Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Alisha Dyer! This week, it’s a thrill to welcome illustrator, writer and graphic designer, Alisha Dyer, to the blog to talk about her inspirations for her stunning artwork. We were immediately drawn to Alisha’s ‘Redbank Gorge‘ for the Our Australian HeART anthology, for its breathtaking beauty in […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Jacqui Hewlett! We’re delighted to welcome talented artist, author and pattern designer, Jacqui Hewlett, to our blog, to share her fascinating, wondrous and whimsical work with us. Jacqui’s playful ‘Wandering Geckos – Patterns in Nature’ piece is the first burst of movement and colour upon entering Our […]
#BookReview: Our Shellharbour, Karen Hendriks (author), Emma Stuart (illus.), Little Shell Books, December 2023. Blurb: Join Lani and Oli as they explore Shellharbour’s natural wonders. Let’s go to magical places – From the mountains to the sea. Shellharbour is our treasure. Review: What a treasure of a book! From the opening endpapers and all the […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Jennifer Horn! Our next talented artist is the amazing Jennifer Horn – author, illustrator and graphic designer inspired by the greats of Quentin Blake and Charles Mackesy. Jennifer’s magical visual storytelling pieces project an essence of whimsy and a loose energy that so gloriously capture her subjects’ […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Daniela Glyntzos! It’s such a privilege to welcome another amazing author-illustrator as a part of our The Art of an Illustrator series. Daniela Glyntzos is a writer, artist, and Visual Arts educator, who has added an absolutely enchanting piece to the Our Australian HeART anthology. ‘The Little […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Karen Hendriks! Welcome to a special edition of our Quick Six Interview as we celebrate a regular guest on the blog with her new, beautiful picture book release. Thank you, Karen Hendriks, author of Go Away, Foxy Foxy, Home and Feathers, returning to share a book that pays tribute to the […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Mel Corrigan! We’re just so in awe of our talented Aussie creators, and it’s such an honour to showcase another superb artist to the blog! Thanks to Mel Corrigan, illustrator to the gorgeous ‘Sweet Summer Days’ in Our Australian HeART for being here today. With the lyrical […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Imogen Hartland! It’s such a pleasure to welcome another one of Our Australian HeART‘s brilliant contributors to our ‘The Art of an Illustrator’ segment! Thank you to the wonderful writer and illustrator, Imogen Hartland, to talk about her gorgeous art, Ocean Pools, and her illustration process. We […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Jeanette Stampone! Today we’re thrilled to have passionate author and up-and-coming illustrator extraordinaire, Jeanette Stampone on the blog! Jeanette is the author of Shadow and the Girl and soon-to-be-released The Dragon Guest Handbook, as well as one of our contributors in Our Australian HeART. Her piece, After […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with David Lawrence! It’s such a huge honour to welcome award-winning children’s author, Indigenous Literacy Foundation Ambassador and all-round funny man, David Lawrence to our blog to talk about the latest magical book in his Pen series; Xander and the Pen. Following the success of Ruby and the Pen, this sequel is […]
