News ***** Currently Vanessa is working on Storyboards for PSB (and a client Vanessa wirked with many years ago) for a campaign for DVT Awareness.. A very interesting and exciting project! ***** Mark your calendars! The Garrett Park Nursery School Craft Fair is fast approaching!! Vanessa will be selling the usual artwork and many new pieces, clothing and other wonderful gift ideas just in time for the holidays! (At AMAZING discounts!) ***** Vanessa has finished a mural for a wonderful family in Silver Spring! The second mural for this particular family, they requested a Muppet theme and were very pleased with the results - with time to spare before their baby arrived! ***** The Kensington Day of the Book Festival has passed! It is always the best event of the year for kids, families - or if you enjoy getting out and seeing great books, art, music and small-town fun! Vanessa has had a solo show at ***** I have finished all of the illustrations for the Preemie Health Coalition's Diary for Parents of Preemies. I am so excited to have completed this project, I think it will be a wonderful resource for parents of premature infants and hopefully the illustrations will bring comfort and a smile when times are not so easy. ***** "The Mouse and the Grouse" is now available on Amazon!!! California writer Greg Huyette has created a winner! The book was published by Happy Books Press and is being distributed by Baker and Taylor. It may be purchased at any book store (Borders, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, etc) It will need to be ordered from them until they stock them on their shelves!! ***** The Thomson Physicians World illustration is complete. They ended up choosing two final pieces instead of one (they are both of a realistic portrait of a female face - over 16" x 22" in size.) It will be on their website and other medical materials! ***** Finished pieces for Laura Young - Please visit www.Cheerfulhearts.org ***** You can now also find me on Portfolios.com - I am trying it out for a year. Supposedly they work with a lot of publishers and have good exposure. ***** Finished the series of three postcards for Not Too Shabby Home.com ***** The VR Voice site has launched!! I still need to update my demo though - which, as I said before, is completely seperate from this site. I do find a lot of crossover though, especially in the Television related/storyboard work I do! ***** Still working on marketing for "The Mouse and the Grouse" - still trying to get in touch with Ellen, Oprah and The View. (Who knows, they might call!) ***** The Gazette ran an article on me in early January 2007! ***** I am proud and honored to have worked with Kristin Harris Design (as Voice talent!!) for her latest bilingual DVD for children called Now available on Amazon.com!!! **** PAST NEWS: Completed a mural for a family in DC! Not my biggest mural job yet, but the biggest single wall I've ever done! Check out pictures on the "Mural" page! **** I have recently completed portraits for several local families. **** Sunday April 23rd What a success! The best festival yet - Howard Ave was closed off from Armory to Fawcett, with tables set up in the street, and the festivities continued all the way down to Flinn Park, along the sidewalks and in front of the shops. There were artists, writers, musicians, jugglers and much more!! Keep checking in for updates on future fairs and events. **** "Angel Bee from Heaven" is in stores now! **** Vanessa showed and sold original artwork, prints, clothing and more
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