Play is the work of children. It’s very serious stuff. Bob Keeshan
Category: Ken Wilson-Max
From the sketchbooks: Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!
West Indian culture and folklore is often forgotten in favour of African. Maybe forgotten is the wrong word; more like pushed aside. But it is a rich and lyrical source of material for children to learn from and enjoy. Its educational value is not in question as it indirectly chronicles the days of slavery when…… Continue reading From the sketchbooks: Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!
From The Sketchbook: Babies
It took quite a while to simplify drawings of babies. Their features are already very simple so it was always a question of giving the images the qualities that one feels when interacting with babies. K
Music
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. ~Confucius
Origins
We have a few t-shirts for sale at http://www.mysoti.com/mysoti/designer/DesignTribe. This is one of our best ones designed by Chaz Maviyane-Davies. Zimbabwean born GRaphic designer Chaz Maviyane-Davies lives and teaches in the US. He challenges his students to avoid being proponents of “homogenized blandness” – the practice of embracing technology to the detriment of our idiosyncratic visual…… Continue reading Origins
The Best New Illustrators Award 2011
Chosen by a stellar panel of judges, Children’s Laureate Anthony Browne; Director of Literature Strategy at Arts Council England, Antonia Byatt; author/illustrator Lauren Child; founder of the Illustration Cupboard John Huddy and author/illustrator Ken Wilson-Max, the winners have been crowned the Booktrust Best New Illustrators 2011.
The Illustrationist 