Caterina Gabelli and Sara Maragotto

'An Ice-cream a Day', Collaged ice-creams by Caterina Gabelli and Sara Maragotto from the Bologna Illustrators exhibition.

Ausra Kiudulaite

Ausra Kiudulaite is a Lithuanian illustrator whose work was exhibited at this year's Illustration Exhibition Bologna with spreads from her book: 'Laimė yra lapė' which is created from a combination of mixed media, collage and digital compositions.

Gwen Millward I

Welsh illustrator, Gwen Millward's untitled pieces from the Illustration exhibition at Bologna. Gwen used pencil, chinagraph pencil, brush-pen and pen to build layers of line and build the story. Gwen has illustrated some of my favorite books so more of her work to follow.

Rashin Kheiriyeh II

Rashin Kheiriyeh's illustrations for "Boy, Train and Bird" book, published in Iran, written by Ahmad Reza Ahmadi, and exhibited at the Illustration exhibition of this years Bologna Children's Book Fair.
Rashin's birds with collaged feathers are a delight as are the lovely characters who inhabit her pictures.
It has been eight years since I first blogged Rashin's work and her career has gone from strength to strength with her works selected for many international awards.

Soon Ok Lee

Exhibited at the Illustrators Exhibition were Korean illustrator, Soon Ok Lee's pebble pigs from the book 'Opposite Pigs' published by Bandal Publishing House in Seoul. I'm sorry at the moment I am unable to find links to this illustrators work.

Mariann Maray

Mariann Maray is a Hungarian illustrator whose work 'Traveling on the Whale Bus' was selected for the Illustration exhibition at this years Bologna Children's Book Fair. Her work for me is very culturally interesting as it reminded me of Indian miniatures with its busy scenes, bright, bold colours and animals.

Narges Mohammadi

Narges Mohammadi's illustrations from the Illustration exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair' These illustrations have a wonderful mix of modern techniques with traditional illustrative style that has a subtle contemporary quality.

Ana Sarvira

The wonderful work of Ukranian illustrator and designer Ana Sarvira called 'No Adults' exhibited at this years Bologna Children's Book Fair . What joy these crazy arms out of proportion arms give me.

 

Cristóbal Schmal

I am going to be sharing more works from the illustrators exhibition in Bologna. These collaged works are by Cristóbal Schmal a Chillian illustrator based in Berlin.

Adolfo Serra

One of the illustrators selected for the Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair this year was Adolfo Serra with his delightful collaged displays of insects.

Because of the flat display of the works this year they were incredibly difficult to see and indeed photograph, due to the reflections and shadows, so please excuse the quality of the photos.

Noemi Batllori

Noemi Batllori's illustration 'El Animal Mas' written by Pere Juan simply and effectively illustrated with stamp prints in bold colour combinations. This book is about an ant believing he is big, realising that there are many creatures much bigger than him.

Natascha Durley

As ever, for me, it is the energy and impulsive drawings that capture fun and joy, and so I love these sketches of Tortoises by Natascha Durley who I found on the illustrator's wall in Bologna. Natascha's current body of work is collaged gatherings of animals and birds, which are repeated into patterns. Her inspiration being gathered from natural history museums, aquariums, and country walks.

Marta Sevilla I

Marta Sevilla's work caught my eye on the illustrator's wall at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, with her poor soon to be exposed character skirted with contact tabs.
I like the humour of her works.