I am a painter and dancer. I began painting full time 8 years ago when I was asked by one of our children to paint a turtle for their child. The turtle became the first A to Z book which blossomed into an assortment of painted kids books , clothing ,  cups, plates, table cloth (on contrado.com) portraits, astrology story paintings and birthday books painted on several different materials.The painted A to Z letters evolved into a wonderful curriculum which encourages painting, thinking and story telling . I never thought about the alphabet before but its full of so many endless possibilities