For hair on my characters I use real hair. I use such natural materials as stone, veneer, paint peeled from old doors and window-sills, and plaster from old walls. SidelightsĪustralian-based artist and illustrator Jeannie Baker has gained international attention through a unique style she calls 'relief collage.' As she once told Something about the Author ( SATA), this method of illustration 'is very painstaking and detailed. The Story of Rosy Dock was adapted as a short film. ILLUSTRATORĮlaine Moss, Polar (picture book), Deutsch (London, England), 1975, Dutton (New York, NY), 1979.Īlso contributor of illustrations to periodicals, including New Scientist, Nova, Observer, and London Times. The Hidden Forest, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 2000.īelonging, Walker Books (Sydney, Australia), 2004. The Story of Rosy Dock, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1995. Window, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1991. Where the Forest Meets the Sea, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1987. Home in the Sky, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1984.

One Hungry Spider, Deutsch (London, England), 1982.

Grandmother, Dutton (New York, NY), 1978, revised edition, 1980. Grandfather, Dutton (New York, NY), 1977, revised edition, 1980. Visual arts grants, Australia Council, 1977-78, 1978-79 commended picture book of the year, Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA), 1985, for Home in the Sky Boston Globe Picture Book honor, CBCA Picture Book honour, Earthworm Award from Reading Magic Award, and Picture Book award from Young Australian Best Book, all 1988, and International Board on Booksįor Young People illustration/Australia category award, and primary category award from KOALA, both 1990, all for Where the Forest Meets the Sea CBCA Picture Book award, and Young Australian Best Book designation, both 1992, both for Window.

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