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ONE DEEP-DOWN AND DIRTY REASON WE SHOULD READ CHILDREN MORE FAIRY TALES https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1594697496229-MXCYFI7X775W9RE51KYW/mauricesendak_junipertree_HARE.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - ONE DEEP-DOWN AND DIRTY REASON WE SHOULD READ CHILDREN MORE FAIRY TALES https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1594697495839-RWQWP9TVMQ3PM5RQR5VX/Maurice-Sendak-From-The-Juniper-Tree.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - ONE DEEP-DOWN AND DIRTY REASON WE SHOULD READ CHILDREN MORE FAIRY TALES https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1594697498949-68XQCCEM6TY2IA8KDW3Y/SENDAK+JUNIPER+TREE+ANGEL.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - ONE DEEP-DOWN AND DIRTY REASON WE SHOULD READ CHILDREN MORE FAIRY TALES https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1594698549413-0BE3PKKYVRW8TD2LK0JI/derek+collard.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - ONE DEEP-DOWN AND DIRTY REASON WE SHOULD READ CHILDREN MORE FAIRY TALES Derek Collard’s illustration for Alan Garner’s retelling of Kate Crackernuts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1594856668902-VUB8QA2IZ05DFKPTIKKA/Catskin_ArthurRackham.png Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - ONE DEEP-DOWN AND DIRTY REASON WE SHOULD READ CHILDREN MORE FAIRY TALES Illustration for Catskin, by Arthur Rackham. https://margretelamond.com/blog/four-ways-to-beat-the-perspective-blues-in-picture-book-illustration monthly 0.5 2020-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1592536832321-LDUCPSSBHSMGD7JFSVNT/CHRIS+VAN+ALLSBERG.THE+GARDEN+OF+ABDUL+GASAZI.JPG Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - 3 ways with perspective in picture-book illustration CHRIS VAN ALLSBERG THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1592542895443-EN4CNEQQ19B1VDFU8WOC/MARJAN+VAFAEIAN%2C+CINDERELLA+OF+THE+NILE.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - 3 ways with perspective in picture-book illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1592542894247-CV1NEKMIXHOFNZNURZ5F/MARJAN+VAFAEIAN%2C+CINDERELLA+OF+THE+NILE_02.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - 3 ways with perspective in picture-book illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1592541529576-JUV09NPVJLS0I2UE55V9/1200px-Guo_Xi_-_Early_Spring_%28large%29.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - 3 ways with perspective in picture-book illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1592542258571-WSK1QHMCCHDHWQATCPTQ/A+CITY+DWELLER+DESECRATES+A+GARDEN.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - 3 ways with perspective in picture-book illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1592624330889-1J4J9ASJYB4NLJIT9TQS/KIRCHNER.JPG Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - 3 ways with perspective in picture-book illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1592546264554-6Z9C3YD4VFUTS0OF72VA/CAVER+ZHANG.JPG Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - 3 ways with perspective in picture-book illustration Caver Zhang Youth Feelings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1592547539164-L9UI6EVTEXTP9UKQB2EX/AFRA+NOBAHAR.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - 3 ways with perspective in picture-book illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1592548946010-XM9U9DJAGNEA1I8F80ET/BEATRICE+ALEMAGNA.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - 3 ways with perspective in picture-book illustration https://margretelamond.com/blog/2020/3/20/the-power-of-shadows-in-picture-book-illustration monthly 0.5 2020-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1584748388172-1RYDHGMH6XIWUK5TGU2E/eyvind-earle-silent-meadow.png Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - The Power of Shadows in Picture-book Illustration “Silent Meadow”. This work is by Eyvind Earle, whose decorative, compositional and moody use of shadow is legendary, and whose works I exclusively use for this post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1584750401118-70QU9LMUER16SMTH91DP/morning+fog.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - The Power of Shadows in Picture-book Illustration “Morning Fog” - long deep shadows against the fresh brightness created bya newly risen sun, with vestiges of dawn and night still lingering as shadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1584750521566-EMLUA2BGOBGVCPR6G1PT/even-tide-1994.jpg%21Large.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - The Power of Shadows in Picture-book Illustration “Eventide” - a mysterious and evocative work … where is the light source? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1584750788433-PI9HE54BZR4VKNJAHUXY/WINTER+QUIET.