Matilda Here is paper artist Jayme McGowan at work illustrating her favorite Roald Dahl books. Why Dahl?: I wanted to do a series of pieces based on favorite books from my childhood, choosing just one author to narrow the theme. I picked books that I would enjoy re-reading now, as an adult, and Roald Dahl was the natural choice. I’ve always loved his dark humor, and the images his writing creates in my mind are so vivid —…
Continue reading“Librarians and teachers are the only reason I’m not in prison right now”, explains illustrator William Joyce. When he was in the fourth grade, Joyce wrote and illustrated his first book in green crayon about the magical superpowers of the contents of his elementary school hero’s nose. He soon found himself hauled off to the principal’s office to be reprimanded. Since then, Joyce has written and illustrated more than fifty children’s books, including Santa Calls,…
Continue readingWhose gonna eat my soup? Illustrator Fiodor Sumkin clearly demonstrates a strong background in typography and graphic design. The piece above was inspired by the Gnarls Barkley’s (think Cee-Lo) song “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul.” The blue-colored wood type font that creates the reading material which accompanies each image of the woman presents a strong, powerful contrast to the surrounding more classic calligraphy. The more I look at it the cooler it gets. Sumkin also…
Continue readingHere is a sampling of Charles Santoso‘s series of illustrations, Into the Wonderland of Books, that were created for the Kinokuniya Bookstore in Sydney, Australia. The images were used in their holiday catalog and where also used for window and interior displays. See the entire series here
Continue reading‘Inkygirl: An illustrated guide for those who write and draw for young people’ is the home for the comics and literary-themed illustrations of Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Though mostly packed with comics and illustrations for the writer set there are many that cater to the bibliophile. From the spineless library crook above to the relationship ruined by a damaged book below Ohi cleverly illuminates some of the quirkier elements of book love. Ohi’s first book of…
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