Book of Hopes

It's been a while since my last blog post.. I used to love reading blog posts and forums, if you're reading this, hello! 👋

I wanted to share a lovely project I was lucky to work on last year. I created a black and white illustration titled 'Stargazing' for the Book of Hopes, a collection of stories and illustrations on the theme of hope, edited by Katherine Rundell and published by Bloomsbury in answer to the pandemic, with proceeds going to the NHS Charities Together. The book provides words and pictures to comfort, inspire and entertain children.

The ebook is available to read for free on the Literacy Trust website.

The Book of Hopes

Book of Hopes Illustration by Emily Fox
'Stargazing'

I loved working on this illustration, not only as a welcome distraction in a worrying time, but also to find a home for a little character which had been popping up in my sketchbook for a while. I've nicknamed him the 'Snoogaloo'. Here he is in my sketchbook:


As you can see in the top picture I've also needle felted the Snoogaloo. (I've had a lot of time on my hands!) I'm also exploring a few story ideas, so fingers crossed we'll see more of this little fella.

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