Hey, you! So nice of you to click to learn more about me, Kristina Henson.
I live in Upstate New York with my daughter, a Golden Retriever, and two cats. Before writing and illustrating my two books, One Hundred Birds Telling One Hundred Little Stories and Letters to Lily, I maintained a blog and regularly published personal essays while working in the graphic design industry by day and devoting the majority of the rest of my time doing what I love the most — writing and creating books. I love everything about books. With all that’s inside of them—the things I can learn, the places I can travel to, the characters I can fall in love with—what isn’t there to love?
I can define myself by being so many things: a mother, a daughter, a sister, an artist, an author, a designer. But most importantly—and what I remind myself of often—is that I am a woman who needs to create. 
I hope you enjoy a peek into my studio and life. 
Kristina 

Failure to Connect

Failure to Connect

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I don't remember how long it took my Dad to replace the phone he threw out the front door or for how long we tiptoed around him and avoided direct eye contact. He threatened to get a pay phone installed in the kitchen with a short metal cord. Thankfully that never happened. It would have cost us a fortune in dimes to stay connected. Have you ever even seen a payphone?

You have no reference or way to imagine how painful it was sitting there watching the minutes tick by on the clock knowing that someone was trying to call you and they were getting a busy signal over and over and over while your sister chatted away. Gah! Do you even know the sound of a busy signal? It is the annoying sound of defeat — failure to connect.

Summer

Summer
It's Over

It's Over
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