Saturday, November 19, 2011

I Wrote and Illustrated a Book!!

After two years of working and dreaming, I’m excited to announce the release of my first children’s book, Imagination Vacation Yellowstone.



It is available now on Amazon and you can find it by clicking here or by entering my name, Anastasia Kierst, in the search window at amazon.com

I’m really hoping that people I know will support me as an author by considering my book when choosing gifts for the young people on their lists and by telling others about my book. Sales now will help boost my Amazon rank and hopefully draw more sales during the big holiday rush.

You can also help raise my rank just by signing into Amazon and then clicking the “Like” button with the thumbs up symbol under the title listing. Reviewing my book also helps my Amazon rank.

Below you'll find a short blurb on the book and a few images to give you a sneak preview.

Imagination Vacation Yellowstone

Are hot springs rainbows, curled up to nap? Or are they pools of water, heated deep within the earth? Yellowstone is an amazing and mysterious place. Emmaline has some imaginative ideas about the origins of the park’s wonders. Her scientist father has some pretty wild theories of his own. Follow their magical adventure through America’s first national park.

Written and illustrated by an elementary art teacher and her own geologist father, this book is a playful lesson in earth science.

Happy Holidays and Thanks in Advance,
Anastasia (Andi) Kierst



Sunday, October 23, 2011

Halloween Fun

We had fun roasting hot dogs and marshmallows and carving pumpkins. I carved a witch mouse next to a mushroom.

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

My Parents 50, 40th Anniversary

It was a great celebration. Lexi made a beautiful, pink butter cake and Uncle Terry broke out the champagne. Even Chase the Cat toasted the happy couple.
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Hiking with Aunt Janelle.

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A walk down Green Valley Road

We're in St Louis for my parents' 40th anniversary. We all love their woodsy neighborhood.
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Homemade Sarsaparilla

We gathered sassafras roots, washed them, hacked them up and boiled them into a syrup. Added to seltzer it made a great soda.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

This is what you do when you get a tattoo for your softball team, only to be kicked off the team.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Unique Handmade Cell Case


I did a makeover on my cheap Amazon cell case. First I widened the AUX cable hole and added snap closures so that removing the case will no longer be a major ordeal. I painted a charming axolotl on the back and finished it all off with gold leaf from my visit to Wat Pho's reclining Buddha. I'm not crazy about how the closure system turned out, but I do really like the axolotl and the gold leaf.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

A day on the lake

Bryan's aunt and uncle invited us out on their boat today. It was a little too windy, but fun none the less.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Everything's Bigger in Texas...

We came home this evening to a tarantula surprise. I had my hand on the doorknob before I saw him at face level. We're not sure how he made it into the garage. He's a little to big to be squeezing through cracks.