Meet the Artist Behind the Educational Desert Dwellers Flash Cards; Prizes, Family Fun and Behind-the-scenes Look at Tucson Festival of Books

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Julie Originals

Mar 14, 2014, 03:00 ET


Tucson, Arizona (PRWEB) March 14, 2014 -- Kids and parents will get an inside look behind the making of Desert Dwellers Flash Cards, with slides about what the process entailed - from concepts to paintings to the finished animal flash cards. Artist, Julie Rustad, will also be signing copies and handing out giveaways, at Booths #464 and #313.

Julie Rustad's agenda at Tucson Festival of Books is as follows:

Saturday March 15th
10:30 am – 11 am: Desert Dwellers Trivia in Julie Originals Booth #464
12 pm - 1pm: Signing Desert Dwellers Flash Cards in the Local First Arizona Booth #313
3 pm – 3:30 pm: Inside look at creating the Desert Dwellers Flash Cards in Julie Originals Booth #464

Sunday March 16th
9:30 am -11:30 am: Signing Flash Cards in the Author Pavilion, Children's Area
3 pm – 3:45 pm: Coloring with artist Julie Rustad in Julie originals Booth #464
'Desert Dwellers: Southwest Animals from A-Z', a set of colorful flash cards with facts and stories about desert critters, encourage early reading whilst offering a southwestern twist on traditional alphabet books.

Julie developed them while her son Syver was a toddler. They feature Julie’s original paintings of southwest critters, from Anna's Hummingbird through to the Zebra-Tailed Lizard.

Now the award-winning flash cards, priced at $20 each (with shipping), are sold in 18 stores around Arizona. Julie, who also runs her own graphic design firm, 24-7 Creative Solutions, uses the flash cards in schools and preschools in Tucson to promote reading.

“These flash cards were born out of a love of reading, and that’s why I’m excited to be part of this year’s Tucson Festival of Books. Even though I make my living through computers and new technology, I love for my family to just get back to basics, like reading a good book or making art – something that doesn’t require batteries!” said Julie.

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About Desert Dwellers Flash Cards

  • Customers can order the Desert Dwellers Flash Cards, along with greeting cards, calendars, and prints, online at http://www.julieoriginals.com. For a list of retailers in Arizona visit the website.
  • Desert Dwellers received a Silver ‘Addy’ award last month from the Tucson chapter of the American Advertising Federation.

Julie Rustad, Julie Originals, http://julieoriginals.com/, +1 520-240-7839, [email protected]