A Woodland Advent - Day 6, St. Nicholas' Day

Cherub Bear, Woodland Nutcracker

For St. Nicholas' Day, a Woodland cherub bearing gifts.

A Woodland Advent - Day 5, Herald Bear

Herald Angel, Woodland Christmas

A joyful angel for the Fifth day of Advent, with garlands of evergreen.

A Woodland Advent - Day 4, Rejoice and Be Merry

Round Reel of Bears, Woodland Nutcracker

"Rejoice and be merry, in songs and in mirth!", begins the old carol. It is the season for merry making, including dancing.  Here for the Fourth day of Advent is part of a vignette of the Bears of Woodland Nutcracker dancing a Round Reel of Eight.

"Dancing to Mother's paw-tapping fiddle music", Woodland Nutcracker

A Woodland Advent - Day 3, the Nutcracker

Clara Bear and Nutcracker

For the third day of Advent, the opening scene of Woodland Nutcracker with Clara Bear and the splendid carved Nutcracker bear. What a party it was!

Woodland Nutcracker is available in paperback and in hardcover, at TreasureSeekerStudio on Etsy.

A Woodland Advent - Day 2, Two Turtle Doves

Two Turtle Doves, Woodland Christmas

"Two turtle doves" for the second day of Christmas - symbols of love, honesty and loyalty.

A Woodland Advent - December 1

Santa Bear, Woodland Christmas

Skating merrily into Advent this year is Santa Bear, the "True Love" of my Woodland Christmas, Twelve Days of Christmas in the North Woods (Scholastic, 1995).

I was born in Northern Ontario and raised in Montreal, Quebec, and while I never became a hardy Canadian (cold hands, cold feet) the beauty of our northern winters never fails to inspire me. This year's Advent theme is Woodland, with a few visitors from afar.

Immortality

Ohm, Fairy Advisor and Printer of the Fairy Gazettes

A recent communication from The Illustrated Fairy Gazette:

"We miss Ohm. Our printer, technical advisor, Dearly Beloved and everlasting friend, has left on the Great Journey that even fairies must take and for now we are parted. 

Ohm, in the mortal world, is the unit by which electrical resistance is measured. One "ohm" (Ohm is very good at explaining this) is equal to the current of one ampere which will flow when a voltage of one volt is applied. "Turn up the voltage and get more ohms".  But for us there is only one Ohm, shining bright and constant. Every flicker of light reminds us that we will meet again."

Eritha and Ohm, The Illustrated Fairy Gazette