Archive for the ‘Illustration’ Category

I’ve been looking at a lot of illustration in the past few weeks which, for me, is a bit like christmas. Why you ask? Well, because in my dreams, I get to commission all of these talented people to illustrate the many stories I currently have out ‘there’ sitting in the vast bottomless in-trays of the demigods that are publishers’ and agents’ editors. Editors who, I’ve discovered, live on a completely different planet where the concept of time versus available life, has yet to be realised.

Am I ranting?

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A clever combination: Twitticisms + great illustration = Twags. From Kiersten Essenpreis at Twaggies.

St Patrick’s Day gives me the perfect excuse to share this enchanting film from Ireland with you. The Secret of Kells was nominated for an Academy Award last month and has won many other awards at festivals world-wide. You illustrators are going to love it. All hand-drawn and gorgeous to watch. Happy St Patrick’s Day.