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How Does A Tree Becomes A Tree looks like a great children’s
story. Can you tell us a little about
it?
Yes. I love trees and think they have many lessons to teach
us about life and the way we grow as humans so that is what I tried to show
with the story. By teaching the children of today about how important trees are
to our lives,, from the oxygen they give us to breathe to the fact that trees
take time to grow and mature just as we
humans do, we realize how connected we really are to them.
How were the
illustrations done in How Does A Tree
Becomes A Tree?
I wrote the book first then drew
it about 15 different ways, because as an artist, I had a really hard time with
picking the style I wanted to use. I eventually took them all and put them
together with an amazing editor that helped to finally bring it all together.
What inspired you
when writing How Does A Tree Becomes A
Tree?
I would like to instill a love
for the wild and Mother Nature in the youth of today especially during a
pivotal time in the health of our planet. A life mission of mine is to help
save the forests of the world and we need the children of today to fight that
battle for us by caring about the natural world!
How did you come up
with the story in How Does A Tree Becomes
A Tree?
I wanted to show the circle of
life and I love trees as art so this was what I can up with. An easy to-digest
book for young readers before bed so they can dream about tree forts, climbing
trees and a realization of how ALIVE trees really are. By creating characters
out of trees it makes you care about them and have empathy for them. I wanted
the two main characters in this book to be the tree and the child, and that
connection is what I want to share with the world.
Did anything stick
out as particularly challenging when writing How Does A Tree Becomes A Tree?
I really agonized over the
drawings. The book sat in my office and I revisited it many times over a 24
month period but every time I drew and re-drew and re-drew the illustrations, I
didn’t like it and wanted to change it. But when COVID hit I finally had the
time to sit with it and make it into a reality! The final formatting was
something foreign to me that I had to learn but it feels great to have finally
published it and know the process now so I feel like my next book will come to
fruition in a much smoother manner.
What do you like to
do when not writing?
When I am not writing I am out in
the Pacific ocean in Hawaii surfing, boating, hiking the beautiful trails in
the mountains, making art, hanging out with my two new kitties and my partner
Meghan and dancing to the music of this beautiful life as best as I can.
Where can readers
find out more about your work?
My Amazon Author
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