Bye!

Salty air, calm thoughts and careless days on an island lay ahead. I tune out for awhile and wish you a happy summertime. See you in August!

I've been busy these last months. So I'm really ready to abandon my desk and leave for vacation, but before I do this, I want to show you another book I did illustrations for. It came out this month too and I like it very much. It's »Bulle und Pelle«, published by Gabriel. It's about Bulle, a little boy, whose rabbit dies and Bulle wonders where he has gone now that he is dead. And so he goes on a little journey during which he meets different people to get an answer. It's a really touching story and I'm happy with the outcome. I especially like the cover, since it turned out exactly like the inner picture I had in mind when I read the manuscript. Here is a more detailed synopsis.

Kiko

As a kid I was a well-known guest at our local library. At my high time I read about 10 books a week and I didn't need to show my library card, since they knew my name anyway. One of the authors I read was Klaus Kordon, so I was stunned when Beltz asked me to illustrate a book by him. Me? Just moments ago I've been 9 and now I switched sides. Strange in a good way! So, why do I tell you this? Well, the book came out this week and I'm curios to see how this white, little monkey will do out there. Here is a small glimpse:

And here you can find a small description of Kiko's story.

Juli

How did this happen??? Half of the year is gone! 6 months!! Old people always complain about time being so fast and the older I get, the more I know what they mean. But, hey, it's still summer!! A happy, warm hello to July! Just so you know, dear July: We are having great expectations!

Oh my…

I respect my mother – Found this in the paper trash today. Wonder what's the story behind it and why the child had to write it. It seems a bit harsh and old-fashioned to let a child write a sentence over and over (and let him/her use »mother« instead of »mum«). So, I guess, someone was veeery angry.

Trade

Papa is a tree

Today's International Children's Day and tomorrow we celebrate Father's Day. How fitting! So, hooray to all the dads and kids (and mums, of course) and to all the ones, that don't fit in any of these categories! Tomorrow is Ascension Day as well, which means a looong free weekend for the most of us. So, another big hooray, hooray, hooray! And an even bigger sorry for sun's unregular visits here on the blog. My analogue life keeps me busy and away from blogging. Hope, this gets better soon.

Eurovision

Sun's Eurovision Party last night ended in tears. Everyone wanted them to win.

Drahtesel…ähm, pferd

It's time to feel wild and free on the bike again! This week's topic at Illustration Friday seemed just fitting.

Eggciting

Happy Easter!

Easter eggs

Easter preparations! Sun painted some eggs today. I have some Easter links for you to get in the mood too: Origami Bunny Box Easter Bunny Macarons Cute little Easter Card by Marie Geissler. I will probably lack the time, but maybe you would like to make a little Pompom Bunny? They are cute! There are a PDF. and a video on the site to watch how it's done. I couldn't eat them! A recipe for Osterbrötchen by BastisRIKE.

Sun roof

Wonderful sunday. No fever, a nice brunch with Sun on a roof top and afterwards some lovely finds on the fleamarket. What about you? Having fun too?