CHALK ART To illustrate the northern lights for my book Aurora, A Tale of the Northern Lights I tried chalk pastel on deep blue paper. I was trying to mimic the dark blue night sky and the soft blended motions of the northern lights. The dark paper would not reproduce well in a printed book, […]
Northern Lights Book Awards A Mark of Distinction Dear Mindy, Congratulations! We are pleased to announce Aurora: A Tale of the Northern Lights is the winner of the Time-Honored Category. Out of hundreds of outstanding entries from around the world, your book stood out. The judges are confident your book will stand the test of time, […]
May 3 – 9, 2021 celebrates Spring! Children! Reading! Every Child A Reader has been very supportive of my books and to celebrate Children’s Book Week I would like to share some cool drawing resources for kids. Click here for a whole page of how to draw activities! My favorite book these days is a […]
Watch a music video with original music by Jack Dwyer and art by Mindy Dwyer. Take a trip to the old west to meet Hazel the Kid on her birthday. Attachments 01hazel-the-kid-cover (4 MB)
The great team at West Margin Press put together a learning guide free to download here. Meet the authors, learn about Dena’ina culture, discuss the ideas in the book, complete a word search, draw and make your own drinking tube!
At my day job I was interviewed about what my work outside of work is all about. Read the interview, Spotlight on… MINDY here… Mindy Dwyer, Marketing & Graphics Assistant at The Food Co-op is multi-talented, with a Food Co-op career that spans 11 years – she started in 2009 as a Graphics Assistant, left […]
I was invited to speak at a women’s Science, Literature & Art Club. The club originated in 1931 and has been active since. This group of women have been gathering together at each other’s homes for many years looking for enrichment, and along the way found companionship. What would I talk about? One of my […]
This is a joke at our house, a phrase synonymous with procrastination, but I could argue that it does have a purpose. Left-brain can get in the way of creativity – it is thinking and worrying too much – so I give it a task, a problem to solve, keep it busy and satisfied, then […]
I love color and I love to paint – white walls are like primed canvases ready to take color. Just give me a good angled cut brush. My second job ever was on a crew of house painters. We were two men, two women. We got the job done but the women of the household […]