Monthly Archives: October 2007

up to my ears in sheep and chickens and… hippos?

By elise | Published: October 27, 2007

I’m aaalmost through with drawing chickens and cows and pigs and sheep and dogs… not in my usual repertoire. For the chickens I went and practised drawing real ones at the lovely Ceres which isn’t too far from here. I found a good spot where they clucked beside me most obligingly. I couldn’t see the [...]

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LAUNCH!

By elise | Published: October 22, 2007

You are invited to the launch of The Night Garden Sunday November 11 3 – 5pm at the wonderful Books Illustrated gallery and bookshop @ Gasworks Art Park, 15 Graham St, Albert Park, VIC 3026. ph (03) 9696 0947 The launch is a celebration of this new picture book – with a reading, a demo or something a little extra, accompanied by an exhibition of [...]

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oh you character, you

By elise | Published: October 16, 2007

This has been a fun year for school visits. It’s a fairly normal thing these days for authors and illustrators to go into schools to speak to the kids – especially around Book Week. I’ve been all over Victoria – from Yarrawonga up on the Murray, to Hastings down south. And everywhere I’ve gone I’ve [...]