Welcome to my Newsletter, Pocket Dreams!

Welcome Friends…

Hi there! If you love art, dreaming, stories, and love to add some sparkle into everyday life because life needs sprinkles, then you have come to the right read.

I’m an illustrator looking for ordinary moments and beauty in everyday life which bring sparkle and sunshine, or reflection and perspective to the soul.

What’s in a name?

Y’all, You Need to Dream! As a dreamer *officielle* I can’t help but tuck away into my pocket - dreams, ideas, stories, flavors, scents, vistas, and sounds that thrill me to the depths of my heart and soul. They can be the smallest of things - a canary song, the march of ants across a banana peel, the smell of vanilla extract, a reflection in a dewdrop, or drinking nectar from a honeysuckle blossom.

And when life feels oh-so-mundane, I reach inside my pocket and take out one of my dreams and relive the sight, sound, or moment. Instantly I am transported into the land of bliss where the sun never sets and it is golden hour forever. Call me silly, but I read somewhere that our brains almost can’t distinguish between reality and dreaming. Although I can distinguish it, dreaming is a way of bringing joy and hope back into our lives in a way which refresh us and make us love to connect with and care for those around us.

Who am I?

I’m Rachel. I’m an illustrator, mom to six children - half who are adults. I like food-sampling, baking, cooking, reading cookbooks, shopping for it, and photographing it. I used to garden but the Annual Deer Feast track through my backyard plot left me with little choice, plus I don’t like weeding. Now I enjoying visiting public gardens.

I love books - children’s books as well as biographies, novels, classics, magazines, and, well, lots of books. I also love nature. You may find me taking walks just to glimpse outdoor beauties. I also enjoy traveling, but since most of life is spent not traveling- I dream about it and D.E.V.O.U.R. travel photographs as if they were my personal vacation memories. I like history, architecture, castles, landscapes, beaches, and mountains, and just about everything in-between. Why? Because I love the world we live in, the nature that was created for our pleasure. I also love the one who created it.

What is this newsletter about?

Drawing, Sketching, and Illustrations
Art process, techniques, and art supplies
Favorite Children’s Books
History of something or someone
Sketchbooks and Art Journals
Craft Ideas
Travel and Finding Art Out and About
Nature, plants, animals, scenes
Photographs of things I love
Food, recipes, holidays, celebrations
Family silliness and bonding, home life
Inspirational Art
People- those who inspire me
Stories about my life
Questions and Answers and Perspective

All of the above and more. Honestly, I’m not even sure which rabbit trails I will take, but you will find musings about the beauty we find in everyday life - even the mundane bits. The binding tie will be our mutual love for art. If you’ve read this far, then you probably share this love. Hop aboard and let’s enjoy life together!