BOOKS & ARTICLES by LINDA MASON HUNTER
Three Green Rats, An Eco Tale
By Linda Mason Hunter and Suzanne Summersgill
$20.00
Published by Ink Pinn Press, 2012
Available in Korean
On Sale Now. To order, email Linda@Hunterink.com.
Signed and personally dedicated by the author.
• Finalist for Book of the Year by Foreword Reviews, 2013.
• Winner of the silver medal for early chapter book, fiction, in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, 2013
“With simplicity and charm, the authors tell how three green rats lead their hometown away from greed for too much stuff to the fullness of a simple life that respects the earth.”
- John Adams, Founding Director, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), New York, New York
“Three Green Rats is a captivating story that reminds us that we are nature, not separate from it.”
- David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"With tongue firmly in cheek, the authors weave a cautionary tale that prepares children to inherit this earth. Doses of wit, engaging characters (some good, some wickedly bad!), and whimsical illustrations ensure these wise lessons won't hurt going down."
- David P. Saar, Founder and Artistic Director, Childsplay, Tempe, Arizona
Green Clean
By Linda Mason Hunter and Mikki Halpin
$20.00
Published by Melcher Media, 2005
"Green Clean is a fun, lively romp through the various alternatives to bringing toxic chemicals into our homes. It manages to dance a delicate line -- it's ethically concerned without being preachy, grounded in the earth without being crunchy, playful without being vapid."
- WorldChanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (edited by Alex Steffan, published by Abrams)
Southwest Style
A Home-Lover's Guide To Architecture and Design
By Linda Mason Hunter
Photographs by Peter Vitale
$40.00
Published by Northland Publishing, 2000
Winner of Best Design from Publishers' West
"Part history book, part how-to guide, and part lush photo album.
Southwest Style helps the reader understand the origins and possibilities of this regional look."
- Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
The Healthy Home
An Attic-to-Basement Guide to Toxin-Free Living
By Linda Mason Hunter
$20.00
Published by Rodale Press, 1989
"...a sort of Whole Earth
Catalog for the home..."
- The New York Times
"Practical advice on making homes
more healthful environments."
- The Washington Post
Creating a Safe & Healthy Home
By Linda Mason Hunter
$15.00
Published by Creative Home Library, 2005
House Transformed
Getting the Home You Want... with the House You Have
By Matthew Schoenherr, Linda Mason Hunter & Wendy Jordan
$32.00
Published by Taunton Press, 2005
Articles...
"Ode to Blue Jeans"
The Des Moines Register
Feb. 17, 2010
By Linda Mason Hunter
Nothing defines the span of my life more than blue jeans. They've been part of my life experience since, as a doe-eyed 4-year-old, it occurred to me that Saturdays were my favorite day precisely because I could wear jeans. All day. And I did. I was a true blue rough-and-tumble denim kid.
What distinguished that first pair of baggy jeans with the big front pockets was their devil-may-care ruggedness. I could scuffle over rocks, wade in the creek, climb trees, hike hills and otherwise discover the great outdoors with abandon. Unlike the skirts and dresses I was obligated to wear to school and to church, I could get jeans dirty and Mother didn't mind. She didn't even complain when I came home with a rip in my pants. She just patched it up and I wore and wore and wore those jeans until they wore out. Saturday pants.
And so it's been throughout my life. I wear jeans whenever I can get away with it, which is just about all the time. Blue jeans represent freedom to me. Freedom from prim and proper. Freedom to discover my true nature. A favorite pair of worn jeans develops a patina born of experience. The more you wash them the more familiar they become. Soon they reflect everything your life is about.
I customized my most memorable pair worn in the early 1970s when I was letting go of "shoulds" in my life, particularly society's ideas of what a lady should be. As an outward symbol of inner rebellion I tore up my pretty satin prom dress, cut out a luscious 8-inch butterfly, and appliquéd it to the right front thigh of my bell bottoms--a fabulous cranberry tattoo. I wish I still had those jeans. They belong in a museum.
I happily pull on a pair of jeans practically every morning of my life. During my horse ridin' cattle herding years I favored men's Wranglers, which fit like a second skin. Later I preferred men's Levis 501s, red tag, skinny leg, button fly, 100 percent cotton denim. Two pair became wardrobe staples--washed-out indigo (for knocking about) and jet black (for dress-up).
Those jeans fit so snug I wore them for weight loss. When they got a little tight it was time to lose a couple of pounds. I resisted buying a new pair as long as I could for I knew with certainty that if I abandoned these favored jeans for a larger pair I'd soon grow into them. By the time this became a pattern I'd be fat. And sure enough, I was right.
"Making Do During the Great Depression"
The Iowan. March/April 2004
Winner of the Historical Feature Award of Merit from IRMA (International Regional Magazine Association, Inc.), 2005
"The Measure of a Man's Life"
The Iowan. March/April 2003
Winner of the Historical Feature Award of Merit from IRMA (International Regional Magazine Association, Inc.), 2004
“Simple Beauty: Agnes Martin’s Subtle Visions Touch Many”
New Mexico Magazine. November, 2003
"Canyon Clarity: A Cinematographer Creates Her Dream Retreat in New Mexico"
Mother Earth Living. May/June 2003
‘Living in Balance with Nature: Sculptor Roxanne Swentzell at Home in Santa Clara Pueblo”
Mother Earth Living, May/June 2003
