Saturday, March 23, 2013

School Meals Project

I took part in an amazing project organised in cooperation with Edinburgh College of Art, Scottish Book Trust and Dalmeny Primary School. We have been working with children's book writer Vivian French, illustrator Cate James, stage 2 illustration students and the school pupils, and writing recipes that would describe ourselves. And then we created plates that illustrated the recipes.
Here is a plate that illustrates my recipe - lots of cute animals, a train and a map of my favourite place in Transilvania in Romania.
School Meals Project
I worked with Kyle and here the plate that illustrates him. This a a pop up plate...
School Meals Project
...and I would think twice before putting any food on it!
School Meals Project
The jaws open and there is a lot of beautiful drawings made by Kyle inside.
School Meals Project
We had an opening event with all the students and pupils presenting their plates. They were all amazing!
School Meals Project
And we made commemorative badges!
 School Meals Project
It was great fun working with the school pupils (I usually work with younger children). There have been coming up with the best ideas and also asking the best questons. One morning I worked with two lovely P3 girls and the first question they asked me was: "What is your favourite animal?". Just amazing! Why adults don't ask that instead of asking boring questions like: Where do you work? Where do you come from? etc.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

crocs and lions

random sketchbook stuff
Some random characters from my sketchbook.