It was exciting to receive the latest copy of "Door County Magazine" and to see the article Donna Marie Pocius wrote about my book, "Lasting Impressions of Door County". The nicely written article describes the journey I traveled while writing my book in 2009.
I have received my "Door County fix" four times a year, since we bought our cottage on Kangaroo Lake in Door County in 1999. Door County Magazine is a quarterly publication that has everything about Door County, especially the arts. I read it from cover-to-cover the day it arrives to our home in Kansas City. I have read numerous stories about artists in Door County through the years and have enjoyed learning more about them. When my friend, Ed Fenendael, was a featured artist in the magazine a few years ago, I set a personal, private goal of someday being featured in the magazine. I knew it was a long shot, not living in Door County, but nonetheless, it was a wish that I held privately for years.
Last May, I decided to do the Sturgeon Bay Fine Art show over Memorial Day. I thought it would help launch my new book into the area and would be helpful to the many retailers in the area who were selling my book. One of the visitors to my booth was Donna Marie Pocius. She didn't introduce herself right away, but asked several questions about how I self-published the book. She gave me her card and said she would like to write a story about the book for the winter edition of Door County Magazine! I was thrilled! We met last summer while I was attending the Plein Air Festival for an interview. She was very thorough with her questions, including how I got the idea for the book, and what steps I took to get the book published. She said she thought others would be inspired to do the same.
Donna Marie's article explains the process I underwent in finding Bible verses that spoke to my paintings and the "light-hearted tone" of the accompanying messages. She also listed, by name, most of the Door County retailers that are carrying the book. I am waiting for my second printing of the book to arrive, so I hope the article will encourage people to consider the book for all their Door County lovers this Christmas.
