"Fireflies"

Since we got a few inches of snow today, Rachel and I are staying in. In between episodes from season 4 of West Wing, I am going through some old drawings and paintings. Here are a few:

These images are from another book that I was working on a while back. This one was called "Fireflies" and it followed a late night with Rachel and I, driving up into the woods at the base of the Appalachian mountains. (oh, and these were all done with pen and ink and guache for those who care).

This is from the title page:


This is what fireflies look like up close:

This page read: "Rachel smooshed some firelflies on her face while they were still lit up. I laughed a little, but it was actually kinda' gross."