2025 | Longlist | Children's Publishing
| New Talent
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She/Her - Why did you create this work?
The Bedtime Circus celebrates the magic of everyday adventure, anticipation and imagination. I wanted to explore the excitement of putting your coat on on top of your pyjamas, and the sense of nostalgic anticipation that comes with adventuring at night time. It is a a wordless story that explores the boundary between reality and imagination. - How were your illustrations used?
These Illustrations are taken from a picturebook I made whilst studying on my MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. - What materials and techniques did you use?
The artwork was made using mixed traditional media. I layered acrylic gouache and watercolour paint onto paper, before adding coloured pencils and wax pastels for details and to give a sense of the light of the circus shining in through the windows and doors. - Was this project commissioned?
Un-commissioned - Agent
Lorna Hemmingway, Bell Lomax Moreton - Agent Instagram
@lornahemmingwaybooks - College / University
Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University - Course and graduation date
Children's Book Illustration 2025 - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
lucysalmon.co.uk/
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@lucy_illustrates - Biography
Lucy loves mixing traditional media to create artwork that celebrates small moments of connection and the magic that can be found within the everyday. Lucy loves experimenting in her sketchbook and many of her observed characters have found their way into the books she has written and illustrated as part of her MA in Children’s Book illustration at Cambridge School of Art. - Where are you currently based?
United Kingdom (UK)
