![]() ![]() And then using these painted papers, which I cut and tear and then glue down onto illustration board, I create the artwork.Īmong some of my favourite artists are Paul Klee (1879 to 1940), with his colourful, dreamlike paintings and Pieter Brueghel (1525 to 1569), who painted peasants and landscapes of central Europe that remind me of where I grew up in Germany. I paint thin, translucent tissue paper with acrylics to create my ‘palette’ of colours and textures. I make my collage illustrations using my own hand-painted tissue papers. This is a universal concern that children have: Will I grow up? Will I be able to function as an adult? ![]() I too can unfold my wings (my talent) and fly into the world. But over time I have come to believe many children can identify with the helpless, small, insignificant caterpillar, and they rejoice when it turns into a beautiful butterfly. Well, for a long time, I did not understand why it was so popular. ![]() Why do you think The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been so very successful? ![]()
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