Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Sarah Zweck! It’s such a beautiful pleasure to welcome talented author-illustrator, Sarah Zweck to the blog to share her newest, stunning picture book, Ray. Her sweet narrative and mixed-media illustrations meld together just perfectly, creating something gentle, hopeful, and simply beautiful to read, look at and ponder – just as you […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Cassy Polimeni! It’s such a thrill to see the success of talented author (and our 2020 Pitch It! Winner), Cassy Polimeni, with the popularity of her picture book, The Garden at the End of the World, and now a new junior fiction series making a bouncing, resounding entrance – here is […]
Welcome to The Art of an Author with Rhonda Ooi! It is with such pleasure to welcome Rhonda Ooi to the blog to share her story behind the gorgeous, ‘Sweet Summer Days’ piece in Our Australian HeART, beautifully collaborated with the talented Mel Corrigan. In our interview with Mel, we learned about her process and […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Suzanne Barton! It’s a pleasure to have talented author and up-and-coming illustrator, Suzanne Barton here to talk about her journey as an artist and her gorgeous piece in Our Australian HeART – ‘Wonderland’. Created with digital brushes and collage, Suzanne’s underwater scenery shimmers with tranquillity, glistening over […]
Welcome to The Art of an Author with Lorraine Miller! It’s an absolute delight to have Lorraine Miller on the blog – one half of the incredible sister duo that created the inspiring piece, ‘Our Planet, Our Australia‘ for Our Australian HeART. Lorraine contributed the beautifully vivid and emotive text about the aesthetic beauty of […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Michèle Dodd! Michèle Dodd is a talented traditional watercolour and pencil artist, writer and editor, who takes inspiration from her natural surroundings and turns realism into magic. Her breathtaking ‘Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos’ artwork in Our Australian HeART absolutely sweeps its audience off their feet, soaring across the […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Bridget Acreman! We’re so delighted to welcome the brilliantly talented Bridget Acreman to the blog! Bridget is an animator, broadcast designer and illustrator, with books including The Wizard Shark, Elkie’s Escape and My Nonno. Her piece in Our Australian HeART is ‘Leaf Party Dress’; a whimsical illustration […]
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 […]
