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Living In Disbelief
A little over two months ago, my Mother passed away. When my mother-in-law lost her life very unexpectedly in 2021, I had a difficult...
Dana La Valle
Aug 29, 20244 min read


Childhood Memory
I decided to draw a little girl unrelated to my current project. As a child, catching toads was one of my favorite pastimes. I was always...
Dana La Valle
Feb 24, 20231 min read


Thank YOU!
As we approach the second anniversary since "Fern" was published, I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has ordered my little...
Dana La Valle
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Always Learning
There is something very vulnerable about sharing this drawing from beginning to end. If you're paying attention, you'll catch many...
Dana La Valle
Dec 6, 20221 min read


Extras In A Book
When I wrote "Fern," every character was intended to be the focus, with perhaps the exception of the neighbors. Also, most of the...
Dana La Valle
Nov 28, 20221 min read


Too close to the subject but...
this is based on a true story! When I wrote this book in March of 2021, I had vivid images in mind for each page. After a family tragedy,...
Dana La Valle
Nov 8, 20221 min read


Back to The Drawing Board
After taking almost one year away from illustrating my second book, I'm excited to get back to the drawing board! When I was writing...
Dana La Valle
Mar 21, 20221 min read


All or Nothing
After realizing how much effort we were putting into our NFT project, I had a friend ask, "why didn't you start with just one or two?"...
Dana La Valle
Nov 5, 20212 min read


Wishing I were a coder...
When introduced to the idea of creating NFT characters, it was easy to find the task daunting. I thought that drawing the characters and...
Dana La Valle
Oct 14, 20211 min read


Reading With Dyslexia
I have vivid memories of my parents reading to me when I was little. There was one book, in particular, "Put Me in the Zoo" by Robert...
Dana La Valle
Mar 27, 20213 min read


How is it that I accidentally wrote a book?
The summer of 2020 was strange in so many ways. Frank and I, in all honesty, don't often hang out in crowds, socially. However, as...
Dana La Valle
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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