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Such a beautiful post, shared by Candy Cooper McDowall, who I met years ago when…
Such a beautiful post, shared by Candy Cooper McDowall, who I met years ago when I was on a retreat working on "Committed". I will never forget Candy and her sister Terri, who felt so bound together to me, who loved each other so very much…it was an honor to have met them both. Thank you for reaching out again, Candy!
Day 158: April 7 – Eat Pray Love, Not Necessarily In That Order
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Take a look at the nightstands next to your bed. What do they say about you? When sitting in bed, the nightstand to my right is my working nightstand. It's the one with the alarm clock, the phone c…
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Hello everyone! On this bright and sunny day, when all the local plants in my h…
Hello everyone!
On this bright and sunny day, when all the local plants in my hometown are (FINALLY) busting into bloom, I thought I would share with you all a bit more information about the American cover design for "The Signature of All Things."
My publisher, Viking, had asked me last year if I had any ideas in mind for the jacket of the book. One of the images I sent over was this extraordinary watercolor, painted in 1503 by Albrecht Dürer, called "The Great Piece of Turf". It's a small but precious work of botanical perfection — accurate, soothing, deceptively simple. To this day, the plants can be easily identified (even by a lay-gardener's eye like mine) as speedwell, dandelion, yarrow, daisy…the same humble but enduring species I have growing in my own yard, more than five hundred years later.
I've always loved this piece. Best of all, my novel's 19th century heroine, Alma Whittaker (a true connoisseur of botanical drawings herself), would certainly have known of this watercolor. She would have had prints of it in her own library, and I like to believe she loved it, as well.
Anyway, the art department at Viking ended up basing their final design on Dürer's masterpiece, which is why, I think, it has such a timeless and elegant quality. And that's the backstory, folks, and another reason why I love the cover!
And please don't forget to pre-order the book here, by the way (where you can also see the final cover again): https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/.
I hope you'll enjoy it…
Lots of love, and happy blooming!
LIZ
This morning I thought I would share with you all a bit more information about t…
This morning I thought I would share with you all a bit more information about the American cover design for "The Signature of All Things." My publisher, Viking, had asked me last year if I had any ideas for the jacket of the book. One of the images I sent over was this extraordinary watercolor, painted in 1503 by Albrecht Dürer, called "The Great Piece of Turf". It's a small but precious work of perfection, accuracy, and deceptive simplicity. I've always loved it. Best of all, my heroine Alma Whittaker (a connoisseur of botanical drawings herself) would have known of this watercolor, and I believe she would have loved it, as well. Anyway, the art department at Viking ended up basing their design on Dürer's masterpiece, which is why, I think, it has such a timeless and elegant quality. And that's the backstory, folks! Don't forget to pre-order the book here, by the way: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/. Love, LIZ
THE STORY OF THE BOOK COVER
This morning I thought I would share with you all a bit more information about the American cover design for "The Signature of All Things." My publisher, Viking, had asked me last year if I had any ideas for the jacket of the book. One of the images I sent over was this extraordinary watercolor, painted in 1503 by Albrecht Dürer, called "The Great Piece of Turf". It's a small but precious work of perfection, accuracy, and deceptive simplicity. I've always loved it. Best of all, my heroine Alma Whittaker (a connoisseur of botanical drawings herself) would have known of this watercolor, and I believe she would have loved it, as well. Anyway, the art department at Viking ended up basing their design on Dürer's masterpiece, which is why, I think, it has such a timeless and elegant quality. And that's the backstory, folks! Don't forget to pre-order the book here, by the way: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/. Love, LIZ
Such a beautiful message on a Sunday morning. Thank you!
Such a beautiful message on a Sunday morning. Thank you!
here is a picture I took for you guys this morning. As this page is getting richer and richer with friendly, kind and sweet people who not only have been brought together thru their shared love for your writing, but also their inner wave length (it seems) and compassion for each other ..I wanted to send out a little something to let people see, that there is light and love out there. We all have troubles sometimes seeing this and remembering. Maybe this little picture helps.
Kindest greetings from the North Sea 🙂