Current project · with Becca Lynn Mathis
A Place to Run
Becca Lynn Mathis and I are turning A Place to Run into a hand-drawn word art piece. It will be made from the names, moments and feelings readers share about the book.
How it works
Sample
- 1You send a word, or a short phrase of 3 to 5 words.
- 2I draw it into the picture by hand. The words are the picture.
- 3When it is done, I email you and show you where your words are.
Taking words now.
About $75 chipped in so far I started it with about $75 in supplies and time.
Chip in
Want to help it along?
If you'd like to chip in while I work on it, it helps cover paper, ink and printing.
- Supporter$5Your name on the Supporters list on this page, if you want it there.
- Thank-you video$10The Supporters list, plus a personal thank-you video from me.
- Signed gift$25The Supporters list, a thank-you video, and a signed copy of A Place to Run, signed by me.
- Your own amountAny amount, from $1. A thank-you from me.$Chip in
100% optional. It doesn't change whether your words go in or where they go.
Close-ups
Watch it grow.
I haven't designed Becca's drawing yet. It starts when the words come in.
A close-up opens at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% of the words. Never the whole picture.
- Find your word. Spot your word in the close-ups, then share it with #APlaceToRunArt.
Sample
A sample of my work
Up close, it is made of words.
From across the room, a finished drawing looks like a picture.
This one is I Will Not Die Today. Violet and Tairn, from Fourth Wing, drawn in ink from the words of more than 1,000 people. Licensed with Rebecca Yarros and in the Fourth Wing 2027 Official Calendar. Click it to see the words.
Prints
When the drawing is done, prints will be in the shop.
Made with author Becca Lynn Mathis.
Meet the author
Becca Lynn Mathis
A few things I want you to know about Becca:
- Two seriesTrials of the Blood, her contemporary urban fantasy series, has four books out so far. She also writes the Tangled Souls fantasy romance books.
- On AudibleAll four Trials of the Blood books are audiobooks, and Becca is one of the two narrators on Book 4, A Place to Change.
- 4.6 starsReaders give A Place to Run 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon.
- Convention authorShe was one of the featured authors in Authors Alley at Cleveland ConCoction 2025.
- World-builderShe worked out how being a werewolf passes down through families, and her website has bonus scenes, playlists and lore for readers.
- InterviewedAuthor C. M. Rosens interviewed her about her werewolves for the #WerewolfTalk series.
Becca Lynn Mathis is a contemporary urban fantasy author and the creator of the Trials of the Blood series, along with the Tangled Souls books. She calls herself a hopeless romantic dreamer with a friendly heart and a sassy mouth, and a self-described creature of chaos.
Born and raised in Texas, Becca has been writing stories and daydreaming about other worlds since she was a little girl reading books in the branches of the tree in her front yard. When she isn't writing, she reads romance novels, plays tabletop RPGs with her husband, and performs at renaissance festivals. She has rebuilt her life from the ashes so many times she has lost count. She holds a B.S. in psychology from Lynn University and lives in South Florida with her husband and their blended family.
A Place to Run is Book 1 of Trials of the Blood. It follows Grace Lynn Cartwright, a lonely copy-editor suddenly thrust into a world of werewolves and vampires. Between learning life in a pack, a protected bloodline the military wants, and a former friend who only wanted her blood, Grace can barely breathe. It's a found-family story for anyone who's ever wanted to be part of a pack.
Questions
When will it be done?
A project takes about 1 to 4 months. A big piece can take longer.
When can I get a print?
I usually start taking print orders in the last two months of a project. Prints are ready about 2 to 3 weeks after the drawing is finished, once it is scanned and ready to print. Signed prints take a bit more time: they come to me first, I sign them, and I ship them back out. That can take 2 to 4 weeks, usually faster. Outside the United States it can take longer.
How will I know where my word is?
I email you a photo with your word circled.
Can I buy the original?
When the piece is finished, this page will say.
Something else?
Send me a note.
Based on the novel A Place to Run by Becca Lynn Mathis, © 2026. Original artwork created by Michael Volpicelli/A Little Crafty Fox, © 2026. Produced under official license.
Work with me
Have a project of your own?
A book, a band, a nonprofit, a team, a unit or a memorial. I can make a piece like this from your people's words.
Let them say I was here.