The final art is done in gouache and/or ink on watercolor paper. Fortunately, this time around I didn’t have to redraw anything Colin and Donna and I have worked together a lot and are all a little telepathic at this point. If I’m working on simple line art or a smaller illustration I think it’s actually quicker to just do the final art with the thought that I can redraw anything that doesn’t end up working or getting passed the copy editor (it’s quicker and sometimes more energetic and inspired too a lot can get lost in translation of sketches to finishes). I have to work so fast on these books – they have tons of drawings and need to be illustrated in a matter of a few months – so sometimes, in the interest of saving time, I don’t even do sketches. I sent it off to my editor, Donna Bray, to give her a sense of what to expect and then began to sketch. Then I went back and read the book through and made real notes about what I wanted to draw. In the case of this book, Colin read it to me and my older son nightly, as he was writing it, and I made mental notes about critical or awesome moments to illustrate. More than anything the books are inspired by that park. They’re set in Portland, Oregon, where we live specifically in an enchanted version of Forest Park, which is a real 5,000 acre woodland on the west end of the city. This is the third book in a series that I collaborate on with my husband. WILDWOOD IMPERIUM by Colin Meloy Inspired by …
Carson lives in Oregon with her husband, two sons, two llamas, many chickens, one cat and one very feral cat. Additionally, she is the illustrator-in-residence for the band, The Decemberists, and has created art for their album covers, t-shirts, websites, posters, and stage sets.
In 2010, Ellis was awarded a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators for Dillweed’s Revenge by Florence Parrie Heide. The Children’s Book Review | May 14, 2014 Carson EllisĬarson Ellis is an award-winning illustrator who has provided art for bestsellers such as “ The Mysterious Benedict Society” by Trenton Lee Stewart, The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket, and the “ Wildwood Chronicles” by her husband, Colin Meloy.
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