tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post525781029758757618..comments2024-03-29T07:12:24.516+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: The Big Wide World - Jonathan Allen - two days late. . . . sorry. . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-75556763627181638622015-07-18T18:03:25.637+01:002015-07-18T18:03:25.637+01:00Ps: I would like to buy your animal illustrations ...Ps: I would like to buy your animal illustrations as cards Jonathan. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-70023121429840342472015-07-18T18:01:19.579+01:002015-07-18T18:01:19.579+01:00...yes, congratulations, and my one piece of advic......yes, congratulations, and my one piece of advice as an editor who often dealt with new illustrators - please leave enough bleed!!!! (If you don't know what bleed is, look it up immediately. It's a publishing term and for some reason art colleges often seem to omit teaching it, leading to much gnashing of teeth by publishers). <br /><br />Re: the pricing of degrees. It's utterly depressing. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-72796020814216360242015-07-15T16:55:44.332+01:002015-07-15T16:55:44.332+01:00Yes, congratulations and welcome to all new illust...Yes, congratulations and welcome to all new illustration graduates or post graduates just entering the world of children's books. It certainly can be tough, but also rewarding, fun, and important. Good luck!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-10167448107588913742015-07-15T08:35:38.906+01:002015-07-15T08:35:38.906+01:00I love your rhyming animals - especially the "...I love your rhyming animals - especially the "Llama in a Melodrama". And, although I didn't get into publishing until the mid 90s, your early days are not that different from my own.<br /><br />I benefitted from a full student grant and share your concerns about the study of Art – and the arts generally – becoming something that's only feasible for the relatively rich. Even when grants were available, I had friends who didn't go to college because they weren't comfortable with not earning for three years. These days, would-be students will be saddling themselves with tens of thousands of pounds of debt when they come out. And many young publishers seem to get a foot in the door as a result of working as an unpaid intern which simply isn't an option for people who come from a low income background. I think children's publishing has always been a relatively middle class world, but conditions like this help to keep it that way.Jonathan Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413964991466780348noreply@blogger.com