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If Found Please Return to Elise Gravel
Elise Gravel
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Description for If Found Please Return to Elise Gravel
Hardback. In the outrageously amusing If Found , Elise Gravel offers readers a sneak peek into her sketchbook, where colourful monsters, imaginary friends, a grumpy things reign supreme. Num Pages: 100 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: YFW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 165. .
In the outrageously amusing If Found , Elise Gravel offers readers a sneak peek into her sketchbook, where colourful monsters, imaginary friends, a grumpy things reign supreme. Meet Donald, who sings off-key; Francine, who likes to eat stones; and Mar- vin, the man with lots of stuff in his beard. Mixing the real with the fantastical, Elise s drawings exude curiosity, as microbes and mushrooms share the page with speckled pepper pops, gloppers, and floofs. Filled to the brim with vibrant felt marker illustrations, If Found is not just an exhibition of Gravel s work, but a challenge to young artists to keep a daily sketchbook. She reveals her top tips to becoming a successful illustrator practice! practice! practice! while empowering young artists to face their fears of making ugly drawings. Stop worrying about what makes a drawing good or bad Elise draws anything and everything and you can too!
Product Details
Publisher
Drawn and Quarterly
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
100
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9781770462786
SKU
V9781770462786
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99
About Elise Gravel
Elise gravel is an author illustrator from Montreal, Quebec. After studying Graphic Design, Gravel pursued a career writing and illustrating children s books, where her quirky and charming characters quickly won the hearts of children and adults world- wide. In 2012, Gravel received the Governor General s Literary Award for her book The Great Antonio, about the famous Montreal strongman with a heart of gold. A prolific artist, she currently has over thirty children s books to her name which have been translated into a dozen languages, including I Want a Monster! and The Disgusting Critters series. Elise Gravel still lives in Montreal with her spouse, two daughters, cats, and a few spiders.
Reviews for If Found Please Return to Elise Gravel
What, exactly, does it take to be a great artist? ... as Gravel gracefully demonstrates, it actually can (and should be!) a lot of fun.
School Library Journal A bright, colorful and quirky paean to drawing, imagination, and creativity.
NPR If Found... Please Return to Elise Gravel... feels like accidentally uncovering the greatest (and silliest) sketchbook of all.
The Hollywood Reporter [If Found] offers a kind of evangelism for the joy of drawing, as expressed through tons of Gravel's silly, colorful critters... Make ugly drawings. Make stupid drawings. Make a lot of drawings, and make them for yourself.
Paste A rare mix of wackiness and savvy counsel
just right for getting the creative juices flowing.
Kirkus Reviews A valuable message for adult artists that want to achieve a more liberated state of mind...
The AV Club This fascinating, quirky and liberating glimpse into the creative process will inspire budding artists and daydreaming doodlers alike.
National Reading Campaign Elise Gravel invites the reader in to the world of her little black notebook. In it are creatures and places familiar and imaginary, in a style that embodies quirkiness, whimsy, and humor ... an open-hearted drawing prompt for kids, or adults, who want to draw more.
Youth Services Book Review
School Library Journal A bright, colorful and quirky paean to drawing, imagination, and creativity.
NPR If Found... Please Return to Elise Gravel... feels like accidentally uncovering the greatest (and silliest) sketchbook of all.
The Hollywood Reporter [If Found] offers a kind of evangelism for the joy of drawing, as expressed through tons of Gravel's silly, colorful critters... Make ugly drawings. Make stupid drawings. Make a lot of drawings, and make them for yourself.
Paste A rare mix of wackiness and savvy counsel
just right for getting the creative juices flowing.
Kirkus Reviews A valuable message for adult artists that want to achieve a more liberated state of mind...
The AV Club This fascinating, quirky and liberating glimpse into the creative process will inspire budding artists and daydreaming doodlers alike.
National Reading Campaign Elise Gravel invites the reader in to the world of her little black notebook. In it are creatures and places familiar and imaginary, in a style that embodies quirkiness, whimsy, and humor ... an open-hearted drawing prompt for kids, or adults, who want to draw more.
Youth Services Book Review