I am an artist and author and wish to thank you for your time. This is a brief herstory and a sample of my work. Please check out my A Harvest and Halloween Handbook on Amazon.com and BN.com

1. I am Pamela Layton McMurtry;
my story started when

2. Nixon Roberts

3. and Larry Layton

4. married, then invited me into the world on
December 27th @ Los Angeles, CA
My Dad was studying education at USC,
they named me for the first English novel: Pamela

5. then came Cindy

6. and Brian.

7. Being the oldest child gave me leadership
opportunities (I became bossy.)

8. I grew up on the beach and in the
library in Carlsbad, CA

9. I wrote a book describing my childhood: A Mermade’s Tale; a
story about two little mermaids and their life in a seaside
village

10. I am an 8th generation Californian
My cool relatives:
Oden, Charlemagne, William the
Conqueror, High Kings of Ireland and
Scotland, Eleanor of Aquitaine,
Edward I, King James, Queen Anne
and Mother Goose, knights, sheriffs…

11. William Shakespeare
6 Pilgrims on the Mayflower
One, a governor of the Berkeley Colony, VA
was here the year before the Pilgrims arrived
16 signers of the Constitution
Dozens of Mormon Pioneers including the
Webbs whose rebuilt blacksmith shop is in
Nauvoo, Illinois and Christopher Layton and
others
An American Revolutionary War hero

12. Elizabeth Duncan Porter
whose experience as a Revolutionary War
P.O.W. was told on international radio

13. My Traveling Time tells the story of grandparents
who introduce their grandchildren to relatives
(in other centuries)

14. My A Harvest and Halloween Handbook
shares ideas for alternative Halloween
celebrations

15. Sukkot

16. Parties and carnivals for children and the
macabre-impaired

17. Like Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a
stage…” especially on Halloween

19. In my spare time I like to glue 100 pounds of
candy to a large ball and hang it in the window
at Macy’s City Creek

20. Work on A Christmas Handbook,

21. A Holiday Handbook I,

22. A Holiday Handbook II,

23. A Wedding Atelier,

24. And write for the Deseret News,
eHow and other media

25. Do holiday broadcasts on BYU Sirius XM Radio
143 on Kim Power Stilson’s Talkworthy show

26. paint

28. draw

31. etch

32. and model my new gown on the runway at
the University of Utah. I recently graduated with
a B.F.A. in Art Teaching…

33. I also cook, write, paint and create fun ideas for
you and your family.

34. Occasionally I see my adorable husband Newell
who works at the University of Utah Hospital

35. and writes science fiction and fantasy

36. and email my son, Tim, who is serving an LDS
mission in Alabama

37. And try to keep up with 6 other
exceptional children

38. (Snow??? Ok, we are from California…)

39. and a dozen grandchildren…

42. I have been blessed.

43. Please follow me at
www.pammcmurtry.com