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The Orphan and the Christmas Tree
By Edward C. Colwell
Illustrated by Alberta L. Hutchinson
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A perennial best-seller, The Orphan and the Christmas Tree by Edward C. Colwell, is the story of a young orphan boy who is facing his first Christmas without his parents. He finds solace from a lonely Christmas tree high on a hill, who tells him of the beautiful afterlife in Heaven.
Gorgeously illustrated in full color by Alberta Hutchinson.
Benjie the Bullfrog
Written and Illustrated by Alberta L. Hutchinson
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The story of a frog who decides to leave his pond to find adventure, to find his long-lost grandfather and, most of all, to find a place where he can sing!
He travels great distances and meets many animals--but will he find his dreams in the great world beyond?
Forty pages of beautiful full-color illustrations by Alberta Hutchinson.
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Alberta Hutchinson's Collection of Spiritual Journey Books, all Illustrated in Full Color
My Palitana (India)
Written and Illustrated by Alberta Hutchinson
A spiritual offering from Alberta Hutchinson, this small and beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of the author/illustrator's life-changing journey to a sacred site on a mountain in India.
Night Drawings and Meditations I and II
Written and Illustrated by Alberta Hutchinson
Created over a period of years, the poetic passages and images came to Hutchinson during nighttime meditations, and have universal meanings that reflect divine beauty and wisdom.
Songs of Symmetry
Written and Illustrated by Alberta Hutchinson
Hutchinson presents a work that illustrates her philosophy of the interconnected oneness of all Life. From the hand lettering of her poetry and prose, which she uses to maintain its natural artistic rhythms, to the hand-drawn purity of her intricate borders, the oneness of Space, Time, Mind, and Being are expressed in a synergy of magnificent patterns and images that permeates nature.
100 Color Meditations on the Sacred Healing Buddha
Illustrated by Alberta Hutchinson
A spiritual offering from master designer and colorist Alberta Hutchinson, this unique book presents two Buddha images displayed in 100 unique ways, in full-color, with elaborate border designs. Each illustrated page is on a separate sheet for the option of using them in displays.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK ARE GRATEFULLY DONATED TO THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, "FREE TIBET."
Fireflies, by Rabindranath Tagore
Illustrated in Full Color and in Black & White by Alberta Hutchinson
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Fireflies is a collection of brief poems by Rabindranath Tagore, the famed Indian poet and recipient of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature. In the words of the poet, “Fireflies had their origin in China and Japan where thoughts were very often claimed from me in my handwriting on fans and pieces of silk.”
In these two treasured volumes, all 253 poems of Fireflies are beautifully illustrated--one volume in black and white, and another in full color--by prolific artist, designer and author, Alberta Hutchinson. Hutchinson also designed 253 different and unique decorative borders to frame each illustrated poem to enhance its mood and energy.
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Although Hutchinson did not create the black and white edition of Fireflies as a coloring book, it can be used with great creativity in that way. See Hutchinson's colored version of the book for inspiration.
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Proceeds from the sale of these books go to the Ninash Foundation.
Make Your Own Book--No. 1:
50 Elaborate Round Frames for Coloring, With Text Lines
by Alberta Hutchinson
A New Workbook of 50 Decorative Framed Pages for Coloring! Make Your Own Unique Book * Color Your Own Picture Frame Mats Master designer Alberta Hutchinson here offers 50 unique decorative frame borders for coloring. Each 7-inch square frame design surrounds a round 4.5-inch diameter blank space for adding photos, drawings, words, or scrapbook items. Below each decorative frame is also a more simply framed set of lines for writing text. This versatile workbook is for personal-use copying, and for constructing your own book in any size you wish. A great resource for individual book makers, for colorists, for scrap-booking, for the classroom, and for the craft workshop! As with Hutchinson’s other design books, Make your Own Book will be enjoyed by colorists and crafters of all levels of skill.
Make Your Own Book--No. 2:
50 Elaborate Oval Frames for Coloring
by Alberta Hutchinson
Master designer Alberta Hutchinson here offers 50 unique decorative oval frame borders for coloring. Each elaborate oval frame design surrounds a 4.25-inch wide and 6.5-inch tall oval space for adding drawings or photos