Workshop in Mongolia
I’ve just returned from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, where SCBWI Tokyo RA Holly Thompson and myself co-ran a two and a half day workshop for...
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Jun 7, 20073 min read
Manila Report
Everything about this trip was a first for me – first trip to the Philippines, first time using Power Point, and first time running a...
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StudioNIB
May 28, 20071 min read
Back from Manila
I just got back from the Philippines last night after running a one-day presentation and workshop, and already I see the organizers have...
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StudioNIB
May 23, 20071 min read
Manila Workshop
Tomorrow I’m off to the Philippines to host a presentation and workshop in Manila for SCBWI. Surprising to say, although I’ve overseen...
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StudioNIB
May 23, 20071 min read
Charlie Bone interiors
Here’s a few interior drawings from Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors (Japanese title: Umi ni Kirameku Kagami no Shiro). It’s just...
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StudioNIB
May 7, 20071 min read
New Charlie Bone book
I recently finished illustrating Volume 4 of Jenny Nimmo’s Charlie Bone series for it’s Japanese edition. “Charlie Bone and the Castle of...
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StudioNIB
Apr 25, 20072 min read
The Curse of Hackdom
Seeing the smooth transition of Dekune’s large expressive painted gallery works to the powerful images in her picture books made me...
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StudioNIB
Apr 19, 20075 min read
Bologna Book Fair notes from 2004
I really wish I was going to Bologna this year, I missed it last year through other commitments and fully intended to make up for it in...
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StudioNIB
Apr 14, 20071 min read
A peek inside The Boat in the Tree
Here’s some spreads from The Boat in the Tree. It was a great story to work on, with a gentle tone that lended itself to dream-like...
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StudioNIB
Apr 14, 20071 min read
The Boat in the Tree
It’s important for me as being my first picture book comissioned directly from a US publisher, as opposed to co-editions of my UK books....
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StudioNIB
Apr 12, 20071 min read
The Elves and the Cobbler
Here’s a couple of images from the Grimm story The Elves and the Cobbler, which recently appeared in the Japanese children’s magazine...
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StudioNIB
Apr 12, 20071 min read
Coming up for Air
I can’t believe it’s already April and I’ve shamefully left my blog standing still since New Year. There have been a variety of reasons...
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StudioNIB
Nov 20, 20061 min read
Nengajo approaches
It’ll soon be time to organise some new year greetings, as is the custom in Japan. Over the last few years I’ve tended to follow the...
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Nov 4, 20061 min read
Studio Tour
For anyone who fancies a peek at my work studio , I’ve just posted some snapshots to The Dust of Everyday Life blog, the off-duty...
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StudioNIB
Nov 2, 20062 min read
Avian Assault
Well, travels over, back home in Japan. It’s our first trip into town to do some shopping. We get out the station, climb the stairs to...
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StudioNIB
Oct 28, 20062 min read
Publishing Doldrums
The UK was a busy trip for us, four days in Lichfield to see the family, a couple of nights in Oxford, and finally five days in London...
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StudioNIB
Oct 26, 20061 min read
Willem Van der Velde
One of the highlights of the trip to Amsterdam was finally getting to visit the Rijksmuseum. This was my second visit to the city, but...
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StudioNIB
Oct 11, 20062 min read
The Dick Bruna Huis in Utrecht
I’m posting this from a hotel room in Amsterdam, as the missus, daughter and I are at the beginning of a 2 week break in Europe. We’ve...
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StudioNIB
Sep 25, 20061 min read
Temple of the Seven Golden Camels
A slightly different world to mine, in the sense that it’s a blog about creating cartoons and animation by Mark Kennedy, who’s worked for...
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