Today I am bringing you part of the work I did for the Florida Libraries Youth Program (FLYP). Each year they have a pair of themes, one aimed at K - 5th grade and one at older children. A great deal of art and elements are needed for the program, including posters, bookmarks, coloring pages, connect the dots, membership cards, and tons of art for the instructor manual.
One of the K - 5 themes I have worked on was Book Feast. They didn't know what they wanted to do beyond that, so when I suggested monsters eating and using books and various library-related media. They jumped at my suggestion. Little did I know that I was embarking on a wacky adventure because of my idea of monsters and books... unfortunately I can't really talk about any of that stuff just yet. I can show you the chapter header art for the instructor's manual. Of all the art I produced for Book Feast, these were some of the few pieces that did not see some sort of revision.
© Florida Department of LibrariesSince the theme was Book Feast, all the chapters had food names. This thankfully allowed me a launchpad for ideas. So often, with projects, the themes or elements are vague ideas that do not directly translate into tangible visuals. For the most
I have put my piece away for a few days to get a fresh look at it. I should be posting it here soon, even though the deadline for it is still over a month away. I have started working on additional pieces based on the theme... too bad I can only submit one!
See you back here on Friday! Until then...
