This past weekend, my first foray into the world of crowd funding came to a happy, successful conclusion.  Posting my project on IndieGoGo.com, I managed not only to meet, but to exceed the target funding goal for my project to add high quality videos to my website.  And I learned some valuable lessons along the way. 1. Crowd Funding Requires Proper Attention, Care and Feeding. Imagine planting a tomato seed in a pot full of rich soil, with all the potential it holds for prod

Walruses have been woefully underrepresented in the markets of New York City.  But no longer. I’d been reading online about a wonderful children’s book from Fish & Fern, especially from her colleagues in The {NewNew}.  I finally saw it for myself at the Hester Street Fair two weekends ago and bought it for my darling nieces.  But I just can’t let it go quite yet. Laura Fisk is an expert illustrator and printmaker.  She creates cute, funny and whimsical images and prints them