Mouseland article

This is the first page from an article in Art Doll Quarterly, Spring 2012, in which I talk about the development and construction of the mice, my evolution as an artist, and creating "The House That Mouse Built". I'll post a link to the whole article as soon as it's available.

pie!

valentine

windup bear

Mouse house at night

Can you spot the mouse hiding here?

superheroes

snow day!

Granny

sophisticate

"Living well is the best revenge" - George Herbert

sleepytime

flying paper

the collage artist

Winter!

You can see this diorama on display at Green Bean Books in Portland, NE 16th & Alberta

blindfold

Pin the tail on the kitty

Thanksgiving, again

Enjoy your roasted walnut!

Tumbling mice

For your total mouse pleasure, you can now follow MousesHouses on my tumblr, here. This blog will still be here, though.

secret

His mouse materials

I've been making the book talk rounds of late, and this is one of the pictures I like to show of Mouse (the leading man in the story) and the basic materials he's made of: wool felt, cotton, pipe cleaners, black glass beads, and nylon thread (for whiskers).

harvest

The hunt was good!

Dancing with Mama

scary fangs

Rose thorns make good monster teeth!

tickle

drink

first day

surprise visitor

hike

We went hiking in the mountains.

summer joy

family reunion

... where I've been all week.

music

The banjo is made from half of a poppy pod

the poet and his muse

The lantern is made from an oak gall

beach

I painted a little backdrop for this one

hug

brown study

garden

big brother

new crop

A batch of new mice in progress on my messy workbench

leapfrog

campfire

Telling stories inside their handkerchief tent

tightrope

Spring

flapjacks

Everybody loves pancakes!

old bunny

outing with Momma

Momma's handbag is made from an earring and a piece of kid glove

welcome to Mouses's house

Mouse, standing in front of a page in the book

It's here

I am happy to announce that my book is out! I hope you like it.

Thank you!

This month marks the one year anniversary of MousesHouses!

The mouse crew is so grateful to you for following us, and for all the lovely comments and support you've given. Thank you!

rain

noodles

"No day is so bad that pasta can't make it better"

-M. Sacks

Granddad

Redwall

We raise a cup of October Ale to the memory of Brian Jacques

"mouseland"

And now for something completely different; a short film of me in my studio, by my lovely son, Sam Alden (gingerlandcomics.blogspot.com)