janicephelpswilliams
- Location
- Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA
- Birthday
- May 07
- Title
- Illustrator, Book Designer, Writer
- Bio
- Janice Phelps Williams is a book designer, illustrator, and writer. Learn about services for authors and publishers, as well as her artwork and books at www.janicephelps.com.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Appreciation
November 25, 2012 05:46AM - United States of America
November 11, 2012 05:45AM - The Fixes Are Not Quick, But
They Are There
November 07, 2012 10:54AM - A New Path...
October 07, 2012 09:41AM - It's Sunday Morning: October
7, 2012
October 07, 2012 06:40AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thank you, Pam,
Jonathan, Jan, James!, and Al
for your
comments. I
appreciate eac…”
November 25, 2012 05:40AM - “Thank you, Pam,
Jonathan, Jan, James!, and Al
for your
comments. I
appreciate eac…”
November 25, 2012 05:39AM - “Thank you, Mary, for
your continued support
and
encouragement. It means so
much t…”
October 10, 2012 09:11PM - “Thank you so much,
Thoth, for stopping by and
always being so
generous with
your…”
October 07, 2012 05:53PM - “Congratulations,
Christine, on this next big
step of
publishing your book!
I apol…”
October 07, 2012 06:56AM
Janicephelpswilliams's Links
- MY BOOKS
- A Season of Industry
- Finding Pletonia
- Two True Blue Dragons
- Open Your Heart with Pets: ebook
- Open Your Heart with Pets
- Still Her Spirit Sings
- MY LINKS
- Book Design & Ebook Formatting
- Agreeable Friends Animal Portraits
- Twitter: janicephelpsllc
- Illustrative Work
- Online Gallery
- Janice Phelps, LLC
- MY TOP ESSAYS
- $4.95/mo Web Hosting
- Links to the Best of Appalachian Morning
- Creation of a Book Cover
- Emptiness as the Beginning of Everything
- New Orleans: The French Quarter & Street Bands
- New Orleans: Food & Restaurants
- Me, Posing as an Artist, Literally!
- Outsider Art (Bryce Merlin)
- Things I've Found Not To Be True
- An Ordinary Day Becomes Special
- Creativity in the Midst of Pain
NOVEMBER 25, 2012 5:46AM
Appreciation
IT'S SUNDAY MORNING... and our word for the day is *appreciation*. It is listed as Way 5 in my small (now out of print) book "What Saved Me" (2000, under pen name, Clair Starr). I thought it might be good to place this short essay and thoughts on appreciation with the… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 11, 2012 5:45AM
United States of America
It’s Sunday morning and this was a long week at the end of a long presidential campaign in the United States of America. When I awoke this morning and began preparing the coffee pot, going through the motions of water, filter, and grounds, my mind muddled through words like: division, anger,… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 7, 2012 11:27AM
The Fixes Are Not Quick, But They Are There
I was raised in a family that never discussed politics, religion, or income. At least not in front of the children. I suspected my parents were divided, one Republican, one Democrat.
I voted Republican in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1992. I voted Democrat in 1996, 2000, 200/… Read full post »
OCTOBER 7, 2012 9:53AM
A New Path...
I took a different route back to my room. On this new path I came across the same brick house that I passed nightly. The same house, but on a different street. There was even the same cat in the window. I stopped and examined it. … Read full post »
OCTOBER 7, 2012 6:40AM
It's Sunday Morning: October 7, 2012
A few years ago I started posting "It's Sunday morning..." meditations on Facebook. I want to share these with you as well, from now on, so am going to post also here.
(A personal note: I do not attend church and my beliefs do not fit into any specific label,… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 10:53AM
The Best of Appalachian Morning and a Thank You!
When Mark and I moved from the beautiful hills, forests, and caves
of Southeastern Ohio to the equally beautiful hills, forests,
shoreline vistas, and incredible big skies of Northern Michigan, I
debated within myself as to what to do about Appalachian Morning, a
blog I started soon after we moved… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 9:12AM
Reposting of "Our Time in NYC on September 11th, 2001"
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 5:16AM
Review of "The Forever Marriage" by Ann Bauer
The
Forever Marriage by Ann
BauerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Forever Marriage
by Ann Bauer
From the publisher's description: "The Forever Marriage is at its heart a mystery, and the mystery is what, exactly, the nature of Carmen and Jobe's marriage might have been. Page-turning and irreverent, Th/…
AUGUST 28, 2012 7:54AM
"Open House" by Elizabeth Berg
Open
House by Elizabeth
BergMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read Open House by Elizabeth Berg for the first time four years ago. I discovered her books at the library and read all of Berg’s titles available there, then purchased some additional titles as well. I’ve now read all of her/…
AUGUST 21, 2012 10:53AM
For the Path to Publication, the Map Is under Development
An author I have worked with, Jessica Bell, posted a link today to an article from Forbes: Publishing Is Broken, We're Drowning in Indie Books - and That's a Good Thing, by David Vinjamuri. Here is the link. I wrote a lengthy comment on Facebook about the article, and decided to… Read full post »
AUGUST 17, 2012 10:08AM
The Steps to Create Illustrations for a Children's Book
Today, I am the guest of Karen S. Elliott, The Word Shark, at
her blog for writers and readers. I discuss my path to becoming a
book designer and illustrator and list out the steps involved in
creating illustrations for an author and/or publisher.
