The Magical World of Christine Mix - Children's Illustrator

The Magical World of Christine Mix
Children's Illustrator

Mix Art & Geppert Music Community Gallery

Thank You to all who attended Chris's

Solo Art Exhibit, Reception and Book Signing!

March 1 thru 29th, 2008 at:

at the

Canfield Gallery at the Martha Canfield Memorial Library, Arlington, Vt.

It was great fun!

Mark your calendars for Chris's next Solo Exhibit at the

Dorset Library, Dorset, Vermont, September, 2008!

Stay tuned for more info. and shows coming this Summer, 2008.

BOOKENDS 2007

A benefit to enhance the adult collection at Mark Skinner Library

25 Unique Bookends by 25 Talented Artists

Pine Crests & Cherrywood bases created by Cliff Major - Click on BookEnds (above) for a closer look & to visit Chris's Art Collectors Gallery

Christine is proud to be painting BOOKENDS for the Vermont original art raffle fundraiser at the

Mark Skinner Library, in Manchester, Vt. Proceeds will support the library's adult collection of books, audio books and DVD's.

BOOKENDS display, and raffle for Oct. 13th thru Nov. 10th, 2007 has ended. It was lot's of fun participating and a great success for the community! Thanks to the Mark Skinner Library for putting on such a wonderful event.

For more information about BOOKENDS or the Mark Skinner Library, call 802-362-2607.

"Spinning (Weaving) the Wool of Time"

Christine is proud to have been part of the Counting Sheep Program of Hartford County, Vt.

Sponsor - Farms For City Kids, Spring Brook Farm, Reading Vt.

Farms for City Kids is an experiential education program on a Vermont dairy farm. Each week, up to 25 classmates and their schoolteachers are immersed in practical, hands-on activities and farm chores that are challenging, thought-provoking and fun. To learn more about Farms for City Kids, visit: www.farmsforcitykids.org

A special Brunch, Preview and Auction was held on Sept. 30, 2007, in Quechee, Vt.!

It was a great success!

Visit Counting Sheep In Vermont, for more information about the event!

Proceeds go to:

Neighbors helping Neighbors, Inc. Bridgewater, Vt., Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce, White River Junction, Vt., Vermont Volunteer Services for Animals, Bridgewater, Vt. and VINS, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, Vt.

To learn more about Counting Sheep, artists, events and sponsors, visit: www.countingsheepvt.com

Write Out of the Oven! personally connects children in grades 5-8 with their favorite literary heroes! A collection of letters and recipes from more than 50 well-known and award-winning children's authors provide insights into their lives, advice to the children who wrote to them, and personal information. Each entry includes the student's letter to the author, the author's response, and a recipe from the author. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book goes to a children's literacy foundation.

By Josephine M. Waltz & Illustrated by Christine Mix,

Write Out of the Oven! Recently received a nice review from the

Parents Choice Foundation

Bon Appetite Reading List

Now Available at Teacher Ideas Press

TeacherIdeasPress.com

And Greenwood Publishing, Amazon.com, and Barnes & Noble!

You can also order Write Out of the Oven! By Josephine Waltz, from your favorite book store.

Visit Chris's new Book's Page for more information and details about her books.

As a children's author, Christine is proud to announce that she has one non-fiction short true story, Standing Up, that has just been published, in

Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul

Character-Building Stories to Read with Kids Ages 5-8, May 2007.

Available in your favorite book stores!

For more information visit www.chickensoup.com for book ordering details.

Fairy Tales

Needle Point Designs

Fairy Tales Needle Point Designs, from A Dragon's Tale

What happens when two sisters put their heads and talents together?

Click on Fairy Tales to find out!

Christine is proud to be part of the

Picture-Bookies Showcase

A showcase of professional Children's Picture Book Illustrators

She is also part of a wonderful SCBWI Children's Illustrator's Critique Group.

All of these illustrators listed below, are beautiful creators for children's books. Several have awards, new books coming out and all are very professional and share the same goal in making this world a better place for children to grow up in.

Feel free to visit their website links and enjoy the creativity!

Giselle McMenamin

Carlyn Beccia

Lisa Michaels

Gina Pfleegor

Brenda Mullard

Ginger Nielson

Now, for a musical change of pace:

Did you know that Chris also plays the fiddle? Sometimes.

Sea Chanty's and Bluegrass songs are her favorite to play.

She also created the CD Cover Art for:

"Gigilicious!"
Jake Geppert is a Vermont made musician - imported from New Jersey!! A little bit of banjo, mandolin, acoustic & electric guitar along with great vocals and songwriting gives Jake's music it's own unique flavor! With his roots in Bluegrass music combined with his love for the Irish folklore & songs, and his heart in classic rock & roll, his original tunes can light up anyone's day!

Front Cover for Jake Gepperts "Gigilicous!" Cd

Back Cover for Jake Geppert's "Gigilicious!" CD

CD Lable/sticker for Jake Geppert's "Gigilicious!" CD

Jake can be found playing solo or with his trio, but, he's most famous for his longstanding popular Vt. Bluegrass band, The Bondville Boys.

To learn more about Jake Geppert's Music, The Bondville Boys, Concerts or to order a CD, click on Jake's Music link at

www.jakegeppertmusic.com

Christine is proud to have been part of the

Southern Vermont's Tsunami Fundraiser - 2005

Thanks to all who participated!

Christine is proud to be part of Vermont Palettes!

Proceeds go to benefit the Jamaica Library, Jamaica Elementary School and the Jamaica Fire & Rescue in Jamaica, VT. and is sponsored by the Vermont Arts Council.

Christine Mix is a member of the Vermont Arts Council Directory.
Visit her on-line artist directory at www.vermontartscouncil.org for additional news and programs!

She is also listed with the Vermont DOL Performing Artists Directory

All images and illustrations on this site are created and copyright by Christine Mix. Any reproduction of the images will need permission from Christine Mix prior to printing or reproduction. The images from the Kid's Activities Page are for kids only and are not to be reproduced or printed for any kind of profit, in any kind of way. Fairy Tales Designs are created and copyright by Christine Mix and Debbie Mix, again, permission will need to be granted by both artists prior to any kind of reproduction. The copyright law is strict. Thank you for respecting the copyrights of artists, authors and all creative people.