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Kristine Daniels graduated in 1993 from Westfield State University in Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art. She earned her Master's Degree in Art Education with honors from the Art of Education University in Osage, Iowa in 2023. Kristine began illustrating children's books in 2007 and published her first independent projects, the "Floyd" series, starting in 2009.
Kristine enjoys creating nature-themed artworks in a variety of 2-D media, and illustrating books by independent authors. She currently volunteers as lead graphic designer, Board Member, and occasional performer for Seaglass Theater Company in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
When not working in her studio, Kristine teaches visual arts in her hometown of Acushnet, Massachusetts. She is NBPTS Certified in Early Adolescent/Young Adult Art and is educator certified in Massachusetts for Visual Arts, ELA, and Core Arts Supervisor/Director. Kristine lives with her husband in Fairhaven where she can be found working in her garden and tending her Little Free Library.
About the Corgis...
In the "Floyd " books, the models for the characters of Floyd, Tiny, and Larue were based on the author's Welsh corgis:
Farley (2002-2017)
was the model for Floyd. He was a blue merle Cardigan Welsh corgi which means he had a tail and is bigger than a Pembroke Welsh corgi. He flew to Massachusetts from Pecan Valley in Arkansas. He had big blue eyes and loved to eat and play "ropey". Farley was a big clown and acted like a puppy even when he was full grown. I have so many pictures of Farley, because he loved to pose for the camera and was known to "photo bomb" whenever possible.
Mia (2000-2016)
was the model for Tiny. She was a tri-color Pembroke Welsh Corgi (no tail) originally from Rochester. She was extra tiny and loved to Karate chop with her paws! Mia also liked "being pretty". She was camera shy so I had to trick her into having her picture taken, but she was the perfect model for tiny because she was an extra-small corgi We miss her spunky personality.
Monroe (2009-2021)
was the main model for Larue. He was a red Cardigan Welsh Corgi mix. Monroe was from somewhere in Alabama and was rescued in Mississippi then came to us on a rescue dog bus. He was very sweet and had a great smile, so I used him especially for drawing Larue's expressions. We miss this good boy so much.
Clover (1997-2010)
Clover was a model for corgi poses and actions. Clover was our first tri-color Pembroke Welsh Corgi. She was so pretty and loved frisbee. I am lucky to have lots of pictures of her that I can use for Larue's action poses.We miss her lots.
Winslow (1995-2002)
was the one of the original models for Larue. He was the first corgi to live at the "Corgi House". He had the sweetest personality and loved to run around in a style we called "Tasmanian Devil". Winslow is greatly missed, but again I am lucky to have pictures of him to use for drawing Larue's coat colors.
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