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - The Power of Shadows in Picture-book Illustration “Winter Quiet” … This image is an exciting visual exercise in contrast. Starkly bright against boldly dark. Organic forms against angular, vertical against diagonal, fine detail against blank space, hard triangles and soft columns. Note how shadows under the eaves of the barn are far darker than the shadows in the snow, but the same deep tone of the shadow on the bark of the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1584752700561-N2F6LO1PUFU2754LSXYP/grazing+in+peace_smaller.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - The Power of Shadows in Picture-book Illustration “Grazing in Peace” - puddles of shadow underfoot at high noon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1584754785925-KLAKQQ4XKJ2245P5BWL3/3167981_1.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - The Power of Shadows in Picture-book Illustration I haven’t yet been able to source the title of this painting … but here Earle plays with diagonals, using thin strips of bright light to emphasise one direction and wide stripes of deep shade to emphasise the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1584755403015-M13GI8CLNS7M27SUVZJT/sleeping+beauty+concept+art.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - The Power of Shadows in Picture-book Illustration Sleeping Beauty concept art. Eyvind Earle was the innovative genius behind the visual concept for Disney’s original Sleeping Beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1584755599968-CGKDEX0L36RG76O6H0R4/castle+background.gif Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - The Power of Shadows in Picture-book Illustration https://margretelamond.com/blog/2019/8/30/four-common-mistakes-made-by-picture-book-illustrators monthly 0.5 2019-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1567151782584-7D199EBD5CJWI76AP9GD/Children%27s+Book+Illustration+Maya+Kastelic Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - Four common mistakes made by picture-book illustrators There is nothing like a mystery door with stairs for adding interest and anticipation to an illustration. This picture tells us both ‘what is’ and what ‘might be’. Add to the textual narrative by creating curiosity about what happens next. Illustration by Maya Kastelic, “A Boy and a House”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1567152357281-43K91SFUSYP8MMN36LA2/Picture+book+Illustration+techniques Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - Four common mistakes made by picture-book illustrators Less is often more. You can avoid over-illustrating by deliberately under-illustrating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1567151974219-ATRL1DLIZQ7914QEKI3Y/Children%27s+book+illustration+tips Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - Four common mistakes made by picture-book illustrators Illustrations by Julia Sarda. https://margretelamond.com/blog/2018/12/1/horizon-visual-narrative-illustration monthly 0.5 2019-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543713568152-HXUYBERSU81HABMSS7IY/Monk-by-the-Sea-Caspar-David-Friedrich-oil-painting-3.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration Monk by the Sea by Caspar David Friedrich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543715434599-0KAN6OJNHFA1KPCO0V10/TECKENTRUP_13.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543715509646-ZSOF2Y1HSW3HE5KFU5TB/TECKENTRUP.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543715591847-FFBDJQ2KVSY6M33ZM1D9/TECKENTRUP_04.pg.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543716308263-F826UVTXGV0N5CEAVMPX/NO+HORIZON_FRONT+ENDPAPER.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543716341943-4XPDAY3BG26DFEOG61AN/CONCEJO_LOW+HORIZON+AND+CLOUD.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543717653503-UMGF7U36JC0I22PF204F/TECKENTRUP_17.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543717669475-PA8EQWT972WVQ1YZAL71/TECKENTRUP_14.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543717700924-AM4QXK3EON8ESO6VKRG1/TECKENTRUP_06.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543718249514-D7YOX7JUWTY20UM7Y58Q/shaun+tan+MEETING_THE+RABBITS.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration Illustration by Shaun Tan from The Rabbits by John Marsden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1543718805127-2DV4RNXCXYN8OFDM8LUQ/EIDFJORD+CLIFFS.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How horizons strengthen visual narrative in illustration https://margretelamond.com/blog/2018/11/20/emotion-clouds-picture-book-illustration monthly 0.5 2018-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542698891736-MIL1VL3J02N4FDEQ2UJ5/wyeth+cloud.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542696489485-I38CIH2X0WO7YX3Z7T9B/image-asset.jpeg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? To cloud or not to cloud: this is a question worth asking of every illustration because clouds and their judicious handling tell all kinds of stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542697358721-KAFCTT80JNBIRU3505LV/WYETH+CANNON+SMOKE+CLOUD+.