Tag: art
Interview with children’s book illustrator John Shelley – Japanese influence
Meet illustrator John Shelley and learn about his experience drawing for children’s books and advertising both in the UK, USA and Japan and learn how his love of Japanese culture and art has inspired his work. John Shelley studied at Bournville School of Art, in the UK, amidst the aroma of chocolate from the nearby…
S.T.E.M. is for Robots
It’s time we examine seriously, the inexorable rise of S.T.E.M., particularly in relation to the disappearance of the arts in education. What is S.T.E.M.? S.T.E.M. stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (or Math). Why wouldn’t you want to promote those subjects? In fact I’d chuck in English to make S.T.E.E.M., as English teaches syntactic skills…
Did my editor like my artwork?
Did my editor like the artwork I finished for Walker – the boy who can talk to dogs? She did, but she didn’t like the character in the image on the left. It reminded her of someone when she was young who she thought was a werewolf. My immediate reaction was to think, “Oh yes!…