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| SKU | 9780714863627 |
|---|---|
| Title | A World of Your Own |
| Author Description | Laura Carlin |
| Uri | store/childrens-books/a-world-of-your-own-9780714863627/ |
| Web Author Description | Laura Carlin studied at the Royal College of Art, and won several awards including the Quentin Blake Award two years running, and the National Magazine Award. She also received the Uniqlo Fashion Illustration Award in both 2003 and 2004, which enabled her to travel to Shanghai and Tokyo. A prolific drawer and painter, she also works on ceramics. Laura currently works in an advisory role with the development of Quentin Blake's House of Illustration. She is also a regular visiting lecturer at the University for the Creative Arts at Maidstone. As a commercial illustrator, Laura's work has featured in publications such as Vogue, The New Scientist, The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph and The Independent. She has also illustrated several children's books and was voted in 2009 an ADC Young Gun, one of the 50 most influential creatives under 30 years of age. She is also the winner of the prestigious 2011 V&A Illustration Award. |
| webLongDescription | So much of a child's art education is spent being told whether they have done a good or bad drawing – without really being told why. Likewise, very few children's books encourage readers to understand different drawing techniques and develop confidence in their own style. A Drawing Book tackles the how to's of drawing in a very direct, personal way. Much more than a doodle book, it asks the child to look around and try to draw their own experiences, favourite things and best memories. What is home like? If you could fill the corner shop with anything – what would it be? What does someone look like when they run? Laura develops a child's confidence in their own ability by asking them to define these things in a visual way. In this sense, this drawing book is also a manifesto of a child's own world. The book is a combination of Laura's observations, drawings and tasks, as well as a discussion of sketching tools, techniques and methods of drawing. Themes discussed include: home, school, on a Saturday, in the city, different people, what I like, outside, holidays. There are blank spaces throughout for the child’s own drawings and response. The book will also feature blank gatefolds, each with a task. These gatefolds are perforated, so that the child can detach these from the book and hang them from the wall, post them, or create 3D objects. |
| Binding | Hardback |
| Size | Size: 245 x 290 mm (9 5/8 x 11 3/8 in) |
| Pages | Pages: 48 |
| Illustrations | 48 |
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In this sense, this drawing book is also a manifesto of a child's own world. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe book is a combination of Laura's observations, drawings and tasks, as well as a discussion of sketching tools, techniques and methods of drawing. Themes discussed include: home, school, on a Saturday, in the city, different people, what I like, outside, holidays.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere are blank spaces throughout for the child’s own drawings and response. The book will also feature blank gatefolds, each with a task. These gatefolds are perforated, so that the child can detach these from the book and hang them from the wall, post them, or create 3D objects.","webReviews":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;To the parent of a slow reading 9 year old: be patient. She will probably learn to read faster (or become an artist) if you give her a copy of \u003cem\u003eA World of Your Own\u003c/em\u003e by Laura Carlin.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;A picture book without a story, a wonderful illustrated tour of the author\u0026#8217;s musings, encouraging you to think and dream. It not only conjures a conversation in your head, but makes you want to pick up a pencil and start drawing your own imaginings.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Laura Carlin's \u003cem\u003eA World of Your Own\u003c/em\u003e is a great starting point for a creative project. How do you relate to the place you live in, to your room, flat or house, your street, village or town? Can you draw it? Or, like this artist, create elements of it by using boxes, or pegs, pebbles, or even a hair comb. Now, can you invent the home, place or city you would like to live in? I am inspired by the resourcefulness of the artist, finding everyday objects and reimagining them as creatures, buildings and people. She is using items we often discard, repurposing them to make a precious 'world of her own'. This is something anyone can do, there are no special art materials, it doesn't have to cost anything, and there is no right or wrong way of doing it.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eLauren Child, BookTrust\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","webShortDescription":"A beautifully illustrated jouney through Carlin's colourful and imaginative world\r\n"}