© Alison Day
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Monday, 6 July 2015
Cool Coffee
Already twenty-four hours on the sunny island of Crete in Greece. After a good sleep, it's time to sip cool frappés whilst guarding our cookies from the relentless attack of pigeons.
Yesterday was a very long day, a 3am start in Amsterdam followed by a 6.20 am, three-and-a-half hour flight from Schipol to Heraklion. Arriving at our hotel, a refreshing swim in the mosaic hotel pool and friendly greetings from the hotel staff rejuvenated our spirits.
Dinner by the sea of: tzatziki, saganaki, calamari and a Greek Salad with a finale of the local firewater - raki, accompanied by luscious watermelon.
© Alison Day
Monday, 29 June 2015
Fractured Songbird
My most recent piece—still far from completion, but incorporating 2 different processes I enjoy working with—mosaics and papiermaché.
© Alison Day
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Second Step
This is not the end of the adventure...
Sam & the Adventure - the magical story of a young boy who goes in search of an adventure, will be available from Sept 2015 onwards via: ALISON DAY DESIGNS
The storybook will be available in softcover and hardcover versions, along with the colouring book and picture magnets.
The storybook will be available in softcover and hardcover versions, along with the colouring book and picture magnets.
Saturday, 6 June 2015
Storyteller
Every child loves a bedtime story...
Storybook behind the mural, available September 2015 from Alison Day Designs
by Alison
Day
© Alison Day
Friday, 5 June 2015
Jump Aboard
Have you already grabbed a signed copy yet of Sam & the Adventure?
If not, you can HERE
Sam & the Adventure is magical 88-page story book for children, filled with 43 full colour illustrations.
The perfect read alone or bedtime story book for boys and girls.
Take a look inside... the Internal illustrations are based on artworks—created using: papiermaché, re-cycled rubbish, bric-a-brac and paint. They took a year to make!
Learn more about the campaign of Sam & the Adventure HERE
If not, you can HERE
Sam & the Adventure is magical 88-page story book for children, filled with 43 full colour illustrations.
The perfect read alone or bedtime story book for boys and girls.
Take a look inside... the Internal illustrations are based on artworks—created using: papiermaché, re-cycled rubbish, bric-a-brac and paint. They took a year to make!
Learn more about the campaign of Sam & the Adventure HERE
© Alison Day
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
Sam and the Adventure
Please support my Kickstarter campaign—Help me turn the story behind the mural into: Sam & the Adventure—the book! :
Hello everyone,
Some of you may be aware that for the last I year or so, I’ve been busily—writing, illustrating and designing a children’s story book entitled: Sam & the Adventure.
Sam & the Adventure is based on a mural that I painted many years ago for my then 2-year old son, Sam. This 88-page book, filled with 43 full colour illustrations is the story about a small boy, who sets off in a blue, ten carriage train, in search of an adventure and the story ends with a light-hearted twist.
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The Plan:
I have finally reached the point where my next step is publication. In order to be able to do this—printing costs and publishing in general being an expensive business—I have set up a Kickstarter campaign. This is where you come in...
How you can support me:
If you visit my Kickstarter campaign you will find a video outlining the whole project and a selection of rewards to pledge for. As you can see there is something to suit every budget.
By choosing one of the rewards, you’ll not only help me towards my goal, but for or a modest pledge you already have secured your very own, signed copy of Sam & the Adventure.
Please Share the campaign:
Another way to help me reach my goal is to share the Kickstarter campaign with family, friends and anyone else you think might be interested.
Also, if you don’t have children, or know of any you can delight with a copy of Sam & the Adventure, maybe there’s a school who’d be pleased to receive a copy or one of the packs!
Please share the Kickstarter campaign—via social media, email, word of mouth—every little action will help me get closer to my goal, being completely funded and ultimately enable me to publish the story.
The hashtag I will be using is: #SamandtheAdventure
Many thanks, Alison Day
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