IF: Warning

- As they sat down with her, it felt just like home. Then she sang to them - it was a song they had never heard before, yet it was as if they knew every sound. Her voice floated around them, warming them, stroaking their eyelids and everything that seemed so hopeless a moment ago disappeared.

Suva and Molver fell asleep in her arms and dreamed about summer nights and baby rabbits and steaming hot potato soup. And they both forgot to worry about Eikur and what had just happened to him...

From my children's book in progress - it's all about gnomes, trolls and arctic mythology:)

Illustration Friday: Sweater

- It's not adorable - it's ITCHY!

Illustration Friday: Reverse

...Yeah - I don't know. What am I going to do with a prince, anyway...?

Illustration Friday: Fearless

I can't possibly imagine anyone more fearless than the crocodile bird...Supposedly, the crocodile is so appreciative of this little fellow cleaning his teeth that he never closes his mouth and makes a tasty little snack out of him. Wonderful story. But then again - dead birds don't talk, do they?

Illustration Friday: Detective

- Mr.bear could not quite put his finger on it, but something was definately off as his wife came out of hybernation that spring...

Illustration Friday: Linked

The Portmans. Eternally linked together by marriage and their profound contempt for eachother...

Illustration Friday: Dip

- So just 'cause I'm a penguin I have to LOVE freezing, bottomless water..?

Illustration Friday: Rescue

A will to save is not always enough...

Illustration Friday: Subterranian

My first submission for illustration Friday.