After a grueling 6 weeks of furious cutting and sticking, constantly hoovering up tiny bits of paper all round the house and 90+ animal collages later, all the final artwork for my first children’s pop-up book is now with the publishers.
It’s been a lot of hard work and many late nights, but I’ve loved working on such a diverse range of creatures and it will be very exciting to see my first children’s book on the shelves.
The book has a tentative release date of February 2013.
Here’s a look at a number of the original cut paper collages before their digital polish…
I’ll be running a competition to win a copy of the book once it’s released, so keep you eyes out on the blog, facebook page and Twitter for details.
INCREDIBLE!!! I’ve been following your blog and admiring your beautiful collages for a few months now, and I absolutely love your artwork! I cannot wait to see the finished book! Congratulations to you!!!
That is a lot of work Jonathan. Hope you manage to get a bit of a break now. They look absolutely stunning. Congratulations
I think it’s pretty safe to say that I’ll want a copy of this book. So exciting for you, and the work, as ever, is amazing. Congratulations!
Thank you very much for such lovely comments guys – I really do appreciate them
Wow, these are gorgeous! I’m sure they gave you a few headaches, but they totally look worth it! Can’t wait to see the book.