<![CDATA[WILLOW STUDIOS - What\'s up this Week]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:51:53 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Birch and Lucas (I Love Animal Stories)]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:40:46 GMThttp://www.willowstudiosak.com/whats-up-this-week/birch-and-lucas-i-love-animal-storiesWatch Birch and Lucas develop a friendship despite having different personalities and sharing a small space in a new environment. The tale touches the topic of not underestimating those smaller than you and also accepting those different than you. The engaging storyline, combined with colorful watercolor illustrations, sparks creativity and invites children into a magical world of animal adventures. Note: This narrative is deeply personal. I penned this story about my life with Birch and Lucas, inspired by the enduring and humorous bond they share. I always knew I wanted to share their adventures in a book. Although I created this story quite some time ago and set aside the sketches, I promised myself that I would revisit it one day to transform it into a book. It wasn't until I began storytelling and creating children's books that I remembered this tale waiting to be told. Now, you can catch a glimpse of my life here in Alaska, featuring Birch and Lucas as our beloved pets during our early years on our homestead property in Ester, Alaska.
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]]><![CDATA[December 26th, 2025]]>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:51:26 GMThttp://www.willowstudiosak.com/whats-up-this-week/december-26th-2025Hello it's been quite the winter season here in Alaska. Very cold temps have kept me inside creating and working on another series of Children's Books. Excited to release them soon. As soon as I finish one I am already starting on two more. I really love the creation energy that goes into the stories and illustrations. Here's my first Narrative Video on YouTube of the Stone Soup Story. 
]]><![CDATA[What's Up This Week! 11/17/25]]>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:20:33 GMThttp://www.willowstudiosak.com/whats-up-this-week/whats-up-this-week-111725Well we are well into the Winter Season up here in Fairbanks Alaska. It's nice to take a break from the pottery studio and work on my winter projects like my children's books. I had this idea that I have so many paintings of Alaska animals that I thought of creating Alaska Animals Alphabet Book. It's a collection of some of my favorites paintings that I have created over the years. I will keep you posted on the release date but it will be here soon hopefully published by Christmas. We will see? 
]]><![CDATA[What's up this week! 10/31/2025 Unloading the Kiln Pottery Results! Sneak Peak!]]>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.willowstudiosak.com/whats-up-this-week/whats-up-this-week-10312025-unloading-the-kiln-pottery-results-sneak-peakWell today was an exciting morning to get to open up the kiln to see my latest pottery! This pottery is going in for the Raven Art Show! This is some of my best work and I'm really happy with the results. Ravens are such magical creatures and are a hometown resident  here in Fairbanks Alaska. I so happy to share my pottery designs with you today. Enjoy! 
]]><![CDATA[What's up this week! 9/18/25 The Pottery Studio- lots of Raven Designs and getting ready for the Raven Art Show!]]>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 04:39:05 GMThttp://www.willowstudiosak.com/whats-up-this-week/whats-up-this-week
Been in the studio this last week getting for the upcoming Raven Art Show. As you can see all the raven art on the pottery. Really excited for this show and it's been so fun doing all the designs of Raven. Alaska most celebrated bird.:The Raven
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