Working Spaces: Lucy Sherston & Owen Davey

Illustrators work in all sorts of spaces! Our first ‘Working Spaces’ article features two Illustrators working from home and a studio respectively, reflecting on the pros and cons on each.

Ravilious Wood Engravings – Book Review

Author, James Russell provides us with a fascinating overview of Ravilious’ life; his education, teaching career, work as a war artist and his experience as a commercial artist.

The Inner Child – Book Review

The Inner Child is a short but sweet book all about that little person inside all of us that feels, hurts and plays as hard as ever: our inner child.

Shaun Tan on The Bird King, An Artist’s Sketchbook – Interview

One of the world’s most popular illustrators, Shaun Tan – known for a series of fascinating picture books – has just published The Bird King, An Artist’s Sketchbook. A book containing ‘much fun, wit and wisdom’, according to our reviewer, Karl Foster, who spoke to Shaun about sketchbook vs tablet, the influence of his Australian location and how he pursues the use of scale in his artwork.