Bed book peek – India (part 2)

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It’s all about the front stoop in this 2nd part of the series about making an illustration for my new picture book, MY BED.

In this scene set in India, the front steps are just another opportunity to embellish and decorate. Some patterns are flat and others are sculptural. The railing is made of wire wrapped in embroidery floss.

Leaves for a potted plant are edged with wire for more flexibility when it comes time to position them.

I sculpted some of the foliage with wire, beads and floss…

and embroidered other plants to felt.

More will come in part 3. You can see part 1 here.

Update: Signed copies of My Bed can ordered in my shop here. 40 pages, 9″ x 9″, words by Rebecca Bond, pictures by Salley Mavor, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-544-94906-5

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    • Thanks, I’m glad you like this. Yes, I do sketches and what’s called a “dummy” in the picture book business. Everything has to be mocked up for the editors to see before I start sewing the finishes.

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