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School Holiday Workshops | Picture Book Illustration

Published on Thursday, 13 June 2019 at 1:48:20 PM

Hot on the heels of Big Sky Writers Festival, GRAG is very excited to host West Australian Author/Illustrator Briony Stewart for a series of creative workshops this school holidays. Places are limited, so be sure to RSVP to secure your spot!

Suitable for young people aged 8-14 Years


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Scribble and Scribe

If you love writing and drawing then sharpen your pencils for a morning of word-weaving, brain-storming and character creation. In this workshop Briony will show you all of her sneaky tips and tricks for creating interesting writing and illustrations as you develop words and drawings that will also have the chance to feature in a beautiful illustrated book! 

10am-12:30pm Daily
Monday 8th, Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th July 2019


Illustration Celebration

From scribbly skies to moody metropolises, have you ever wondered how illustrators create the spaces and places of stories? Join Briony for a fun illustration workshop of painting experiments, and drawing techniques. Help to create some book-worthy story landscapes and vital visual details that will feature in a beautiful illustrated book!

1:30pm-4:00pm Daily
Monday 8th, Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th July 2019


WA Author Illustrator Briony StewartMore about Briony

Briony Stewart is the author and illustrator of several award-winning books for children, including Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers, winner of the 2012 Queensland State Literature prize for children’s fiction. Briony lectures on children’s literature at university and conducts talks and workshops with children across Australia. She loves live drawing challenges, day dreaming and discussing dragons, bunnies and how to tame lions.

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