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Another Illustrator Insight: Me!
Part of my contract for The Tiger Who Sleeps Under My Chair was for me to produce the internal illustrations for the book. As many of you know, it’s a while since I was actively illustrating for commercial purposes so … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white, children's books, found objects, Hannah Foley, illustrator, inks, internal illustrations, natural history, still life, The Tiger Who Sleeps Under My Chair, Zephyr Books
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Illustrator Insight: Lucy Rose
One of the things that is soooo exciting (among many!) about having your book published, is having a wonderful illustrator use their incredible skills for the front cover of your book. Although I had seen the final version of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Design, children's books, Hannah Foley, illustrator, Lucy Rose, The Tiger Who Sleeps Under My Chair, Zephyr Books
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Interview with Xavier Bonet
Though we know the old adage not to judge a book by its cover, we all do. I love the cover of The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle. It tells a potential reader so much about the book before they’ve … Continue reading
World Book Day 2020
It is light now when I come in from my morning bike rides. The riverbanks are full of bird song and lolloping bunnies. In the streets near us, front garden shrubs explode with sparrow chatter as we pass on the … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged 2020, Author events, birdsong, book characters, book launch, capes, Cardboard Kingdom, cardboard modelling, children's books, comics, costumes, cycling, favourite characters, Hannah Foley, Harry Potter, How Billy Hippo Learned His Colours, illustrator, independent bookshop, light, Little Door Books, parenting, Portobello Bookshop, rabbits, sparrows, spring, the Beast, vivian french, World Book Day
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How Billy Hippo Learned His Colours
Are you all safe and dry? I hope so. It’s been a wild one, hasn’t it? We got off lightly down here, although I haven’t been over to the allotment to see how the greenhouse has fared yet. Still, no … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Uncategorized
Tagged advance copy, children's books, colours, flowers, frogs, Hannah Foley, hippos, How Billy Hippo Learned His Colours, illustration, illustrator, Little Door Books, picture books, postman, seeds, spring, storm ciara, vivian french, winter
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Faces of Transition
New work I did for the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) went live last week. Their conference theme this year is The Faces of Transition. As part of this commission I used imagery from the Roman god Janus to … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged conference, Cyrenians, Faces of Transition, family conflict, future, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, Janus, past, Roman God, SCCR, scotland, Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution
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Changes
Today I am attending the first day of a three-day induction at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital in Exeter. ‘Why would you be doing such a thing?’ I hear you cry! Well, changes are afoot. Many of you will … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Making changes
Tagged arrogance, art, art college, art graduate, artists, balance, caring, christmas, Christmas decorations, contracts, cynicism, drawing, dreams, Hannah Foley, hopes, illustration, illustration degree, illustration graduate, illustrator, marketplace, negotiation, nursing, portfolio career, pricing, Return to Practice, Service, star, the 'Hustle', UK Universities, work-life balance, writing
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Billy Hippo workshops
Last week I had the absolute delight of taking some illustrations workshops at a local school. It was brilliant fun. The kids were wonderfully imaginative and inventive. We sang a Billy Hippo song and did some Billy Hippo-themed crafts. I … Continue reading
Boatbuilding diorama
Here is a children’s fold-up diorama with cut-out figures I worked on over the summer. I do love a bit of maritime history! Next week there will be no post from as I’ll be away on illustration-related business. I’ll be … Continue reading
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Tagged boatbuilders, boats, children, clinker, docks, eduction, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, island nation, jib, Lavis and Sons, maritime history, merchandise for children, sea, seagull, sheepdog, toys
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