I've been invited to talk about my work, and also discuss the ways that picture books engage readers and bring them "Back to the Library", and how they are relevant to the HSC topic of "Discovery".

To tie in with Book Week and The Brisbane Big Draw, I'll be running a three hour masterclass designed to help you discover and develop your unique illustration style. An intensive workshop centred around hands-on, practical exercises that will help you identify your illustration superpowers and harness them to work for you, whether you're an established illustrator wanting a fresh perspective on your work or a newcomer just setting out and trying to build a portfolio. This session builds on and complements skills learned in previous workshops on visual narrative and character development, although it's not necessary to have attended these.

Please bring a current sketchbook, colour copies of 5 finished illustrations you have done (please don't bring originals)  and your favourite drawing materials.

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I'm delighted to announce that Juliette MacIver and I will be doing an all-singing, all-dancing double act at the Brisbane CBCA Book Week dinner. Sword swallowing! Fire-eating! Death-defying stunts and derring-do! Or at the very least, a hearty discussion of ducks, Toucans, rhyming and scribbling. See you there!

I'll be running a three hour character design workshop at the CYA Conference in Brisbane. I'll be talking about how to create expressive human and animal characters with verve and personality. This will be a hands-on intensive workshop, so bring your favourite sketching gear, limber up those pencil-holding fingers and prepare to work hard and have fun - and hopefully learn stuff.