The Snowman And The Snowdog

Time to explain my lack of blogging over the last 9 months. I've had the pleasure of working on 'The Snowman and The Snowdog'. The fully hand drawn sequal to Raymond Briggs' The Snowman. The TV premiere of the film is on Christmas Eve,  Channel 4  at 8PM.

Merry Christmas!

The Snow Child

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These illustrations formed the basis for an online trailer for Eowyn Ivey's debut novel The Snow Child. The book is set 'at the world's edge' in the raw Alaskan wilderness, which proved to be an evocative and chilling subject matter for my ink drawings and mono prints. The illustrations were animated by Verdant Films to create the final trailer that can be viewed here.

An early book review captured the essence of what I set out to convey in the snowy images:

"This book is real magic, shot through from cover to cover with the cold, wild beauty of the Alaskan frontier. Eowyn Ivey writes with all the captivating delicacy of the snowfalls she so beautifully describes." - Ali Shaw Author of Girl with Glass Feet.

The Snow Child has made it onto Waterstone's 11, a selection of the best debut novels of 2012.

The book is out Today - 1st February 2012.

Published in the UK by Headline Review and Little, Brown & Co. in the US.

Tempo tissues "Bike"

During the summer I worked as part of the team doing inky artwork on this Tempo tissues commercial.

The beautiful design and direction are down to the very talented Vida Vega.

Produced at Film Club.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to be asked to produce a hand-drawn animated crying sequence for the Royal Ballet's new full length version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Those that missed the ballet at the Royal Opera House can see it in full on the BBC iPlayer.

(Available until 30 April 2011.)

Alice is danced by Royal Ballet's rising star Lauren Cuthbertson. Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, Design by Bob Crowley, Projection design by Jon Discoll and Gemma Carrington.

Army Learning, Different Class

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A few months back I worked as part of the team doing cell animation at Why Not Associates on these promos for COI/British Army. Illustration by Alan Baker.

They are now on air.