2025 | Longlist | Children's Publishing
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She/Her - Why did you create this work?
These illustrations were created for a picture book I wrote about a girl named Olive, who welcomes a refugee girl called Ana into her home. The story was inspired by my own experience of welcoming a Syrian family into our local community.
At its heart, this book is about bringing colour back into the lives of refugees, and through doing so, we may discover that they bring colour to our lives too. - How were your illustrations used?
They were used as interior images inside 'Colours of Home', a picture book written and illustrated by me and published by Graffeg in 2024. - What materials and techniques did you use?
I used Acrylic paint and watercolour pencils to do the bulk of the image and then finished off the detail using the programme 'Procreate' on my ipad. - Was this project commissioned?
Commissioned - Commissioner Company
Graffeg - Commissioner Instagram
@graffegbooks - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
miriamlatimer.co.uk/
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@miriamlatimerillustrator - Biography
Miriam has been illustrating for over 20 years. She has mostly worked in the Children's book sector, having had work published with 'Little Tiger Press', 'Anderson Press', 'Barefoot Books', 'Kingfisher', 'Ladybird', 'Little Tiger Press', among others.
She also does illustration work for magazines, logos, and personal commissions, as well as selling her illustrations on t-shirts, t-towels and mugs. - Where are you currently based?
United Kingdom (UK)
