Artist of the Month

Ellen Jareckie We are proud to have Ellen Jareckie join our Friends of Pamela and to add beautiful ecards to our collection.  You can view Ellen's website at www.house-mouse.com.  Ellen Jareckie was born in 1959 out in the beautiful green countryside of Bennington, Vermont, USA.  As a child she spent much of her spare time drawing.  In addition to that, she kept a variety of pets throughout her childhood.  These included a pet pig named Pipsqueak (who was raised on a bottle), a Bobwhite quail named Quincy, some lizards, snakes, goats, ducks, rabbits, cats, dogs, and of course mice. Ellen has always been fascinated by animals and her love of mice began long ago when her sister brought a domesticated mouse home from school.  The little creature was soft, warm, gentle and enjoyed being held.  It was love at first sight and the start of a lifelong interest that would lead to House-Mouse Designs.  Ellen Jareckie continues to dream up new mouse and bunny antics while working out of her home in Shelburne, Vermont.  In addition to drawing exclusively for House-Mouse Designs, Ellen volunteers to rehabilitate injured and orphaned wildlife, some of which can be seen interacting with the mice in her artwork.  In recent years Ellen has added her line of rabbit characters, HappyHoppers.  Ellen believes the popularity of the mice and bunnies lies in a combination of their expressions, the human activities in which they are engaged and their fuzzy appearance. In addition to not putting clothing on the characters except for a few costumed ideas, she depicts her characters in life-size human environment which is designed to give the viewer a "mouse's-eye" view of the world.  Ellen continues to enjoy creating these whimsical characters and it shows in the look on Mudpie Mouse's face when he gets to eat a cookie that's as big as he is. These are our ecard creations for House-Mouse. Check back to see Ellen's new ecards that we will create using her original works of art.   View Ellen's wonderful world of mice and other adorable creatures at House-Mouse Designs. Christmas Ecard New Baby Ecard Halloween Ecard Birthday Ecard