Thanks To the staff at Carey Baptist College iCentre for the great write-up on my visit!
On Tuesday the 5th of August, we had a visit from author/illustrator James Foley at the Carey iCentre. James is the illustrator of The Last Viking and The Last Viking Returns, and the author/illustrator of In The Lion and My Dead Bunny, which will be released later in the year.
James came to speak to the year 7s and 8s about picture books, how it got his start in them and of his love of drawing. He shared art and stories from when he was at school, speaking of his early attempts at art and story writing, and how it progressed with practice, all interspersed with humorous stories.
From there he shared of how he came into illustrating books, of the story-boarding and trail and error it took to arrive at the final version ready for publishing. He also read and showed his latest book, My Dead Bunny…
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I’ve been working on a great community project since April; I was hired by Yanchep Community Centre to redesign their playgroup outdoor area. It needed to be suitable for the 2-4 year olds from the weekly playgroups, and it needed to include a water play area and a music play area. it also needed to use as many upcycled materials as possible. Here’s what we did.
James Foley 