by Diana Diehl | Mar 29, 2018 | For Kids, Popular Culture
Wondercon and the Phenomenon of Popular Arts Conventions Have you ever wondered what goes on at the big pop culture conventions? I look forward to these events like a kid going to Disneyland. Over the last 15 years, I have attended 25 conventions, large and small,...
by Diana Diehl | Jan 23, 2018 | Illustration, Misho Art, Misho News, The Making of Misho of the Mountain
Collaborations come and go; as one chapter ends, another begins. Illustration is the central chapter in the life of a children’s book, and it has been the focus of the last few years of production of “Misho of the Mountain.” Followers of...
by Diana Diehl | May 31, 2017 | Short Stories
Raw. Red. I hold up my hands in front of my face. Didn’t think to bring gloves. Who would need them on a tropical vacation? My fingers look like rare steak. What I wouldn’t give for a sizzling rib-eye straight off the grill right now. And mashed potatoes...
by Diana Diehl | Apr 24, 2017 | Misho Theme & Content, Psychology
The Risk of Standing Out “Must your statements be so blaring?” “I said nary a thing!” “I grant that’s true, still I stand deaf. I think it’s what you’re wearing.” ~D. L. Diehl One of my Owl Sketches of the Day this...
by Diana Diehl | Mar 28, 2017 | Misho News, Misho Theme & Content, Psychology, Reviews
First Times First times are exciting, whether it’s your first bicycle, your first job, or your first published book. Today I am over-the-moon about the first review of “Misho of the Mountain.” Validation This review is especially important to me,...