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One Word One Day event

By elise | Published: March 19, 2013

Here’s a great thing. Tomorrow I’m going to hang out in the ABC Studio at Southbank drawing for charity. With a gang of fellow illustrators we’ll be drawing/painting/creating on the theme of HAIRY and the results will be auctioned off for charity (Indigenous Literacy Foundation). It will be FUN!!! For more info have a look [...]

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Awrooooo!

By elise | Published: September 27, 2012

Oh I wish I’d taken some photos yesterday at the show! The performance of The Night Garden and Peter & the Wolf at the Melbourne Recital Centre was so great. It was a full house of kids and parents who were all astoundingly unwriggly! What can I say? I was SO proud and happy with [...]

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The Night Garden & Peter and the Wolf

By elise | Published: August 1, 2012

Well here’s a gorgeous double. You might remember that last year my book “The Night Garden” was set to music and animated by the Melbourne Recital Centre. Well, they are bringing it to life again and this time they are teaming it with the classic “Peter and the Wolf”. I remember lying on the couch [...]

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And for today’s trick

By elise | Published: May 12, 2012

… Painting at the Prahran Market as part of their Literature Live celebrations. We’ll be in the main courtyard with stories, artwork and I’ll be selling books and prints too. 11 – 2 pm (No sparkly frock this time.)

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What’s up?

By elise | Published: April 25, 2012

Well a number of things… I’m hard at work finishing off my preparation for a couple of workshops at the ALEA conference in Hobart this weekend. I’ll be talking about the idea of picture books that are designed to have multiple meanings – that is, the text and illustrations leave spaces for the reader to [...]

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Koko Black drawing prize winners!

By elise | Published: April 1, 2012

Last Thursday night was the announcement of the drawing prize winners at a party held in the Royal Arcade. We had a great turn out of finalists, many from interstate, who came with family and friends to meet the other artists and find out the results. I had the great pleasure to announce the Junior [...]

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Get your pencils out!

By elise | Published: January 24, 2012

Yes, it’s that time of year again when you feel strangely compelled to go to the Koko Black website and download the template for the 2012 Koko Black Drawing Prize… and get drawing! They’re calling for submissions now and they won’t be satisfied until they have your wondrous creation before them. This year, artists are [...]

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Awards night

By elise | Published: November 28, 2011

Saturday night was the gala awards night for the Young Australian Art Awards, and it was wonderful. Forget that these are kids – these are brilliant artists and writers from around Australia who were properly acknowledged for their talent. Which is a big deal for anyone! It was upstairs at the RACV club in the [...]

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The show

By elise | Published: September 27, 2011

Yesterday was such a thrill! I had never been inside the Melbourne Recital Centre before. We arrived early with the boys and went to a backstage rehearsal room to feed them. It was fun to be back of house again – I’ve seen a few different spaces over the years through work and I love [...]

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Big day for Sally & Strange

By elise | Published: September 25, 2011

Tomorrow is the big day for the performance of “The Night Garden” and “The Rainbirds” at the Melbourne Recital Centre! I can’t wait! It’s the beginning of the school holidays so if you’re looking for something to do we’d love to see you. There will be beautiful orchestral music, animation and Sally Rippin, illustrator of [...]

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