tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post6085930308746187290..comments2024-02-02T10:52:07.936-08:00Comments on Drawing a line in time: Still working on ideas for covers.Jackie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18344677229001312105noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-26041369595711915552011-11-19T14:54:53.936-08:002011-11-19T14:54:53.936-08:00It is pencil and watercolour. And thank you. New b...It is pencil and watercolour. And thank you. New blog now, over at wordpress.Jackie Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344677229001312105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-82907874287097893662011-11-19T14:44:09.862-08:002011-11-19T14:44:09.862-08:00Your illustrations are lovely! Would you mind tell...Your illustrations are lovely! Would you mind telling me what medium you work in? It appears to be pencil and watercolor but it's hard to be sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-74950340141557549882011-11-10T11:01:27.312-08:002011-11-10T11:01:27.312-08:00Yes , I'd definitely have to read whatever was...Yes , I'd definitely have to read whatever was inside the second cover !SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-28257574979372275572011-11-09T14:52:28.563-08:002011-11-09T14:52:28.563-08:00So glad other people do that with books. I had Cat...So glad other people do that with books. I had Catherine Hyde's Princess's Blankets and Firebird propped up in my studio for ages. Some books are just so beautiful.Jackie Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344677229001312105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-27560365590847715862011-11-09T14:47:18.928-08:002011-11-09T14:47:18.928-08:00Love the one where the bear is walking away down t...Love the one where the bear is walking away down the street. Now that is a book you would HAVE to open up!!Joanna Doverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199471137405306748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-5767936367738977312011-11-09T13:29:54.503-08:002011-11-09T13:29:54.503-08:00I have both 'Tell Me a Dragon' and 'Th...I have both 'Tell Me a Dragon' and 'The Cat and the Fiddle' and I love the covers on both of them, they certainly made me want to explore inside as quickly as I could. <br />I have 'The Cat and the Fiddle' propped up on display in my living room as it's cover is just spellbinding. It is a wonderful book by the way, well worth exploring beyond the cover, your work is amazing.Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-88148039474366081662011-11-09T11:42:36.424-08:002011-11-09T11:42:36.424-08:00I love the idea of "stories" just walkin...I love the idea of "stories" just walking down the street, waiting for you to meet them.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204546941269120909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-33151366044094296182011-11-09T11:05:57.313-08:002011-11-09T11:05:57.313-08:00I like the way the buildings fold around to the ba...I like the way the buildings fold around to the back cover and I can really picture the light streaming down from the lamp on that beautiful fur.<br />Quite timely in a way, I've been trying to think of a cover today too, but my imagination seems to have fizzled out and I've got stuck on one image that refuses to move aside to consider any others... and like you say, the cover sells the book doesn't it!<br /><br />And I've set myself a deadline now of January (after the christmas chaos at work)to try and make appointments to show my dummy book... I'm hoping to have a first draft manuscript of my next idea (which I think will be a much better story)to take along as well to show as a work in progress hopefully...<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing your alternative cover idea, its always fascinating to see your working process... <br />Carrie... :)Windsongs and Wordhoardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211375575810428500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-52880420775135621632011-11-09T11:00:11.188-08:002011-11-09T11:00:11.188-08:00Thanks John. Needs to be intriguing so that people...Thanks John. Needs to be intriguing so that people want to open up and find out what is going on.Jackie Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344677229001312105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-29322262440538205022011-11-09T10:46:16.598-08:002011-11-09T10:46:16.598-08:00This looks like it could be your best cover ever, ...This looks like it could be your best cover ever, it has such a quality about it plus a hint of nostalgia.<br />I REALLY can't wait to see how it turns out.imaginehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096877734466819623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102517688059332839.post-11379068243481446222011-11-09T09:49:25.079-08:002011-11-09T09:49:25.079-08:00beautiful Jackie, you are so refreshiny honest.beautiful Jackie, you are so refreshiny honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com