Fables de la Fontaine. Book in Progress (post 8)
These mice are running so fast!! I hope that you get to see them!! 
Today I’m delighted to introduce you to my friends the country mouse and the town mouse. They came to the world all dressed in their tiny outfits and so ready to play their roles. The country mouse is saying bye-bye to the fancy dinner. He just wants to run back to his quiet home in the woods while the town mouse is trying to convince him to stay, but it’s not working at all.
I’m having so much fun creating this illustration! I can’t wait to see all the elements in it put together (the food on the table, the stage…)
The finished book will have 8 illustrations in total and I have only 3 more weeks to finish all the work. A nice detail is that the day of this project deadline (May 16) is also my daughter Natalie’s birthday, she will be turning 8. How perfect! Eight illustrations for my daughter who’s turning eight. Finishing this project on May 16th will be my special gift to her. I want Natalie to cut a little something for the book, a tiny detail, that way she will have some sweet Mom-related memory of this project in the future. I hope that one day she can show that little detail to her own children and say: See this little thing over here? I made it myself when your grandma was illustrating this book, I was just turning 8 years old
That’s the sweetest idea ever! It sure will make Natalie very happy to have a contribution to such an important thing as a book!
The mice are too cute! I love the first one’s little belly!!
PS: Thanks for recommending the Smithsonian’s Natural History book! The Easter Bunny that is my husband made me a very big surprise and ordered it and it arrived today! It’s wonderful, indeed! I can’t stop looking at it!
Hugs!
Yay Rodi!
You have a wonderful husband
Hugs to both of you!
Elsita
Elsita, I am in awe!! Your project is so wonderful! and the fact that you are including Natalie to participate is beautiful. I recently started to create books, but they far from perfection. Hope you have a Happy Easter!!
I just fell in love with your country mouse, both are just too cute!
What a wonderful idea to let Natalie contribute something… memories are made like that!
That will be a wonderful book!!!
I love how much movement the mice have! And their facial expressions! They’re wonderful
And including your daughter in this project sounds so sweet and exciting for both of you!
I love mice, the first one is very special. I made some mice in paperclay. What a nie present for Natalie1
They are running fast and so are you with such a (fun) deadline on your tail.
Enjoy yourself!!!!
Elsita, that is the sweetest idea ever, what a special memory! I just love those mice, especially the teeth and boots!!
Just when I thought the last post was the best ever,
there’s this one.
Even better.
Please pass my warmest regards to the mice.
I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE THEM!!!! they are so adorable
That is a great idea for Natalie!! She will feel so special and important that she was a part of your wonderful book.
what an amazing idea to have natalie cut a piece for the book. I bet she is so exited. I think she is an amazing artist like her mother.
Edgar , Byron and Arwen think your mice are so wonderful. They would love to be friends with them,
the mice are incredible! and i love the idea about your daughter contributing now so she can share later the project…making memories is so important in our lives.
Love them! The lines on the country mouse are divine. Good luck on getting them all finished and meanwhile organising Natalie’s B’day party
So love how you plan to include Natalie. You are so amazing!!!!
B x
Oh my goodness. I love mice and these little ones are just the sweetest. As is your love for your children. They are blessed to have a mother as wonderful and talented as you.
Super sweet, even with their tails tucked away! I love it so much that Natalie gets to have so much input into your work, and that she even gets to contribute a little cut of her own. Yay for Mothers and Daughters, Birthdays, and friendship between mice!
Your work is wonderful! People who are this creative never cease to amaze me.
I love the idea of Natalie adding some small detail to one of the illustrations. It will be something special she carries with her her whole life. I’ve been following your progress and love what I’ve seen so far. I know it’s so much work, but if anyone can do it, you can Elsita! Your hands are like magic
These are so fresh and wonderful! I love that you will have Natalie take part. Your idea inspires me to incorporate more of my own daughter’s work in my own.
Your work is wonderful! Absolutely love it!
See how the sky was black during the day, see how long is the night, and at dawn.Very to force.
Plato said: the first was crying because you’re not, the second laughing because meet you, third smiling tears because can’t have you.
There is noticeably a bundle to learn about this. I assume you made sure nice points in features also.
I believe tears at a funeral are all those the one who died never got to cry while alive. We finish cleansing their soul when we cry.
Thanks for such a great post and the review, I am totally impressed! Keep stuff like this coming.