Here is the link:
http://karenselliott.wordpress.… Read full post »
Here is the link:
http://karenselliott.wordpress.… Read full post »
JULY 26, 2012 9:41PM
Free Patterns from Yarn Companies, and More! Janice's 2012 List!
One of my most visited blogposts is
"Yarn Companies Offering Free Patterns" from 2009. It's time to
provide a new list...my gift to all those who love to knit and
crochet! Remember, it is never too early to start working on
holiday gifts. Enjoy...
This lovely lavender yarn was
purchased… Read full post »
JULY 22, 2012 10:10AM
July in Northern Michigan!
A snippet of
my day yesterday and some photos taken
throughout the month of
July.
"Love is to the
heart what the summer is to the farmer's year - it brings to
harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul." ~author
unknown
Harbor Springs, MI, Saturday Farmers Market
Prep work at Chandler's Re… Read full post »
JULY 9, 2012 6:00AM
My New Studio and an Altered Book Swap with Angie Ledbetter
Angie
Ledbetter and I recently decided to do an altered book swap. I
wrote previously on this blog about altered book
projects:
JULY 4, 2012 2:07PM
My Revolutionary War Ancestors
Between June and
December 2011, I spent a lot of time looking into our family
history. I wanted to give my mother, sisters, husband, and sons
scrapbooks with information about their ancestors. These first
pages are taken from the scrapbook I made for my children. Gen.
William Heath is their uncle,… Read full post »
JUNE 21, 2012 8:21AM
Videos, Photos, and Poems...Oh My!
Dear
Friends,
Beginning with
our move to Harbor
Springs, Michigan in April to my road trip to Philadelphia in
May to a bevy of creative activities both personal and professional
this spring...I've barely had time to catch my breath, but catch it
I have. Breath after breath of "Pure Michigan" ai… Read full post »
MAY 27, 2012 11:00AM
More Memorials: How We Remember Together, Part Two
Yesterday I posted several
photos and links of memorial statues. Today, I've found more to
share with you. Some may be familiar already, others not. All, I
think, are worth considering. Today I thank those for envisioning,
funding, creating, erecting, and maintaining these public
memorials.
Memorials… Read full post »
MAY 26, 2012 5:42PM
How We Remember Together: Public Memorials
For several years I
have been interested in public memorials and how an artist, working
with a community, implements his or her vision to permanently honor
a specific person or event. On this Memorial Day 2012, I offer a
few links, paragraphs, and photos of public
memorials.
MAY 24, 2012 10:08PM
Living In Harbor Springs, Michigan - May 2012
It has been nearly 6
weeks since Mark and I moved from Athens, Ohio, to Harbor Springs,
Michigan. So much has happened! I am going to let my photos do most
of the talking! These are not in chronological order, but neither
are the happy memories, visual experiences, and feelings that… Read full post »
Today I'm celebrating the release of Jessica Bell's
new poetry collection, Fabric ... Wait! Please
don't close the tab at the the mention of poetry! Trust me, just
read a little note from the author herself before deciding to
disappear ...Jessica says:… Read full post »
My poetry will not baffle you with ph/
APRIL 24, 2012 9:38PM
Harbor Springs, Michigan. April 24, 2012
Tonight after dinner, Farley (our dog) and I went for a drive and
took more photos of our new hometown, Harbor Springs, Michigan. We
are learning our way around. The camera helps to "see" what is
around us. On this 45 minute ride we saw a wild turkey, two
beautiful Golden…
APRIL 22, 2012 4:02PM
My Favorite Music
So, today my son mentioned Neil Young, and that prompted me to
remember music from when I was in high school (including Neil
Young's music)...and then that prompted me to think of music that
I've listened to at different times in my life and...well...before
you know it, I was compiling a…
APRIL 20, 2012 5:49AM
Driving around Harbor Springs, MI: Part One
Last week, Mark and I moved from beautiful Athens, Ohio, to
beautiful Harbor Springs, Michigan. After 13 years of enjoying
the hills, trees, caves, lakes, and architecture of central and
southern Ohio, I have opened my camera bag 500+ miles to the north
and found hills, trees, a much bigger lake,…
APRIL 17, 2012 9:34AM
"Tree of Sighs" by Lucrecia Guerrero wins National Premio Aztlan Award
Congratulations, Lucrecia
Guerrero!
Lucrecia has won the NATIONAL PREMIO AZTLAN AWARD for 2012. The
National Hispanic Culture Center has named her novel Tree of
Sighs as its novel of the year!
The
Premio Aztlan Literary Prize is a national literary award,
established to encourage and reward… Read full post »
The
Premio Aztlan Literary Prize is a national literary award,
established to encourage and reward… Read full post »
MARCH 31, 2012 8:18PM
For a New Beginning, Some Things Must Change
Winter: a slow freezing, dripping, hiding, melting. Cold air, cold feet. Deer and ice. Coats and hats.
Spring: already here…lavender, lime green, blue sky, birds sing, thick grass.
Last summer, Mark and I went to Petoskey, Michigan, on vacation. We loved it there. It was August and I got/…
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