Clara Vulliamy: Can a tapir dance Flamenco? (what I love about being an illustrator)
Not long ago I looked at the blank piece of paper in front of me, and asked myself, and I asked Twitter, ‘what do seven otters riding a … Continue reading
Book Birthday Interview: Elli Woollard Interviews Clara Vulliamy about DIXIE O’DAY AND THE HAUNTED HOUSE!
The Dixie O’Day books by Shirley Hughes and Clara Vulliamy are always such a delight, and Dixie O’Day and the Haunted House is no exception. The fourth book in the … Continue reading
Frocks, PJ’s and shoe shame by Clara Vulliamy
At a school author event once, I asked the children if they had any questions for me, expecting the usual ‘how many books have you made?’ sort of thing. A … Continue reading
Clara Vulliamy: Stationery
Stationery, what’s not to love… (apart from the fact that every time I have to look up whether it’s stationery or stationary. Such a rotten speller! Fortunate, then, that I … Continue reading
Clara Vulliamy: School Visits
I want to fly the flag for author school visits. Certainly, they take us away from our precious time at our desks; they take time to prepare and time to … Continue reading
My biggest drawing blind spots by Clara Vulliamy
When I first started out as an illustrator I was phobic about drawing machines, any machine, making depicting modern life something of a challenge. Anything with metal and engines and … Continue reading
Book Birthday Interview: Dixie O’Day and the Great Diamond Robbery by Shirley Hughes and Clara Vulliamy
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing mother and daughter team, Shirley Hughes and Clara Vulliamy, to celebrate the release of DIXIE O’DAY AND THE GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY. After loving … Continue reading
Planning and presenting a picture book in storyboard form by Clara Vulliamy
Of interest, I hope, to anyone thinking of both writing and illustrating a picture book… I’d like to show the first crucial stages of how I put together the story, … Continue reading
A page from my sketchbook by Clara Vulliamy
The hundreds of sketchbooks I have filled over the years are very precious to me. Not because they are full of great work (they’re not), but because they are a … Continue reading
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