Creating "Abigail Love" products for sale

I've discovered "Zazzle"...there is a new line of "Abigail Love" products to buy!

Aprons, greeting cards, posters, stickers, canvas tote bags, postcards, postage stamps, t-shirts, iPhone and iPad covers, mousepads, dog sweaters, toddler clothing, and even Keds sneakers for kids and adults!  I'm having fun bringing "Abigail Love" to all these items!  Additonally I've done illustrations I have added to my store on Zazzle... Have a look and see my latest illustrations and cartoons!http://www.zazzle.com/susanmcgrawkeber

THE MICE-CRITTER BALLET COMPANY

The Mice-Critter Ballet Company

proudly presents

"Firefly"

Auditions for principals and corps ballet members is now taking place on the drawing board of cartoonist/illustator

Susan McGraw Keber 

Selections to be posted to the website soon.

All candidates will be announced and must be ready to begin rehearsals.  Due to the confines of editing and proscrastination on the part of the author/choreographer, the process may require extended periods of rehearsal.

Thank you,

The Author & Illustrator

SKCAT WOOFER & MICE-CRITTER DESIGNS

We live with a dog, a cat, and a rabbit. 

I've always drawn "Frizz", the dog, but never a cat or a rabbit. So here is a "Skcat"...I made a series of them...they're my colored skcats and each one is different...as we are.

 I'm experimenting with what I call "Skcats", "mice-critters, the characters in my children's book, and yes, new versions of dogs.

I'm having fun making them up as I draw them.
All of them make me feel silly and give me cause to laugh.

SKCAT...tells you what it is right away...chases rats, yes, indeed the cat does, and it skats...off like lightening!

I imagine this skcat is simply looking for a bite to eat, a pat on the head...a human touch.

The Skcats below are "Jazz Skcats"...cool dudes strutting down the sidewalk of the neighborhood...looking good and feeling it too.

Back to the drawing board...the Skcats, Woofers and mice-critters are waiting to be given life...

ABIGAIL LOVE POSTER POSTERS from Zazzle.com

ABIGAIL LOVE POSTER POSTERS from Zazzle.com

ABIGAIL LOVE : NEW CANVAS TOTE!

New today!  Abigail Love canvas tote bag to have and to hold all your books, gym clothing, groceries, and whatever else you need to bring carry!  Click on the link below and pick out your favorite style.  Made of cotton canvas.  More items available featuring the newest little star...Abigail Love!

http://www.zazzle.com/abigail_love_canvas_tote_bag-149617573592811232

IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS "ABIGAIL"

I've always drawn for as long as I can remember.  I used to look like the person to the left, and no doubt you might think I still do...and you'd be right.  Inside my mind, that person still exists; red corduroy jumper, stick straight hair, shiny black patent leather shoes, anklets, and glasses.  The arms outstretched, are ready to hug and embrace.  Yep, that would be me!
"Abigail" started in high school with me and swiftly became my best friend on paper.  She's been priviledged to appear in REDBOOK, PARENTS, SEVENTEEN, and on greeting cards. She's back with spirit and energy...I'm glad she nudged me to give her life again...along with her many friends and Frizz, her dog.  She likes to get things done and so do I...together we're on another adventure!
Thanks for being here... 

SWIMMING IN A SEA OF IDEAS ON A RAINY EVENING

Nothing could be more wonderous than the sound of a chorus of tap dancing droplets on a rooftop. Constant music to my soul and a contentedness as it ebbs and flows in volume as a song sung. This is when the best IDEA comes...you can hear and feel it!

It's Sunday evening, the dog, cat, and rabbit are peaceful, although Maizie Marbles our Bearded Collie "hears" sounds that cause her to sit and stare at the wall in what I can only imagine is dreaded anticipation of an impending thunderstorm, I am embarking on another writing assignment, this one for class.  Maizie is right, the first sound of a distant thunder is not far off.  Just watching her ears twitch, her eyes dart at the sound, and her rigid posture give me ideas for drawing cartoons. The rabbit's long ears by contrast, are flat to his head and over his shawl, like two oars on a boat.  The cat, Mr. Baxter, is wisely curled up on the bed and observes Mr. Milo the rabbit with little interest.  More ideas for cartoons and illustrating.  They are all creatures of instinct and move differently with unique expressions.  I love to watch them "listen" to the rain. 

Funny how you swim around in waters so large you can't see land and then suddenly, or so you think, the idea is so large it takes up your entire view and gone is the vast sea before you!  That is what I refer to as IDEA. 

The IDEA is a gift that comes to you and you have alot of unwrapping to do when you receive it.  Layers of packaging must be removed before you get to the core of the item....the beautiful IDEA gleams at you...and carefully I remove it and single it out from all other thoughts...walk around it mentally, see it's various angles, lights, colors, and imagine possibilities for it.  It's like a rock to be sculpted.  The IDEA is all at once perfect and in need of refining.  That is writing for me...and illustrating.  It is independent of me, devouring me and I relish the fervor with which I swim toward it.  Yes, it is raining tonight and I am sure this is one of the best nights for working.  My new studio space is almost ready for serious illustrating and writing and I am floating in happiness...no sharks after me! 
The IDEA is always there...you just have to listen for it...hear it and go with it...it's called INSTINCT.  When you feel it, it's yours...and that is unique.
I love a good rainy day and night. 
Thanks for being here.