Michelle’s Card Shop
Click the Karner Blue Butterfly to visit my Etsy Shop.
Read my poem, "Temptations."
Read my poem, "Mom's Beauty."
Read my poem, "Toady." I also created the cover art.
Read my poem: "Ode to Spring Soil."
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Tag Archives: Hanukkah
Poetry Friday–Hanukkah
HANUKKAH YOU’RE HERE… Hanukkah, your haloing glow creeps up on us each year… Sometimes early, sometimes late sometimes just right. You follow moon’s lunar calendar– But, most of us work-crazed creaturesfollow work-crazed Gregorian calendars. Here you are again early in … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing
Tagged #kidlitart, "The Feast of Lights", archival prints, Buffy Silverman, Children, Children's Illustration, Dreidels, Emma LAzarus, Etsy Shop, Freedom, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Boy Card, Hanukkah You're Here", Latke's, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Oil Lamp Menorah, Painting, Poetry Friday, Rebekah, Rebekah Lowin, Watercolor
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#PoetryFriday–Dad and #Inktober2019
Happy Poetry Friday! I have a few poems today, the first couple are for #Inktober2019, from this weeks prompts. In my first one I’m continuing our approaching holiday theme with the prompt word from Monday: treasure. TREASURE Find treasure… spinning … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Halloween, Holidays, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged #Inktober2019, ancient, Constancy, dad, Dreidels, family, Ghost, gingko tree, Halloween, Hanukkah, Holidays, Judgement, Karen Edmisten, Michelle Kogan, Treasure, Trust
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Poetry Friday–Origin Poem WIP
Happy Poetry Friday! I’m sharing my first Origin poem. It came out of a poetry workshop I was at a few weeks ago at the Poetry Foundation, here in Chicago. The workshop was on research and how poets incorporate … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, Writing
Tagged "Origin Poem Story Beginnings", Art, books, earth, family, friends, Grandfather, Hanukkah, Humanity, Liz Steinglass, Michelle Kogan, poems, poetry, Poetry Foundation, reflections, Russia, sun, thoughts, travel, Ukraine, Writing
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A #Haikuforhealing for Hanukkah and all our winter holidays
light a lamp eight nights, illuminate freedom, peace, and understanding! © 2016 Michelle Kogan
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Writing
Tagged Bears, Compassion, Freedom, haikuforhealing, Hanukkah, Holidays, love, Michelle Kogan, peace, Pen and Ink, Understanding, Watercolor, winter, Winter Holidays
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Rock’n Round the Hanukkah Table Holiday Contest Story
Rock’n round the Hanukkah table By Michelle Kogan © 2015 Rock’n round the Hanukkah table with the Holiday lights aglow. Moshe’s mouths munch’n mama’s latkes faster than she can pass ‘em round. Old Uncle Sam’s spinn’n the dreidel, ‘fore … Continue reading
Holiday Art, Greeting Cards and More…
Holiday Greetings! My Etsy Shop is filled with Holiday Greeting Cards, Gift Note Cards, Archival Prints and more… to take a peak visit: Michelle Kogan Fine Art And For all my friends in the Chicago area my Holiday Cards and … Continue reading
Posted in ACEO, Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Picture Book, Picture Book Sketches, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing
Tagged Art, Christmas, Etsy Shop, Evanston Art Center, Gifts, Greeting Cards, Hanukkah, Holiday & Greeting Cards, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, Note Cards, Painting, winter, Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO
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Happy Thanksgivukkah!
Happy Thanksgivukkah!
Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Quick Sketches
Tagged animals, Chanukah, fall, family, Giving Thanks, Hanukkah, Happy Thanksgivukkah, nature, sparrow, Thanksgiving, Thanksgivukkah, turkeys
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Michelle Kogan in the Evanston Art Center’s Winter Art Expo
I’m beginning to get ready for the Evanston Art Center’s Winter Arts and Crafts EXPO, Nov. 23 – Dec. 22, 2013, http://www.evanstonartcenter.org I have featured here my Postcard Booklet that has eight 5 x 7 inch color, nature inspired, watercolor … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Holidays, Nature, Painting, Picture Book, Plein Air Art
Tagged archival prints, Art, artist, Cards, Christmas, en plein air, Evanston Art Center, Evanston Art Center Winter Art Expo 2013, Greeting Cards, Hanukkah, Holiday Cards, Michelle Kogan, nature, Painting, paintings, Plein Air
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Visit Evanston Art Center’s 9th Annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo
Hope you can come and take a look at Images from the Evanston Art Center’s 9th Annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo Through December 18th Hours: Mondays – Saturdays 10 am-4 pm Sundays 2 pm -4 pm 2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Il … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Exhibits, Holidays, Nature, Plein Air Art
Tagged Chanukah, Christmas, Etsy Shop, Evanston Art Center, Evanston Art Center Winter Arts & Crafts Expo, Greeting Cards, Hanukkah, Harry Potter Wands, Holiday Cards, Holidays, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, ornaments, Stuffed Animals
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