Before there was an award-winning novel called Jewels of Kidron, there were miniatures I had built to help me tell the story of Angelina and Katie to others. I spent many hours collecting and building some of the scenes from the book as they also helped me to crystallize the story which become Jewels of Kidron.
While they are not included in my book, I thought you might enjoy seeing them, as they unfold the story I eventually wrote into my first novel. They are a significant part of my creative process. I was inspired by the young girls at The Tennyson Center in Denver, Colorado, who allowed me to be a witness to their own grieving and healing process. That meaningful work is still with me every day, as are those courageous young girls. They changed my life and helped to shape me into the author I am today.
Angelina has been banished to fend for herself and to live on her own. She built herself a tree house in The Enchanted Wood.
This is the first floor of Angelina’s tree house. But who is leaving her milk and cookies?
There are secrets all around. Who is watching Angelina?
Someone left the tools on the ground. Is there someone in the tree top?
Do you see the beautiful white boots that someone has left for Angelina?
Who has left Angelina such a beautiful gift?
The woodland folk are going to the Flea Market with things to sell. But why won’t they let Angelina come with them?
They have so much food to sell. Where did it all come from?
There’s a schoolhouse in the Enchanted Woods. But who is it for?
The schoolhouse has a book and maps with tales of treasure!
It also offers paints, books, fish, binoculars and tootsie rolls. But who and where are the students?
Is this griffin a friend or a foe?
Here is the Cave of Jewels. Will Angelina and Katie ever find it?
What do you think is happening here?
