MA show at Foyles - WOWZERS!

A small selection of the beautiful work by the Children's Book Illustration MA Graduates, that was on show at Foyles. Inspiring and so, so beautiful. Enjoy. 

 Le Thi  Minh Khuyen

 

Hazel Jennings 

Hannah Beech 

Ben Levitt 

 Margareta Marton

 Meg McLaren

Steve Antony 

Tamsin Gilbert 

Elena Arevalo Melville 

Victoria Turnbull 

Victoria Byron 

Lara Robinson 

Emma Raby 

Gemma O'Callaghan 

Mike Mason 

Courtney Dicmas

Above is only a really small sample of the beautiful work on display at Foyles and I would love to have taken photos of everyones board and dummy book(s). I was completely overwhelmed and felt so very proud to be on the course. I know(ish, I will know more this time next year) how much blood, sweat and tears these guys have put in to get to this point and the respect I have for all of them is off the scale. They all (and i do mean all) have produced work that shows an individuality and a personally developed visual language. I'm certainly looking forward to showing my work alongside them at Bologna Childrens Book Fair 2013.

its a book.

 it was never meant to be a book - but it is a book now, with stickers!

Duxford research trip

i took my son to duxford imperial war museum as i wanted to do some research for my masters project, they have some wonderful machines there and it helps that my two year old adores it too. i'm not much of a photographer so my images do not do any of the beautiful planes justice.

visit the duxford website here

more sketches, this time its vikings sans horns

a viking ship - apparently there is no evidence that the vikings ever wore helmets with horns on. i would always have drawn vikings with horns but maybe for this project i need to be a little more historically accurate. or i could just use artistic license and have them with flowers in their hair. we are aware of the stories of vikings pillaging and burning villages but only a small minority did this, its a shame the rest who were peaceful land harvesting farmers were tarred with the same brush eh!

my new hero - the wimmelbilderbuch

ali mitgutsch - love at first sight

lovely busy worlds

illustrations from Enid Blyton

 Richard Scarry's busy worlds

the unmistakable Mr Quentin Blake 

i am starting to research for my dissertation and at the moment it is a pleasure looking back at my inspirations from years ago. i loved all of the above illustrators and their books, i think they have influenced my love of busy, intricate worlds more than i would ever have thought.