[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-david-roberts-petr-horacek-and-making-books":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"News: I'm appearing on a graphic novel panel with \u003Cb>Paul Gravett\u003C/b> on \u003Cb>Oct 10th, 6-7pm at the \u003Ca href=\"http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature/\">Cheltenham Literature Festival\u003C/a>\u003C/b>, aimed at children and adults, along with \u003Ca href=\"http://www.garenewing.co.uk/rainboworchid/\">Garen Ewing\u003C/a> and \u003Cb>John Dunning\u003C/b>. Do come along!\\r\n\u003Ci>(Does anyone know if John has a website? All I can find is \u003Ca href=\"http://www.bugpowder.com/trs2/05/04/05/lolajean_riddle.html\">this link\u003C/a> to his collaboration with Mardou. Oh, and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.paulgravett.com\">Paul Gravett's website\u003C/a> has been revamped, have a look!)\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roberts_horacek1-8d98588a5a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI had a great time yesterday, speaking on a \u003Ca href=\"http://www.ukla.org/site/conferences/event/the_45th_ukla_international_conference/\">UK Literary Association\u003C/a> panel hosted by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.writeaway.org.uk\">Write Away\u003C/a>'s \u003Cb>Nikki Gamble\u003C/b> at the old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, with two brilliant people who make children's books: Czech writer and illustrator \u003Ca href=\"http://www.petrhoracek.co.uk\">Petr Horáček\u003C/a> and London-based Liverpuddlian \u003Ca href=\"http://www.artistpartners.com/portfolios/david_roberts/index.html\">David Roberts\u003C/a>, who's one of my favourite illustrators working today. Have you seen the book of horror stories he did with Chris Priestley, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-Terror-Black-Chris-Priestley/dp/0747589879\">\u003Ci>Tales of Terror from the Black Ship\u003C/i>\u003C/a>? It's one of the best things I've read lately, really gripping stories, with wonderfully atmostpheric line drawings, inspired by the likes of \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gorey\">Edward Gorey\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Dore\">Gustav Doré\u003C/a>. Nikki asked us questions about our influences, and Petr and I were able to talk about our mutual love of \u003Ca href=\"http://www.littlefashiongallery.com/en/shop/prod/2/2-Little-design-gallery/19-the-lfg-library/2268-l-infini---kveta-pacovska.html\">Kveta Pačovska\u003C/a>'s work. Two other illustrators we mentioned were \u003Ca href=\"http://www.eric-carle.com\">Eric Carle\u003C/a> (a big influence on Petr) and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.errollecain.com\">Errol Le Cain\u003C/a>. (We can't quite figure out why Le Cain's work is so hard to find in Britain. David and I were both besotted with it when we were kids.) \\r\n\\r\nAfter the panel, the organiser David Reedy said he'd had people come up to him and tell him it was the best illustrator panel they'd ever heard, which was great to hear. Nikki asked some great questions, David was hysterically funny, and Petr made us all jealous with the photos of his attic studio and printmaking specimens. I'd picked up some books for David and Petr in a fab Anchorage book store (\u003Ca href=\"http://www.wavebooks.com/catalog/index.php\">Title Wave Books\u003C/a>) that I thought they'd like: \u003Ca href=\"http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Shoes-Sun-Young-Yoo/dp/1934429066/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247335225&sr=8-1\">\u003Ci>The Red Shoes\u003C/i>\u003C/a> illustrated by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.ammobooks.com/books/redshoes/\">Sun Young Yoo\u003C/a> for David, and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Circle-Dogs-Kevin-Henkes/dp/0064437574\">\u003Ci>Circle Dogs\u003C/i>\u003C/a>, illustrated by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.danyaccarino.com/dy/\">Dan Yaccarino\u003C/a> for Petr.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/talesterror_-de54beaa53.jpg\"> \u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/roberts-07b9745ab3.jpg\"> \u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/horacek-e4f2b6694e.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nDavid was waiting around to meet his partner in Greenwich to celebrate their five-year anniversary, so I nabbed him for a drink at the Greenwich Union, which made me squiffy with happiness. Then Stuart decided he'd meet me there for dinner, and it sounded like a great plan, but Alaska jet-lag hit me just as I was ordering my food and I almost did a face-plant in my curry. I think David's dinner must've been a whole lot more romantic, I could barely make it home.\\r\n\\r\nJust before I left for the States, I did a workshop on making little books with Nikki at the Institute of Education (near the British Museum). I displayed some of the little books I'd made in the past, and included some by other people who've used interesting bookbinding techniques, such as \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Alfasi\">Asia Alfasi\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.modernmonstrosity.moonfruit.com/#/curtis-terrorist/4529884518\">Oliver Lamden\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/inst_edu1-dc9cd3d303.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI was very impressed by the books one participant brought along, but I wrote down her name on a slip of paper and I can't find it anywhere, argh! I am on the hunt for this creator's name, I'll get in touch with Nikki and post it. I remember chiding her for not putting her name anywhere on the book. \u003Ci>Note: If you make a book, please, please put your name on the front cover! It's very important!\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/inst_edu2-75cd3eddf5.jpg\"> \u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/nikki-064fd7651f.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd that's Nikki, the woman who makes all things happen!","2009-07-11T17:05:00.000Z","david-roberts-petr-horacek-and-making-books",[],"david roberts, petr horáček and making books",1776628732852]