Donna SMy name is Donna Scatchard. I am an artist living in the Coromandel in New Zealand. I paint in a somewhat surrealist manner using symbols to tell stories in such a way that it is up to the viewer to interpret the meaning of the painting. This is in sark contrast to writing children's stories where words are used to paint pictures so that everyone understands the story. I am very new to writing and have had my first book self -published. The Daisy Princess was inspired by a true story of when I was a young girl. The daisies are a symbol of hope and happiness and the daisy princess loved to make daisy chains. When the family moved in winter to a place far away, there were no daisies, and this was very upsetting for her. It was not until spring arrived with daises beginning to appear, that the daisy princess found happiness again and all the things that were making her sad disappeared. I have come to believe in such symbols of hope and happiness since I was that little girl sitting amongst the daisies all those years ago. Read More Read Less