For Sale

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Shopping

The yART SALE

One (early!) morning this week, Elsa Bear and I were just sitting on the garden bench, in the sunshine... she was sitting on my lap like a little kid and I was rubbing her belly. We just listened to the sounds of the birds and the cars and dogs barking

Comic

Let's Try This...

I've been venturing out of the house, a bit farther afield - first to Massachusetts, now I'm in Maine. When I get back home, I'll be working on the Studio space - electrician ("Let there be light!"), removing the piano, clearing out the toys, and setting up the work space.

Books

You know you want THIS!

The Kickstarter only has a few days left (it ends at 8:30am (ET) on Monday, March 11! And we still need to raise about $1,000 more. We CAN do this!! As extra incentive, I've added two super special, limited quantity, Rewards. Boxes of Books and Goodies! I have

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READ! Behind-the-Scenes

In my QUO VADIS Kickstarter Project Rewards, I have an option for Custom Original Artwork. As I was writing the description, and trying to describe what I would actually create for a Backer - I wrote this: To clarify, here's another example: Let's say you are a librarian and want

Books

Alrighty, Universe...

I take the melatonin. I take the Trazodone. I sleep until 11am. And I'm excited and start to think of all the cool things I had been working on and all the new projects I want to do and places to go and people to reconnect with... And then I

Books

Kick-It! (#6!)

OK! I actually DID IT! I've been trying to get this Kickstarter project kicking since.... December! This is my sixth Kickstarter so it shouldn't be so scary, but I think with all the medical stuff, I just haven't had the energy to spare - until now. I plan to write

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Fun things I'm working on! (And you can Buy!)

It's NOT all about GOrillas you know! I've been working on a whole bunch of things this fall and I'd like to show you some of them now. The Demons from We Will Never Leave You have been up to all kinds of things besides my Christmas Card. I've started

For Sale

Holiday Sale

I'm having a Studio Sale this weekend in my Etsy shop! Use the code: HOLIDAY18 to get 15% off your purchase. Purchases over $100 (before discount) will also get some cool random goodies (books, art supplies, zentangle stuff...) I'm trying to clear some space for the new projects I'm working

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GOrilla's Birthday Bash

We had a great Book Birthday on Saturday for Ready, Set, Gorilla! We took over most of the Velvet Moose Ice Cream shop in downtown Warner, NH and applied a LOT of tattoos... I lost count of how many times I said, "Now press this wet paper towel onto the

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BOOK Birthday Party!

I got a stack of Ready, Set, GOrilla! books just in time for the Book Birthday Party this Saturday at the Velvet Moose in Warner. I hope that you will join us! The party is from 11am til Noon and is part of the Warner Hometown Holidays Celebration. There is

Animals

Happy BOOK Birthday, "Ready, Set, GOrilla!"

Today is THE day! The BIRTH of Ready, Set, GOrilla! written by Melissa Stoller, illustrated by (ME!) Sandy Steen Bartholomew, and published by Spork/Clear Fork Publishing. I am SO excited, but I don't know what to do with my energy - just wandering around the Studio thinking how hungry

Animals

Got Tattoos?

I have stacks and stacks of tattoos on my drafting table! Now I'm just waiting to get the books from the publisher. I've been playing with some of them... it's hard to resist! Here's what Gopher looks like after about a day on the back of my hand... I just

Books

Wanna See My Tattoos?

So cute, right? You can get some for yourself, your kids, your colleagues... your colleague's kids... Just back my Kickstarter! It runs for just 6 days... http://kck.st/2R4kYgi

Animals

Kickstarter #5! Gorilla book and Tattoos!

I finally did it! I JUST launched my fifth Kickstarter project. It's a "Quickstarter" since it's for a small amount (just $500) and it only lasts a week. Here's the short link: http://kck.st/2R4kYgi you can use that link - send it to all your friends so they'll

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Kirkus Review! Book Review!

READY, SET, GORILLA!  by Melissa Stoller and   illustrated by Sandy Steen Bartholomew "A gorilla learns a lesson about playing fairly with his friends in this preschool-perfect picture book by Stoller (Scarlet’s Magic Paintbrush, 2018, etc.), with eye-catching illustrations by Bartholomew (Alphatangle, 2016, etc.). Gorilla loves to race with his

Event

Studio - Yard Sale - the Tail End

I've still got quite a bit left from last weekend's sale - including the darkroom enlarger, big conference table, art supplies, toys, art books, displays, some shopping bags... and a gazillion rubber stamps. (See some photos of stuff HERE). Please please please come and get some of this stuff! I

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Studio (Garage) Sale

If my studio is in the barn... is it a Yard Sale or a Barn Sale... or a Garage Sale...? Or Studio Sale? No matter - I have a lot of stuff to clear out! I had to move out of my big studio in Concord so I have a

Books

Graphic Medicine Sketch-notes

I finally got all my sketch-notes from the Graphic Medicine conference scanned and assembled into a pdf. Yah! I even put it onto my Bumblebat shop on Etsy - so go ahead and buy a copy (It's only $3.50).  Download it, print it out - and get some good

Cartoon

Give me some Sugar!

Last week I did a really fun project for Red Kite Candy's "Candy Lab" - I designed the candy box label for the latest winner - Apple Pie Caramels. They are only available for a limited time and the money goes to Food4Kids. And, NO, I don't get paid extra

Books

Bauble Tree on Sale

I can still ship out books or the new card packs in time for Christmas - but I also wanted to remind you that I have ebook/PDF versions- Instant Downloads - of a few of the books too. You can send the books to your friends anywhere in the

Cards

New Packs of Tangle Cards!!

I'm so excited to announce that I actually got my act together long enough to create something new! Joining it's older sibling - the AlphaTangled Tangle Cards - please welcome the freshly printed - Tangles of Kells Tangle Cards! Yeah!! This new card pack includes 40 tangles from my book

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The Fright Before Christmas

I thought I'd share the behind-the-scenes for another of my comic/picture books that is a perfect gift for the season! A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...  I started working on a warped version of The Night Before Christmas... The text of the original story says,

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Get your freshly printed Demons!

I have a new printing of We Will Never Leave You comic/coloring books. It's very exciting to think that I actually sold (and gave away) all the copies I printed this spring! I thought I would show you the "behind-the-scenes" for creating this comic, but, if you are short

Event

Nov. 18th - Open Studio at CCAC!

Did you miss my Open Studio back in September? Well, you have another chance to see my new Studio (Art Closet!) at CCAC - the Concord Community Arts Center - at 40 Thorndike Street in Concord, NH.This Saturday, November 18th, from 9-5pm the CCAC will have lots of Open

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The End.

So that is the whole story. So far. I promised to share with you my exciting adventures at Cartoon School over two years - and I am amazed at how quickly it passed by! I hope that you have enjoyed the experience and I thank you for backing my Kickstarters