The illustrious Sally Fawcett farewells KBR this month. Her Meet the Illustrator contributions have been a consistent source of enlightenment and entertainment and we shall miss her cool and colourful presence. Thank you for introducing us to so many sparkling illustrators, Sally!
Thankfully our Ferris wheel keeps on turning and we are equally as delighted to announce our new Meet the Illustrator Coodinator, author illustrator, Heidi Cooper Smith.
Perhaps you've already met Heidi? We featured her in December's Meet the Illustrator interview, here. She writes and draws with a sincerity that exudes warmth and often, mirth and is sure to add another dimension of sparkle to our dazzling team.
At an early age Heidi
knew she wanted to write and illustrate picture books. But during a Visual Arts degree, she fell in
love with Ceramics and spent the next 20 years covered in clay.
Heidi rediscovered
the joy of drawing in 2014 when she joined the ’52-week illustration challenge’. Six months later she was offered her first
illustration contract with Koala Books for Two Birds on a Wire, by Coral Vass.
This wonderful experience inspired her to start writing too, and in 2015 and
2016 she won the CYA illustrated manuscript competition (aspiring).
Kate and the Thing (Wombat Books) is Heidi’s
first book as both author and illustrator.
She has two more titles due out in 2019.
Heidi’s
favourite books are those that have humour at their core, and a surprise twist
at the end. Among the many illustrators
who inspire her are Lisbeth Zwerger, David Roberts and Freya Blackwood.
WELCOME HEIDI!
Feel free to connect with Heidi and be sure to pop by to meet more of our radiant Kids' Lit creators.
Website: heidicoopersmith.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/HeidiCooperSmithArtist/
Instagram: instagram.com/heidicsmithau/