![]() ![]() It reminds me to really push my drawing so that readers can see how that character feels. The other great thing about a character who doesn’t talk is that it reminds me to focus on their gestures. She’s not neurotypical, but I think there’s a lot going on below the surface with her. Her love for the garden (and her brother and Lilly) is a fierce love. She also plays a huge role in driving the story. She only talks when it’s really important. Maddy as a character has mild agency, though she starts the story by asking Jack to purchase the seeds and then planting the last packet. The girls got into it too, roaming the paths and the wild places and bringing me back little samples. ![]() So I took a long walk with my camera and got pictures of all the strangest plants I could find. We were in a tiny village in the mountains where everyone had a garden. When I finally started drawing the garden scenes, with all the weird plants, I was staying in Italy with my family. I wish I still had my folder of plant references. Are there any plants that you would consider your favorite, to draw or grow? ![]()
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