the eBook version of my last book, France: Inspiration du Jour, is now on sale for the entire month of MAY ! it’s a great way to get ready for your upcoming summer travels . . . 

go HERE for more information.

there’s still time for one more “trip” to france ! i’m giving away SIX signed copies of my latest book FRANCE inspiration du jour.  giveaway ends on FRIDAY.

go HERE to enter.

thank you THE CULTURE TRIP for the great article about my new book !

you can read it HERE.

more good stories HERE . . . HERE . . . and HERE.

i’m pleased to reveal the cover of my upcoming book, “France: Inspiration du Jour” (chronicle books). this is my next book which is a compilation of sketches and photos that i have taken during my sojourns in france. this book is very close to my heart and feels incredibly revealing, as i had never intended for anyone to see my personal sketchbook (let alone to actually have it published !?) . . .  but i’m very much into stepping out of my comfort zone. this book will be out on may 2nd, but you can pre-order it NOW here. and you can also get a sneak peek of the inside HERE.

here is a SUPER sneak peek at the spine of my upcoming book, FRANCE: inspiration du jour.

i’ll be able to show you the full frontal VERY soon. stay tuned . . . 

(chronicle books)

exactly ONE year ago on this desk in vermont, i began working on my next book, France: inspiration du jour, and today, on same said desk, i am reviewing the FINAL photo galleys. i love this full circle. we also just finalized the book cover which i am SO excited about . . . it took three months and a lot of determination to get it just right. i can’t wait to share it with you. stay tuned . . .

i was very excited to receive the FIRST GALLEYS for my upcoming book, FRANCE inspiration du jour. the book is almost ready to go to print ! we are still tweaking it a bit and deciding on the cover. the book will be released in spring 2017 and published by chronicle books. stay tuned . . . 

i finally turned in my manuscript to chronicle books for my FRANCE SKETCHBOOK and i feel 121 pages LIGHTER ! the book is a compilation of sketches and photos from my sojourns in france. it will be out in spring 2017 . . . stay tuned.

june 2014
vallauris, france 

this is the epitome of my summers in the south of france.

warm sultry nights. good friends. and lots o pastis.

2014
france. 

france.

i’ve been working really hard on my upcoming book (the french sketchbook, chronicle books). the book will be filled with sketches from my travel journals of france. curating this book is proving MUCH more difficult than meets the eye. i’m taking six sketchbooks and rolling them in one book, along with photos. i have an impending deadline and am trying to beat the clock !

july 2007
jardin du luxembourg
paris, france. 

i LOVE the scattering of green chairs throughout this garden. they tell such a story the way they are left positioned. in groupings, some facing each other, some facing away from each other, and the alone ones off by themselves. so obscure. so fascinating to me.