Ever wondered what it takes to be an illustrator? Perth Woman speaks to an emerging artist.
Sometimes success can just be a matter of plain good luck.
Young mother of two Sonia Martinez was beavering away at her graphic design degree at Curtin University when precocious young novelist Craig Silvey (Rhubarb, Fremantle Press) approached her lecturers to see if they were amenable to their students competing for the prize of illustrating his delightful tale, The World According to Warren.
"Published this year as a picture book likely to appeal across the age spectrum, the result is a total joy, intricately worked paintings that offset the minimal text brilliantly, belying Sonia’s revelation that these works mark her first adventures in oil."
Keen to pursue a career illustrating children’s book, Sonia could have not asked for a more appealing calling card than this.
The World According to Warren, as told to Craig Silvey, pictures by Sonia Martinez, Fremantle Press, hardback
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