Drawing Grimm Tales

When I took a short course on picture book illustration, the tutor told us that we should include some black … More

Food from Books: Pippi Longstocking

My mum is Japanese but she likes Western/European films and literature. So naturally children’s books and films she got for … More

As I wrote in the previous post, I’ve been illustrating scenes with food from children’s book classics to build up … More

I started this ‘Food from Books’ project for my portfolio. On making a portfolio, many illustrators and publishers in children’s book … More

I judge books by their covers. I can’t help it – I like beautifully designed books. And that ignoring the … More