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Sally Kindberg, knots and sailors
I like knots, in fact I once wrote and illustrated a book about them, as well as learning how to tie them, on a basic sailing course on the North Sea years ago. It was fascinating to talk to former … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Visits
Tagged Cabinet of Folklore and Magic, children's book, Cornwall, fishing boat skipper, Folkestone Fishing Museum, Folkestone pleasure boats, Gwithti an Pystri, Kent, knots, Macmillan children's book, magic spells, Picturemac, seaside, The handy Book of Knotty Knots and Silly Shadows, the Museum of Dust, Yankee
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Sally Kindberg Dinosaur Wrangling in Fitzrovia
Dinosaurs extinct? Pah, nonsense! Lots of Dinos emerged in fantastic drawings by visitors of all ages at the wondrous Pollocks Toy Museum Fitzrovia Fete on Saturday. I had some trouble with my ears, confusing cats with dinosaurs but it … Continue reading
Sally Kindberg and penguins
Lat weekend I went to the Bloomsbury Jamboree . How lovely to see people I hadn’t seen for ages, including artist and ceramicist Bex Shaw, who was an Instagram Covid ‘buddy’ last year when we both had the dreaded Covid … Continue reading
Sally Kindberg’s pirate workshop at the Pollocks Toy Museum Fitzrovia Fete
Ahoy there! Pirates of all ages joined me on Saturday at the Fitzrovia Fete, organised by the magical Pollocks Toy Museum, to demonstrate that pirates have remarkably inventive drawing skills. While pirates swashbuckled, crocodiles snapped, musicians played, Punch and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events, Festivals, Workshops
Tagged activity book, Bloomsbury Activity books, Bloomsbury Draw It! series, crocodile, Draw It! books, Draw It! Pirates, Draw It! series, Fitzrovia, Pearly King, pirates, Pollocks Toy Museum, sea monsters, street festival, treasure maps, workshops
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Sally Kindberg’s books on display, October 2020
Last week I was out and about, called in at Swedenborg House to visit their current suitably mysterious and intriguing exhibition, and happy to see some of my books on display. The Hand Book was mentioned in the spring 2020 … Continue reading
Sally Kindberg’s robots in Primrose Hill
On the afternoon of August 2nd, some of my robots took part in Primrose Hill Community Association’s Art Trail. Having dusted them and wound them up, I activated them on the hour (or maybe they activated me) on my windowsill. … Continue reading
HAIR cover appears in Korea
Following a rather convoluted path, the cover illustration of my HAIR book, published by Walker Books some years ago, just appeared (with the wrong caption btw) in a Korean Women Artists 2020 catalogue collection online catalogue. Thank you Professor Hojung Nam.
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Tagged Hair, HAIR book, Korean exhibition, Korean Federation of Designers, Professor Hojung Nam, walker books
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Sally Kindberg’s books – some of my backlist
The first published book that I both wrote and illustrated – over the years I’ve illustrated hundreds more! Lutterworth, 1986. Two of four books published in 1986 by Grafton, then part of Collins Children’s Books.Robotina Finds Out, about a cheeky … Continue reading
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Sally Kindberg at Swedenborg’s birthday party, and a review of The Hand Book
Yesterday was the launch of the second Swedenborg Review and a delightful celebration of Swedenborg’s birthday. Devin P. Zuber gave an intriguing talk about his new book A Language of Things. Amongst other topics his talk considered the threat of … Continue reading