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StudioNIB
- Apr 25, 2006
- 1 min
Coelacanth Diaries
Domestic and work matters have occupied so much of my time I’ve not had chance to blog much lately. Things shall settle soon I hope. In the meantime here’s another fine illustrator’s blog I found Coelacanth Diaries #illustrators #StephenCollins
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StudioNIB
- Apr 15, 2006
- 1 min
John Nez Illustration: Champagne & Tulips
Well back to business, here’s the blog of Seattle based children’s illustrator John Nez, a long-time cyber colleague.John Nez Illustration: Champagne & Tulips The world really is getting to be a smaller place when I can call someone a friend, though they may live the other side of the world and we may never have met in person. Thanks to the internet I believe I know more people in North America now than I do in the UK. #illustrators #internet #JohnNez
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StudioNIB
- Apr 8, 2006
- 1 min
Middle of Nowhere
Here’s another children’s illustrator’s blog from the UK I just came across. Lots of images to warm the cockles of an old ex-pat’s heart and remind him of old merrie England Middle of Nowhere Middle of nowhere? Looks more like the middle of Oxfordshire to me, a place I’m actually thinking of moving to if I ever leave Japan. What? leave Japan? Well, my daughter is approaching school age, my family back home are not getting any younger, and I have been in Tokyo/Yokohama for 20
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StudioNIB
- Mar 20, 2006
- 4 min
Early Influences
(this post abridged from a previously published essay) I’ve been sketching ever since I can remember, looking back now in honest truth I don’t believe I could have followed any other path except illustration. I was pretty dreamy about everything else at school apart from English and History, so by the time it came to a career decision it was pretty well determined which direction I would take. As a young child I had limited access to children’s books, the only reading matter
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