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If you are in London on Saturday March 26th, come and draw in Tate Britain! We'll be making a little Tiz and Ott gallery, from 3pm in the Octogon room beyond the main shop.
I'll be showing some quick tips though I know some children will need no guidance to get drawing! Adults can join in too - in fact anyone from ages 3 to 103. More details
here.
Like many UK based author-illustrators I have been busy with school visits during 'World Book Day' - weeks of World Book Day in fact.
I love working with children and it so inspiring to see what Tiz and Ott's Big Draw has inspired. Some snaps from some of my recent visits.
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Ms Maynard gave her Reception Class at Lubbins Park Primary (for the Pop-Up Project in Canvey Island) free reign for inspiration - using the material of their choice. So good to see painting as well as drawing! At the top she linked the pages Tiz & Ott's Big Draw to different aspects of work by the 4-5 year olds. |
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Tiz in tip top form - what a happy mix of patterns and textures! |
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"This is Ott - he is handsome!" |
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some great mark making... |
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and happy houses! |
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Tiz and Ott's train is great for drawing expressions focusing on eye direction, as well as for mark making and a class group activity. |
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Here's me with pencils and more to the ready talking to a bunch of book characters at Kew College... |
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...they had done some very beautiful marks with paints and crayons... |
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The Kew College display of work by 4- 6 year olds was full of brilliant curly whirleys - splodges, wave and - oh and on display an old book of mine, Mini Racer! |
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Tiz was on a roll at our SCBWI illustrator showcase party at the lively N.London bookshop, Pickled Pepper Books |
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We made mini books at National Library Day at Minet Library in S.London -- and here's an amazing story by 6 year old Emily about a fox and a duckling. |
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Emily started off with a bunch of great characters ready to go into stories |