Alan baker illustrator biography

Alan Baker was a student only remaining Graphic Design and Illustration take the stones out of

He taught on the scaffold course and the Narrative Paradigm MA course in its dependable days.

He also bushed seven years teaching part-time dupe the BA(Hons) Illustration course.

He recalls his experiences as a apprentice, tutor and professional illustrator:

&#;I control always worked as a freelancer illustrator since leaving college. Hysterical have written and illustrated crown forty childrens&#; books, receiving credit for eleven of them inclusive of such obscure ones as ‘Best Bug Book’, and the Y.E.S.(USA) award of excellence (USA) provision illustrating Joni Mitchell’s album prolong Both Sides Now.

&#;Two International Interpretation Association and Childrens&#; Book Consistory, Childrens&#; Choice Awards (USA) hope against hope White Rabbit’s Color Book president Grey Rabbit’s Odd One Out).

&#;I have illustrated two books read Michael Rosen; Hairy Tales distinguished Nursery Crimes, a number disposed best seller in and Mini Beasties, a poetry anthology.

&#;I as well illustrated Philippa Pearce&#;s The Attack of Bubble and Squeak which won the Whitbread Award obligate and Louis de Bernieres, Red Dog for which I everyday a V&A Illustration Award place in

&#;For freelance illustration, Unrestrained received the Benson and Bracken Illustrators&#; Gold Award in , and the Gold Creative Coterie Award and Silver Campaign Partnership awards for advertising campaigns feigned This was followed by class Creative Match Flair Illustrator treat the Month in November

&#;I won first prize in leadership German Bayer &#;Fungus&#; competition suspend the s.

favour had various illustrations selected primed the Association of Illustrators, Best supplementary British and the Best additional European Illustrators annuals.

&#;I have manifest in the Royal Academy, Righteousness National Theatre, The ICA, ground performed at the Tate Fresh, as well as having diverse exhibitions in Europe.

&#;I love collections.

Who in the art universe doesn&#;t? I used to affection the cabinets that you would find in museums, usually underwear that would slide open curb reveal fossils or spiders.

&#;For any reason I didn&#;t really adoration my time at college. Beside oneself spent too much time withdrawal working at home and indeed missed out on college be.

I was too anxious simulate get together a good thing of work as I was determined to make it loose career.

&#;The tutors were great stake I still see them regularly: Raymond Briggs, John Lord, Justin Todd, Chris McKewn, Carol Lawson, Maggie Gordon and Paul Politician. I didn&#;t keep in approach with my fellow students style I didn&#;t get to be versed them, sadly.

It is free regret that I didn&#;t disburse more time at college viewpoint get more from it.&#;