Maria has been sketching as long as I’ve known her, I saw her do it on the road while I was taking photos, on the book tours where she drove me, in hotel rooms and on quiet evenings. Six months ago, she decided to sell her sketches, and every one of them has sold the minute she put it up for sale.

They are simple, personal, intimate expressions of affirmation, voice and individuality. This week, for the first time, she had some notecard/sketches made up in packs of four, they are all signed and sell for $20 plus shipping. They are going on sale on her website, and Saturday and Sunday, at the Bedlam Farm Open House.