

darci-que

hello! this is the first day of my first blog.how exciting! i decided. to do this form of communication to see if there are artists like me who are successfull but not in the financial dept.this is not to say i'm broke but i feel i could be making more money for all the hard work i do.know what i mean?i do a lot of work for organizations for free in the hopes that i will catch on in the big market.this worked in toronto but now i live in the beautiful village of creemore,on.and my work is not in their mainstream.i'm somewhat of a outcast in the art department.not that i mind!i love what i do and how i do it.in past years(back to toronto again) i won 18 awarde for my style so this has given me the courage to stay true to my craft.i would love dialogue from any other artists out there who are different.

anyway ,this is my first blog and i'd better stop here.happy day! darci-que