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? Clouds of gun-smoke frame and envelop the action and provide the main character with a luminous aura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542697448233-1RGSAZNZC7HUPX15ZCW1/WYETH+CIVIL+WAR+SMOKE.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? Gun-smoke again, the acrid yellow fumes of war … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542697576596-A4HHYT84466SLS7L7SJX/WYETH+PIRATE+CAPTIVE.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542697526519-U04NJP1BY7DFAJ2WXG3C/WYETH+ARTHURIAN.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542697733096-3TI1MXMLX41I7FN3589L/WYETH+GALLEON+CLOUDS.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542698167982-SY3M9AK6IIXVDKSAGBY5/WYETH+ROBINSON+CRUSOE+CLOUD.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542697859129-WE05GCZQGFU1J7IDO5S7/WYETH+SAD+MOTHER+CLOUD.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1542698344459-JATZOISXWJQJLL8PEPUU/WYETH+GIANT+CLOUD.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How do clouds impact emotion in picture-book illustrations? https://margretelamond.com/blog/how-a-cloud-can-transform-an-illustration monthly 0.5 2018-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526183226668-YWG5X554CELHPRP775TT/This+cloud+study+by+John+Constable+is+not+technically+an+illustration%2C+except+of+an+artiost%27s+obsession. Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) John Constable's obsession with clouds illustrates a universal fascination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526197043995-8DZXBLJ52SQ8CPV8RM48/balloon.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Illustration by EH Shepard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526186329112-WNWQF7PK5VPVUUNBI2V4/Narrative+illustration+in+Renaissance+times+made+great+use+of+clouds+for+dramatic+effect. Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Clouds lent dramatic and numinous effect to the narrative art of Renaissance painters. This painting by Titian (Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526196749733-7RKCDPPMY1QZ4NPX9YBI/RAPHAELS+MADONNA.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Raphael's Sistine Madonna poises delicately on a cloud, befitting her ethereal presence, while lesser persons sink a little into the fog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526196860310-1AXJ0MQB45GV7XXL34Y6/Houbraken%2C_Arnold_-_Pallas_Athene_Visiting_Apollo_on_the_Parnassus_-_1703.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Clouds illustrate the spirit states of divinities of all kinds, to the extent that they bring their clouds with them when journeying to lower realms. Here Athena suggests to us her recent arrival from Mount Olympus when visiting Apollo, by trailing a cloud of glory. Arnold Houbraken Pallas Athene Visiting Apollo on the Parnas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526197257333-JWXQIQZBPEYV4QUX5YJT/Bayeu_y_Subias%2C_Francisco_-_Olympus%2C_The_Fall_of_the_Giants_-_1764.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Francisco Bayeu y Subias Olympus, The Fall of the Giants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526197330158-IUYCID91SJAVFKE1X443/translucent-waves-19th-century-painting-ivan-konstantinovich-aivazovsky-2.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526197512516-F7ASEP52K5SDCXVX8QMC/Fragonard-Jean-Honor%C3%A9-The-Swing-c1775-80-canvas-NG-US-French.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Fragonard The Swing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526197677416-1N961L90Z7EJ9RRHUMQ0/lorrain+judgement+of+paris.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Claude Lorrain The Judgement of Paris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526198332791-APX2UG72AWWFJ7SSJDKJ/RIDDLE+CLOUD.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Tohby Riddle's towering cloud on the frontispiece of his astonishing book Unforgotten (Allen & Unwin) immediately establishes a sense of awe that endures throughout the book. This cumulus castellanus evokes all those feelings of wonder that we associate with the marvellous, the numinous and the inexpressible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526198476230-K9F5OCSTAHVZNSED1TKX/CAI_CLOUDS+OF+DOOM.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Rovina Cai's illustration for Tintinnabula by Margo Lanagan (Little Hare) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1526198407132-TAPO36493DHO4D3ZE92Z/BENTLEY.jpg Picture Book Illustration | Online Illlustration Course - How Sweet to Be: Our Fascination for Clouds (and how to transform an illustration with a cloud) Jonathan Bentley's illustration for Blue Kite, Yellow Kite by Janet A Holmes (Little Hare). 