WINTER LIGHTS: A SEASON IN POEMS AND QUILTS

Anna Grossnickle Hines

North/central

Anna Grossnickle Hines

After seven years of "encouraging rejections" I sold my first book to Greenwillow Books on Friday, November 13th, 1981, an auspicious beginning. The book, TASTE THE RAINDROPS, was released in 1983 on Valentine's Day. Since then there have been approximately sixty more; some that I wrote, others I illustrated and most for which I did both.

In the late nineties, inspired by my mother's quilt-making, I began using quilts as a medium for illustrations. This has opened up a whole new world for me. So far I have published three books using fabric; WHISTLING, written by Elizabeth Partridge, and two collections of original poetry, PIECES: A YEAR IN POEMS AND QUILTS, and WINTER LIGHTS: A SEASON IN POEMS AND QUILTS, both of which have been rewarded with multiple starred reviews.

More fabric illustrations are in process in Gualala, on the northern California coast, where my husband Gary and I are frequently visited by our three daughters and their growing families.

Anna's website: www.aghines.com The illustrations are both from WINTER LIGHTS.