Saturday, December 17, 2011




        Many people have inquired about seeing Jodie's Children's Books on-line and also in book stores. The fact of the matter Jodie and her husband, Grant, have collaborated on over 60 children's books and many have been translated into many foreign languages and have been distributed throughout the world. They have also been commissioned to develop greeting cards, gift wrap, stationery, calendars, plush toys, wall decor and countless other products since leaving American Greetings in 1972.
        A small sample of a Alphabet series of books shown above (top) won the Chicago Artists & Authors Roundtable Award, she has won many other awards and is a juried member of international Illustrators, the PBAA. She was also recently been inducted into the internationally known Mazza Museum on a permanent basis.
        A few of her other book titles are shown above. Her first ebook is displayed below, the cover is being matted and framed and will be on display at the museum in June of 2012, it is the first ebook in the Mazza Museum.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Jodie McCallum & Company - Fine Art Gallery 724 West Main Street, Marblehead, OH 43440: New Limited Edition Signed & Numbered, stretche...: New Limited Edition Signed & Numbered, stretched Canvas Gicl'ee Print of the cover, "The First Christmas" eBook. The book is downloadable...
   New Limited Edition Signed & Numbered, stretched Canvas Gicl'ee Print of the cover, "The First Christmas" eBook. The book is downloadable on all of Apple's mobile devises - iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. This Canvas Print is available through the McCallum Gallery, in Marblehead, OH, or order by calling 419-798-3318, 11:00 - 5:00 pm EST Thurs. - Mon.. or eMail us @ mdcpub@cros.net
   The original artwork of this cover has been donated to the Mazza Museum at the University of Findlay, the cover will be on permanent display and will be a part of their traveling shows. it is also their first eBook.

Friday, November 04, 2011

     One of Jodie's newer releases portrays the end of summer in quaint Lakeside, Ohio. Fall is on it's way and the children are packing up and spending the last few days on their favorite pastime.
     Each year this community of Victorian style homes offers music, drawing and the culinary arts to its agenda. These venues are offered to the residents of the community and also the public. A place where you can rest assured that your children are safe as they ride their bikes or join the many different activities that are offered throughout the spring, summer & fall months.
     This painting titled "SUMMERS END" is also reproduced in Gicl'ee print form on stretched canvas and paper Gicl'ee prints - contact the McCallum Gallery at 419-798-3318 and reserve your treasured piece of Americana.

Saturday, September 03, 2011

  This new image of the Marblehead Lighthouse was just released on Sept. 2nd 2011. It was painted by Donald Boncela who has been commisssioned by many large companies that have secured his work to include in their Fine Art collections. They include the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University Hospitals, General Electric Collection, Ducks Unlimited to name a few. He taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art for 7 years.
His work is represented by the Jodie McCallum Fine Art Gallery in Marblehead, OH.
  This new painting has been converted into Gicl'ee prints in 3 different sizes: Canvas Print at 28" X 38",
Large Paper Print at 22" X 31" and Small Paper Print at 16" X 22".

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

    Donald Boncela, on left, presents the painting titled "Homeward Bound" to Jim Stouffer, Jr. Chairman & CEO of the Catawba Island Club on Catawba Island, Ohio.
    The painting depicts the lakeview panorama of the Catawba Island Club. This is a Limited Edition (20) Canvas Gicl'ee Print, that is signed and numbered by the artist.
    You can read more about the artist by scrolling down on this blog.