by Roxana | Feb 2, 2021 | Little Library of Picture Books
HOW IS IT WRITTEN? The language is fairly simple, kids will understand the book with a few explanations from parents. There is more musicality in the Italian book title “Il venditore di felicità”, but I think that the story is faithful throughout...
by Roxana | Jan 18, 2021 | Inspiring Things
I’m a fan of rocks. When I was little, my grandparents had a piece of old rock with seashell fossils captured in time. That always fascinated me. It had a nice smell of old wet dirt (you might crinkle your nose at this, but for me it smelled like exploring and...
by Roxana | Jan 12, 2021 | Learning New Things
It’s been about 1 year since I last updated my website. I realised that the way I was presenting my portfolio was not the easiest to read for potential clients. So, I analysed other illustrator portfolios and got to this formula here that I feel shows my work in...
by Roxana | Mar 27, 2020 | Little Library of Picture Books
Why should you read it? You should read this if you want to inspire your child with a balanced look on life, generally. The book will make them see that life is mostly good and sometimes life is hard. It teaches kids that good things will happen and if they use their...
by Roxana | Sep 30, 2019 | Case Studies
This project was a challenge for me. I had to tell a story in a clear visual way, without using any words on it. Not relying on written words to depict settings, to express time passing or things happening was a requirement from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair...
by Roxana | Aug 15, 2019 | Learning New Things
In children’s literature, silent books are wordless books, visual narrations that give readers new ways of reading, through images. Children learn to observe and discover the details that build up the “big picture” and use their own narrative voice to make...
by Roxana | Feb 12, 2019 | Case Studies
If I were to describe this project, I would say it was like the journey of an excited, but scared snail. It began as a personal challenge to create more children’s book like illustrations and therefore to upgrade my illustration style, but then it also evolved into...