Ali Pye blog

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May 2013

2 posts

April 2013

7 posts

Bologna inspiration

My top 3: 1: ‘Sea of Tears’ by Hyan Seo, published by Sakyejul Publishing Korea. I love the simple graphic cover, crazy characters, muted palette mixed with bold black shapes and strong compositions. 2: Work by Japanese illustrator Taro Gomi. Fresh as a daisy ultra-vivid inks, lovely characterisations and some pretty complex subjects (eg ships at a dock / lorries / an airport) portrayed with...

Bologna Children's Book Fair

I had a rip-roaring time in Bologna, from the moment I saw a friendly face on the plane out, to bumping into someone I knew in the departure lounge on the way home, having one last cheeky and delicious vino with them at the bar, [mistakenly] hearing my name over the tannoy and hurrying to the departure gate where I ran into yet another lovely person, who introduced me to Axel Scheffler! Wonderful....

March 2013

10 posts

February 2013

14 posts

January 2013

6 posts

Ellie May on Broadway*, baby! →

*That’s Waterstones, Ealing Broadway W5 - where on Saturday Marianne Levy will be reading from Ellie May Would Like to be Taken Seriously for a Change. Thank you for the listing, urban explorer.

December 2012

10 posts

Ellie May Would Like to be Taken Seriously for a... →

Well done Ms Marianne Levy.

November 2012

11 posts