A Day in the Life: Illustrator Heather Hunt
Heather Hunt has made a name for herself as a go-to illustrator for evocative illustrations for picture books about native manu,...
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Illustrator Feature: Laya Mutton-Rogers
One of the most exciting new artists to pop up on our radar in the last six months has been Laya Mutton-Rogers, the artist behind the...
Illustrator Interview: Brian Lovelock
A vast number of households in Aotearoa with a child of 10 or under will be intimately familiar with the engaging, vibrant work of Brian...
A Day in the Life: Illustrator Ross Kinnaird
Ross Kinnaird has been a children's book illustrator for 15 years, and his first and most recent collaborations were both with Dawn...
Illustrating a Classic with Sarah Greig
Earlier this year, Hachette New Zealand ran a unique competition: seeking new illustration concepts for Margaret Mahy's classic The Boy...
Giselle Clarkson & Sarah Laing: A comic interview
We love comics, and we love the artists behind them! So for this month's Giselle Clarkson comic, we have something a little different for...
Adventuring with Tupaia: A chat with Mat Tait
One of the titles released in the wake of the 250th anniversary commemorations of Cook's arrival in Aotearoa is The Adventures of Tupaia...
A Day in the Life: Illustrator Kimberly Andrews
Kimberly Andrews is the illustrator of the re-illustrated Joy Cowley picture book, Song of the River (Gecko Press). Here she tells us –...
Behind the Scenes of Puffin the Architect
Kimberly Andrews is the Wellington-based author and illustrator of the new, critically acclaimed picture book, Puffin the Architect...
A Day in the Life: Illustrator Kirsten Slade
Kirsten Slade is the illustrator of the new kids' novel by Eirlys Hunter, The Mapmakers' Race (Gecko Press). Here she tells us – in words...
A Day in the Life: Illustrator Craig Phillips
Craig Phillips describes a typical day in the life of an internationally published, multi award-winning, homeschooling illustrator of...
Tara Black and Chris Riddell: A Drawing Date
Illustrator and live-drawer Tara Black had a Skype date with Chris Riddell in advance of his appearance in New Zealand for the Auckland...
A Day in the Life of Illustrator Xoë Hall
Artist Xoë Hall is living her best life! As part of the TeacherTalk team, she creates learning resources for Early Childhood Education...
A Day in the Life of Fraser Williamson
Fraser Williamson is a freelance artist and illustrator, whose works are frequently seen in books, early readers, magazines and art...
The anatomy of an illustrator: Cat Chapman
Cat Chapman is an Auckland freelance illustrator, having discovered her skills whilst doing a course in picture-book illustration with...
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