Join the Two Writing Teachers blog for the Slice of Life Challenge.
Have you ever carried a snail
in the palm of your hand
to study the way it moves
along a slime line?
And named it?Have you nurtured a succulent plant
from a cutting
gently placed in soft soil
pushed by a wish?Have you met an artist named Anna
who loves snails and succulents
who tells stories with her pencils
who holds conversations with nature?Anna cradles snails and gives them names
like Oliver, Scott, and Alice.
Her fine young hands
touch plants
and paint
magically making them grow stories.A sea turtle sustains a fall forest on its back.
A snail looks toward towering tree houses.
Professor Fox leads you on an exploration.With Anna, all things are possible
and life is all good news.
Through her imagination,
she invites you
to pretend play a bit.
Thoreau is Anna’s favorite writer.
Anna Amelia Contrell
@jarofpencils on Instagram
rumpledcrow.etsy.com
I met Anna at an art show this weekend. I bought a watercolor drawing from her.
Reflections on the Teche 
“Through her imagination she invites you to pretend play a bit” – what a great invitation! We all need to play! Thanks for sharing in pictures and words!
lovely double barreled (or daily double) morning treat — art and poetry
What a clever way to introduce us to Anna! You had me hooked from the beginning.
Love the sketch and the introduction to Anna. What a treat to meet her.
Must be a wonderful exhibit. I hope you can use some of her “wonders” with your students this coming year. Love seeing all the clever art in the Etsy shop!