Artists & Illustrators — June 2017

MASTERCLASS

Artists & Illustrators 31

Emily’s Tip

Put yourself out

there – you won’t

get picked up if

no one sees

your work

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framework of the trunks and branches with

a loosely held Japanese brush and watery

ink, and then linocut the leaves.

What’s your studio like?

My studio is in my house in what should be

the spare room. My partner made a spare

bed that flips down from the chimney breast,

and when it is folded up forms a magnetic

board I can stick work to. My drawing area is

in the bay window, and my computer tucked

into an alcove. I have a row of drawers to

store work in, and a whole wall of book

shelves which I worry about filling.

What’s your favourite children’s book?

The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon

Lord. As a child I’d spend hours poring over

the illustrations. I loved – and still do – being

able to follow characters that aren’t

mentioned in the text through the book.

The rhyming was exciting and comforting at

the same time, and the countryside in the

book felt familiar and safe.

What’s your tip for getting into illustration?

Everyone I’ve talked to has come a different

route. But you must put yourself out there

because I can guarantee that you won’t get

picked up if no one sees your work.

See more of Emily’s art at http://www.emilygravett.

com. Tidy is published by Two Hoots, £12.99,

http://www.panmacmillan.com

© EMILY GRAVETT/TWO HOOTS

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