Your Mind has Wings, part 1

I wrote this children's story 2 1/2 years ago while painting a little oak chair for an art chair auction to benefit our community music program.  It's the story of a little wooden chair, Oakley, who wants to feel special and goes off on a few adventures in search of his dreams. 

The illustrations are all photographs that I worked over in photoshop to give them a more interesting and graphic look.  The lifelike bluebird in the illustrations is actually a gift from a little boy...it's plastic and battery powered so it can move its head and sing its bluebird song whenever anyone walks by!

I got very attached to Oakley while I was working on him.  I understand how Gepetto felt about Pinocchio!  It was really hard to give Oakley away after spending so many hours creating his story.  He transformed me as much as I did him during the whole long process.  So...I guess in some ways his story is my story, too. 

Here's Oakley's story in serial form...an episode a day till he finds his dream!  Hope you enjoy it!

  Stay tuned....