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Just wanted to let everybody know about a new design I’ve uploaded to CafePress. It uses the line drawing version of the White Rabbit I did for Alice in Wonderland, and combines it with a quote from the book: “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice,“without pictures or conversation?” It’s on: Organic Kid’s T-Shirt Note Cards (pack …

I’m not really sure who is still using the old URL for my site (apparently somebody is), but I just want to make it clear here that the address for my kid’s illustrations site has been changed to: http://www.nora-thompson.com/ The old address at www.nora-jayne.com still works only as a referral page to the current address.

Here’s my commission for the July-August issue of Jack and Jill magazine. The story was about surviving family road trips. This image was published with five other spots I did for them, and I’ve got five more spots coming up in the November-December issue.

Oh, and the Pirates traded Nyjer Morgan today. And what can be done at this point? If we stop going to games, the team will move from the area. If we keep going to games, that enables management to keep on trading. Can’t the league step in and help? Even a little? Somehow? Does anybody in management understand the concept …

After some soul-searching and cutting of losses, I’ve decided to ditch the marketing of my traditional illustration style in favor of 100% of my twisted illustration style. I still have the traditional portfolio up on my site in case there are any leftovers from past marketing campaigns who still want that style. But for the most part, I haven’t had …

So last year about this time, we took a trip to Bar Harbor, Maine, to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary (we were married there at the top of Cadillac Mountain at sunrise). The first time we were there, I had found a piece of slate that I thought was interesting near the beach, and I brought it home with me. …

Here’s one of the latest things I’ve been working on. It’s a five-page graphic novel that follows a stumped graphic novelist as he is faced with a deadline “in five pages.” I used graphite (powdered and in pencil form) and Photoshop to get the effects I was looking for. The image posted here is page one. For those interested in …

So I taught Typography last fall, and for a semester-long project, I had the four-credit students work out a font on the FontShop site, www.fontstruct.com. (If you haven’t made it over there yet, it’s a great site where you can create your own working typefaces.) One of the student’s typefaces was even chosen as a “Featured Download.” Here are links …

Doodle-a-day…not so much. Here’s March:

Here’s the latest. Just finished the polo illustration getting ready for the conference next month. I’m hoping to get at least one more finished by then. It kind of looks like I’m obsessed with giraffes right now. Not sure and too busy to weigh the consequences.

My “Doodle a Day” pocket calendar has slowed a bit. I’ll catch up eventually. Here’s February:

Well, I finally got a CafePress storefront put together with lots of stuff to show off all these kid’s illos. Here it is: www.cafepress.com/nora_thompson Lots of clothes, of course, for big and traditionally-sized kids, a tote bag, teddy bear, pet accessories, journal, mouse pad, mugs, cards, stickers, magnets–whew! I culled the images from both my traditional and twisted styles, and …