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It’s where your story grows wings to fly into the hearts of others whose own stories are too heavy to tell, but who long for their story to be heard. This is where we lift the stone from your heart through the magic of narrative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/a94c24a6-cc39-46c9-be18-d4724898cf06/GilbertsCake_frontcover_v5.jpg GILDED SNAIL - Gilbert’s Cake Story by EMILY MIR Illustrations by HELEN NIEUWENDIJK A powerful new children’s picture book that speaks about love, grief, and remembering, publishing 10 August 2025. This is a deeply poignant story about celebrating a life, even though that life was brief, and is both courageous and inspiring. Told from the heart by Emily Mir, with sensitive illustrations by Helen Nieuwendijk, Gilbert's Cake is the story of Hattie, who insists on celebrating, with a cake, the birthday of the older brother she never met. Aimed at young readers, Gilbert’s Cake is a must-have picture book for families, schools, and libraries seeking gentle, age-appropriate ways to talk about loss, grief and remembrance. Gilbert’s Cake is the first Gilded Snail book. https://margretelamond.com/ppp-registration-landing-page daily 0.75 2024-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/875f0635-27e9-4d1c-b4eb-9ddb68638bd7/waiting+room+webpage+header.png OCT2024_PPP REGISTRATION-LANDING PAGE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1727501632925-T2TMKBXN2EQSBNWSU1OK/regsitration+page_02.png OCT2024_PPP REGISTRATION-LANDING PAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1727501676480-W67KXUCKQX2RGZJ693VL/registration+page+05.png OCT2024_PPP REGISTRATION-LANDING PAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1727501697514-VFBGBQ5F2C3DKKGZEJBN/registration+page+03.png OCT2024_PPP REGISTRATION-LANDING PAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/1727501719927-GBYD371J018UJEUUSHL6/registration+page+04.png OCT2024_PPP REGISTRATION-LANDING PAGE https://margretelamond.com/detoxing-from-overthink daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/dadbccaa-3505-432d-9f16-798684cbeced/main+mockup.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE - A calm mind isn’t a myth, it’s just a doodle away. In DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK you learn how to bypass mental clutter without any of the above. Instead, I show you a simple doodle task that trades mental clutter for clarity. All it takes is a few strokes of a pencil to open the door to a calmer and more creative you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/952370b3-a302-4924-8c8f-dd8d21a86cdf/sales+page+box+1.imagine+if+1.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/9d7d381a-b7fc-4560-939d-e2baf868620a/revised+01.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/69a7d2ed-057b-44e1-a64b-44f44fe5c968/sales+page+box+3.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/c3c5bcac-786c-45be-8719-98546f58ed3a/main+mockup.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK is designed to quiet your mind quickly and effectively. You can experience the change immediately, without the overwhelm of traditional methods. Now is the time to reclaim your calm—and it all starts with a few simple lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/bfde5c98-78fa-4108-a2a0-61940270f070/bio+photo.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE - Hi, I’m Margrete Lamond! I’ve lived in ashrams around the world and have immersed myself in meditation for decades. I’m also an awarded author, publisher and art director, having collaborated with scores of artists to develop their styles and illustrate award-winning picture books. When I’m not doing that, I’m writing a Doctoral creative work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/a6b623e6-f8ac-48f9-926d-3fde6f21a0cb/WEBSITE+IMAGE+2.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE - Calm isn’t a myth. It’s a doodle away. Inspired by a mix of chance, the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching, and my need to bypass my own overthinking, I developed a practical method that merges doodling with mindfulness to inspire clarity, and creative freedom. Overthinking can’t be solved with more thinking—it can only be bypassed. My simple technique makes this possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/acb5e96a-baa2-4eb3-8bf9-360c9abdef16/mockup+vid1.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/68009479-fca8-4f9d-ab33-0ff8fff8a3ed/mockup+vid2.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/4871eb0e-5acc-41d6-8ef8-2116fd4260ce/mockup+vid3.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9104137106996320960046/2181407a-7ae1-4927-9918-0985da4ee95c/mockup+vid4.png DETOXING FROM OVERTHINK_MINI COURSE - Video #4: Philosophy micro-course In this video we discover practical philosophy, how this underpins the way we deep-dive doodle, and how it ties in with the science. We meet the wu wei taught in the Chinese philosophy of Taoism and expounded in the Tao Te Ching, and we see how we can apply this to our doodle task. 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