©2008 Copyrights for artwork are held by individual artists or used by permission. All rights reserved. When contacting the artist, please mention the CBIG website.	Barbara Bjornson St. Paul, MN Studio Phone (651) 636-1427 Email: barb@barbbjornson.com Media Pastels Biography Barb Bjornson, based in St.Paul, Minnesota is a freelance artist and illustrator who loves to create paintings and illustrations with that magic touch. Her studio is filled with her many friends of dolls and stuffed animals, who have wonderful stories to tell if one is only quiet enough to hear them. Barb believes there is life and personality in everything. When Barb draws ands paints with pastels, she can see the image move and the personality becomes real and alive. "What is so wonderful about creating is that it is already alive in your imagination. Drawing and painting brings it to reality, resulting in pure magic." Barb illustrated her first book called "Hope So Too" in 2004 for Tristan Publishing. Her second book, "A Grandma Like Yours/A Grandpa Like Yours" is a flip book, published in 2005 by Kar-Ben Publishing in Minneapolis, MN. She also illustrated a Christmas book called "Feliz Navidad" in 2006 by Teach Me. She just completed a book for Kar-Ben Publishing called "When It's Purim". Release will be in spring of 2008.