Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite authors. I’ve read all his books and they never fail to make me think (or in many cases, rethink a lot of things). So when I saw this project over at Details are not the Details blog, I was transfixed.
The collection is designed by Paul Sahre with original drawings by Brian Rea and they’re just beautiful. I’ve put in my order and you can get them over at Amazon.
Today, I’m so thrilled to introduce a new column to the blog where I invite a few of my favorite bloggers to share with us their favorite illustrators (which in many cases, involved a lot of whittling down!), and our first guest is Mallory of Where the Lovely Things Are!
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I love illustration. I won’t even admit to how many illustrator’s blogs I’m subscribed to because you’d think I’m semi-insane. Semi-insane because I’m not an illustrator myself (or an… art director or any other career that would logically keep tabs on the illustration world so much): I just love illustration, it’s as simple as that.
I think it all stems from my love of children’s books. Generally, people graduate to reading chapter books and leave their picture books behind: they’re packed up and tucked away. Most adults don’t touch an illustrated book again until they have children of their own: not me. Picture books have never left my shelves and never will. As someone who loves to write, I adore the stories told through words in these books, but man do I also love the illustrations.
I didn’t really get into the whole (wonderful!) world of blogs and the internet until after I graduated from college, but once I did it was only natural that I’d find myself spending hours at a time scrolling through illustrator’s portfolios / blogs. My love for illustration started through those placed in a book format, but now it encompasses the work of illustrators in all forms.
When Amy approached me about doing a guest post featuring some of my favorite illustrators, I thought I’d choose those whose work I would love to see in book form. Hey publishing companies! Make this happen.
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You can follow Mallory and her obsession with illustration (and many other lovely things!) over here:
Her Illustration Adoration pinboard over at Pinterest | Illustrated Ladies (& Gents!) tumblrs | her blog devoted to her vintage book collection | Where the Lovely Things Are | Twitter
{Thanks so much Mallory!}
I love the handmade quality of Andrea Kang’s work – she’s a freelance artist based in Rhode Island. The addition of collage pieces into her work breaks up the monotony that I usually associate with vector drawings, and along with unexpected texture in her plushies, makes for an interesting portfolio.
She recently exhibited at Myplasticheart, NYC and is one of the artists for Poketo’s Forest Fables series.
