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Somerset Studio magazine published in Laguna Hills, California showcased my work in an 8 page Artist Port Folio article in the May/June issue - for information www.somersetstudio.com

My first book!
Published and released in November 2002, Arthur A. Levine Books Inc. (an imprint of Scholastic Press in New York) is a children's book for which I have created the cover and 14 text illustrations.

"The World Before This One" is written by renowned author Rafe Martin whose life experiences revolve around the world of the Seneca people. The story draws on thousands of years of Seneca legends which in his story influence the life of young Seneca boy who is coming of age in a time of war.

    "We read the original manuscript as a family and were captivated by the vivid imagery in the stories told by the "story-telling stone" in which Crow the young boy meets the challenges faced by himself and his grandmother in their harsh and difficult world. This empowering story presented a new perspective and appreciation of the natural world for us and now when we relax together on a granite outcropping at the cottage or while camping, we listen for the stories from a world before this one".

cover illustration
- Sky Woman
They saw Sky Woman and they lifted their wings and rose to meet her saying, "We will cushion her fall". - p30
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- Old Man Winter
He felt the cold again, heard the bitter north wind blow and the snow rasp along the bark walls like a thousand bony fingers, Old Man Winter hungrily prowling hard at work. - p15
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- Mink in log
Beating the air with his great wings he lifted up again and flew away with the log clutched in his talons with mink dreaming inside it. - p113
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- Two Feathers
Put this on nephew. Two feathers put them on. His legs felt strong. He felt that he could now run tirelessly all through the day. -p151

The World Before This One
ISBN 0-590-37976-3
published by Arthur A. Levine Books Inc.
an imprint of Scholastic Press
557 Broadway New York NY 10012
author Rafe Martin
illustrator Calvin Nicholls

To discuss the illustrations in this book, feel free to contact me via e-mail at news@CalvinNicholls.com

Paper Sculpture

Original US$2400.00 - Giclee print US$135.00

They saw Sky Woman and they lifted their wings and rose to meet her saying, "We will cushion her fall".

Original US$2150.00 - Giclee print US$135.00

Old Man Winter. - He felt the cold again, heard the bitter north wind blow and the snow rasp along the bark walls like a thousand bony fingers, Old Man Winter hungrily prowling hard at work.

Original US$2400.00 Giclee print US$135.00 Mink in log - Beating the air with his great wings he lifted up again and flew away with the log clutched in his talons with mink dreaming inside it.

Original US$1995.00 Giclee print US$135.00 Two Feathers - Put this on nephew. Two feathers put them on. His legs felt strong. He felt that he could now run tirelessly all through the day.