I Like Pen and Ink

Yesterday I was sent a copy of "A Spoonful of Sugar", a book about "old fashioned wisdom for modern day mothers" for which I have done the chapter headers. Initially I thought this job was going to pose quite a challenge - illustrating quite involved scenes in very small spaces (they appear no bigger than 4cm x 6cm in the book). After some thought I decided to use an old fashioned sort of line and cross hatching style, reminiscent of one of my favourite artist/illustrators, Edward Bawden. The style works really well with the sentiment and overall design of the book and I'm very pleased with it.