MAILBOX MONDAY on WEDNESDAY
It’s been one of those weeks -the sort you wouldn’t wish on anyone – not even once a year. So today I am doing Mailbox Monday on Wednesday. I received something truly special in my mailbox this time – an original piece of artwork from Rhian Nest-James the illustrator of the Samurai Kids series. Isn’t it amazing? It’s no surprise that every review makes mention of the wonderful oriental-style brushwork illustrations throughout the books.
I am not a visual person – never have been. When I was first shown the illustrations for White Crane, I was asked if they matched what was in my head. I was so thrilled to see them because there was nothing in my head! Well, no pictures anyway. I see everything with words only. But as soon as I saw Rhian’s drawings of Sensei and Niya, and the rest of the kids, well… I recognised them straight away.
2 responses to “MAILBOX MONDAY on WEDNESDAY”
I’m sorry you had a yucky Wednesday (sounds like a book title, hmm), but the art is really gorgeous! I pruned the roses this afternoon and found that blotted out most of the morning’s woes… And my gardenia bush has decided not to die since I moved it to a sunnier spot–yay! I think that’s symbolic: hope your Thursday is sunnier.
Thank you Kate. There is a lot of wisdom in your ‘smell the flowers’ comments. PS I loved the book trailer for The Runaway Dragon. Impressive. I filed it in my ‘I must learn how to do that’ folder. I looked for the book too but I don’t think it’s available in Australia yet.