I’m thrilled, delighted (fill in the adjective) to say that the wonderfully creative and talented David Deen has agreed to do a series of original character sketches for Violet Yorke. I’ve wanted to do this for the longest time because while I see Violet and all the other characters in my head, I’m not an artist. I can barely draw a straight line. So for inspiration, I’ve been using free stock photos from that era.

But it wasn’t enough. I wanted to see Violet on the page.

This is not my first time working with an artist, so I had a pretty good idea of what I didn’t want.

Cartoony.

Childish.

Clowny.

Unoriginal.

But finding the right illustrator proved daunting. Because like my determined poor little rich girl, if I was going to do it, I was going to do it right. Or not at all. And I was prepared to wait to find the right artist.

And then serendpity knocked on my door.

I am forever in debit to the amazing Kaz Windness http://www.windnessbooks.com/ for hooking me up with David. The moment I saw David’s kid lit black and white sketches, I had chills–no lie. I knew in my heart that I wanted David and when I explained what I wanted to do, my vision and aspirtations, he got it immediatley.

I can’t wait to see what David comes up with, but in the meantime, please check out his work at https://daviddeen.com/