Ladey Adey Show

In this episode, Ladey Adey talks with Nichola Kingsbury.Nichola loves the power of nature, she lives on Dartmoor, Devon, and is passionate about the landscape and county. She paints outside, drawing, painting, and photographing the dramatic landscape in all weather. Nichola works with animals and has two children, horses, dogs, cats, and a rabbit.Nichola has taught art for 25 years; she offers art courses on Dartmoor. Nichola also sells her artwork and illustrates books for others During this episode, we hear what inspired Nicholas's first book in her series. Compass and Carrot, a story of adventure, friendship, and discovery is written in memory of Nicholas Grandad and the stories he told her as a child. The book demonstrates good decision-making. It offers wisdom to deal with situations and increases awareness and confidence in children. Ladey and Nichola discuss the technical part of creating a book and the difficulties of formatting to best showcase illustrations and how these illustration