Aren't these little crafty women just so sweet? Heads bent over their needlework, a nice cuppa tea on the way.
They are an illustration for the poem "Shoes and Stockings" (in the book When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, artwork by E. H. Shepard.) The original artwork is pen and ink; the color was added by my mom.
My mom always loved a good, freshly sharpened pencil. One of my coziest memories is cuddling next to her on a lazy morning. She'd read a poem, and then I'd watch her color, bringing the illustrations to life, just for me. Looking back now, I see one more indication that I was meant from early on to be an artist.
