The Sketchbook Project is a traveling exhibition of sketchbooks in which anyone worldwide can participate. Pick your theme and you will then receive a blank sketchbook. They will be touring set cities worldwide next year.
On May 12th, 7:30pm – 9pm, the National Print Museum will host a talk The Fantastic, the Frivolous and the Factual; Irish Artists and Illustration c.1830 – 1930 by Dr Angela Griffith, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin.
In the nineteenth century, publishing was distinguished by a remarkable growth in book and periodical illustration. This phenomenon was facilitated by developments in technology and consumer demand across all classes. Many young artists in search of a regular income and a professional reputation turned to the medium of illustration and by 1900, many leading figures of the British art world had worked as illustrators, including a significant number of Irish born artists. This lecture will examine the contribution of figures such as Daniel Maclise, F. S. Walker, Jack B. Yeats, Harry Clarke, Robert Gibbings, Norah McGuiness and Elizabeth Rivers to popular illustration and the creation of artist’s books.
The folks at Easons are hosting an illustration night in Dublin on May 19 (6pm) – with David Melling, Chris Haughton, Chris Judge and Niamh Sharkey all on hand to talk about their work, sign books, answer questions and doodle.
Stealing Easons tagline… Whatever you’re into, get into illustration.
Tickets are free – so you have no excuse! Full details over at easons.ie and booking on 01-8583815
Klaus Flugge talks through some of his illustrated envelopes including Posy Simmonds, Tony Ross and Axel Scheffler.
From now on I’m not opening any mail unless it looks like this.
IGI Member Steve Simpson picked up a bronze bell at ICAD last night in the design > packaging category.
Well done Steve. Congratulations!
Illustrate Ulysses? maybe. Illustrate Finnegans Wake? that way madness lies. Stephen Crowe is recording his efforts to undertake such a task here.
Just published by ‘The History Press’ a pocket size Quirky book of Quotes collected by Aubrey Malone and Illustrated by IGI Member Brian Fitzgerald.
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IGI Member Adrienne Geoghegan’s 6th Illustration Boot Camp, and Picture Book Camp are now almost fully booked. There is however limited availability. Both course are starting in early May and will run until November. We do have a few weeks off over the summer though! For full course syllabus and further information log onto www.adriennegeoghegan.com
