Newburyport Art presents a Book Launch from Artist Susan Spellman & Author Donna Marie Seim

Newburyport, MA - Newburyport Art (NAA) will be hosting a book launch for two of its members: artist Susan Spellman and author Donna Marie Seim. Spellman and Seim will present their new children’s book, Troll Forest: A Norwegian Tale, on Saturday, November 12th, from 1–3:30pm. There will be presentations at 1:30pm and 3:00pm, each including a talk from Seim discussing her inspiration for the story and a live illustration demonstration from Spellman.

Susan Spellman has been a NAA Artist Member since 1996 and is a member of the “Newburyport 10” Plein-Air painters. Over the course of her career, she has illustrated over forty children’s books. She has also illustrated seven additional books by Donna Marie Seim. Outside of her illustration career, Susan actively nurtures her passion or the fine arts, showing her Plein-Air, drawing, and portraiture work in numerous galleries and art organizations across the North Shore. You can visit her website at www.spellmancollection.com.

Donna Marie Seim is an award-winning children’s book author, with Troll Forest being her fourth illustrated children’s story book. Children’ literature has always been her passion, and has lead to pen four novels for older children as well as an adult travel book. Donna holds a BSSW in the field of Social Welfare from the Ohio State University and a Master of Arts in Special Education from Lesley University. To learn more about Donna and her work, you can visit her website at www.donnaseim.com.

Newburyport Art is proud to support our artists and community members. The galleries are free and open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00am–5:00pm and Sunday from 1:00pm–5:00pm. Newburyport Art is closed on Mondays. The ground-floor Hills Gallery has an accessible entrance. More information is available at newburyportart.org.