Aloha Friends! I’ve missed you all greatly. How is everyone? I pray you and your loved ones remained unscathed through the last two crazy years. I have been focusing on improving my health, taking care of, and homeschooling The Button Bear, and running an outdoor nature school. I want to thank all of you who […]
Aloha Stars! As a means by which to motivate myself to expand my techniques, and to get some concepts down for my book, I took on the Inktober challenge. I will be producing a drawing a day, and posting on my Instagram at #mailesundquist. If you’ve been wanting to try out new styles or ink […]
It was the best season yet at Bob’s Corn and Pumpkin Farm! Thank you to all who came out for a face paint, and thank you to the awesome artists who helped me make it all possible. Growth is good, and God is good! Looking forward to seeing you all next year!
Change By Maile Sundquist I remember watching an episode of Hoarders where a counselor was talking with a woman who hoarded, who still had her young teenage boy under her roof. They were discussing her behavior and addressing the piles and boxes filled with everything he had ever owned or created. The counselor asked the […]
Could Have by Maile Sundquist One thing that plagues me on a day-to-day basis is the idea of could-haves. I could have been a professional singer if only I had tried out for American Idol, I could have been a skydiver if I wasn’t afraid of heights, I could have made a better impression my […]
Keeping the Wonder in your Work By Maile Sundquist In 2013, I began writing a fantasy/sci-fi novel set in Japan. I am currently working on the final draft of and illustrations for the first book of the trilogy. I have never taken a proper writing class outside of high school, so it’s been quite a […]
A Drawer Full of Dreams By Maile Sundquist My son has entered the stage where he’s catching onto the fact that there is a big, crazy world going on around him. I’ve noticed lately during feedings that he’ll suck for a moment then pop off my breast to flash me an adorably gummy grin then […]
I couldn’t help myself. LOL! Still have a couple more to add. When I was 12 I wanted to be a Disney animator, but when I was 14 I spent the whole Summer in front of the TV, tape recorder in hand, memorizing the songs and female lead dialogue to The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and […]
Practicing Gratitude By Maile Sundquist Although the average person has as much of a chance of having a good day as a bad one, the majority of us seem to go through life sullen, defeated, weary, tired, fearful, and depressed. Life is an ever-changing thing, full of complex circumstances, relationships, points of views, belief systems, […]
In His Arms is Home By Maile Sundquist It’s not often in life that you meet someone whose worldview, interests, and passions align so perfectly with yours. Someone who makes you laugh, is your sounding board and rock, is intelligent, talented, ingenuous, sensitive, not afraid to admit he loves Hello Kitty, and sexy to boot. […]
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