follow this tutorial for instructions on how to make your very own cassette tape illustrations.

pikaland packs are so cool – get yours here – fantastic illustrator participants – the packs contain prints, cards, zines … or check out the blog with lots of good stuff … LINK

check out the March PikaPackage Project giveaway – Pikaland will be donating USD2.00 from each sale to KIVA, an organization that provides micro loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.

The giveaway will end on Sunday 15th March, 8 p.m. PST/PDT, but the sale of the PikaPackages will still go on after then. If you need more information, please don’t hesitate to let me know. :)

The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman (Author), Gris Grimly (Illustrator), published by HarperCollins (April 29, 2008) and Bloomsbury (May 2008) distributed in Australia through Allen and Unwin.

‘The dangerous Alphabet’ appears to be a great idea and a very clever book – but perhaps a bit too clever for its intended audience.

The illustrations and the poetic nature of this book are excellent, it is visually a gorgeous book. The idea of two children with their pet gazelle who travel through a maze deep underground in order to solve a mystery, would certainly give the impression that this book is a winner. And it has received rave reviews from acclaimed authors who have said things like “delicate horror of the finest fairy tales”, “weird, and frightening” and “a fascinating and disturbing story that frightened me nearly to death”.

Alphabet books are intrinsically aimed at pre-readers and young children, and while I don’t doubt the cleverness of this book – it is not appropriate for the age group that would be interested in an alphabet book. If this is meant to be a book to help teach children the alphabet, it definitely misses the mark.

About the reviewer: Paul has been teaching primary school students for 20 years and has two young children of his own.

Mr Black & Mme Ochre: Camilla’s characters meet Karin’s hand thrown stoneware.

Illustrator Camilla Engman and ceramicist Karin Eriksson collaborate on a series of small plates, platters, bowls and robust mugs. The exhibition Mr Black & Mme Ochre is at manos – Överjärva Gård in Stockholm – 24 April – 7 June 2008. available for purchase online here.

The work is absolutely gorgeous – congratulations!

Two sweet illustrations to download. Print onto fabric and paper or any other medium you can think of.
Link.