4 x taurus

October 20, 2010

Gabrysia, me and a wooden taurus*, admiring ourselves in a looking glass.

* created by Józef Wilkoń

Being too tiny …

October 19, 2010

for the world outside, this child of wilderness* evinces a surprisingly strong bias towards parquet …

* raised by Józef Wilkoń

A little foretaste …

October 18, 2010

of a giant book… Format: 32 x 32 cm.

And Bob’s your uncle …

October 17, 2010

A graphic designer sprinkles some letters on a tasty picture and a beautiful book cover is born (and – as the British use to say – Bob’s your uncle).

To be exact, in this particular case it is not uncle Bob’s merit, but Dorota Nowacka’s …

For all those who no speak americano

September 29, 2010

Poetry for children by the INGENIOUS Julian Tuwim. Order here!

As autumn is coming …

September 29, 2010

some funny acorns dolled up by Joanna Gwis.

Back at the sea side

September 25, 2010

Looking at these quiet colours and the beautifully austere drawings by Nicholas J. Frith makes me rapsodize of my holiday at the sea side.

Unbelievable: Only three weeks separate me from the Adriatic, but it seems like an eternity …

Well Worth Watching

September 16, 2010

Norm Grant’s revealing film about Adam Matano’s Zarafa. In case you did not know: Acrylic is the  stuff giraffes are nowadays made of…

Fantje – A Sneak Preview

September 16, 2010

Sorry for the long silence… As compensation – some illustrations from my children’s book Fantje that will see the light of day this November.

Gabriela Cichowska, a young Polish illustrator, is responsible for Fantje’s fragile look.

The cat’s pyjamas …

September 4, 2010