tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245729031812260555.post2589428817535392468..comments2011-05-01T08:56:22.413-07:00Comments on A World Away - The Illustrated Book: Picture Letters llA World Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436313846070834227noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245729031812260555.post-49711787010787791562008-09-08T19:52:00.000-07:002008-09-08T19:52:00.000-07:00Pamela Terry & Edward, I'm glad you are en...Pamela Terry & Edward, I'm glad you are enjoying them as I am just having so much fun writing them. Glad Edward is a "bunnie" lover.<BR/><BR/>Acorn Moon, Let's have a self publishing appreciation day soon!!<BR/><BR/>Margaret, your suspicions may be well founded HeHeA World Awayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436313846070834227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245729031812260555.post-26400457822480393992008-09-08T09:16:00.000-07:002008-09-08T09:16:00.000-07:00The clip was fabulous! Such a great post--I can't ...The clip was fabulous! Such a great post--I can't wait to hear about the Pre-Raphaelite connection, although I have my suspicions about what it might be ;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197591307149394913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245729031812260555.post-39753937224302131472008-09-08T08:57:00.000-07:002008-09-08T08:57:00.000-07:00Hooray for self publishing!It's such a shame that ...Hooray for self publishing!<BR/><BR/>It's such a shame that most children in Britain will never see a red squirrel although there are a few left in odd corners such as Formby and Cumbria.Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245729031812260555.post-46363448042735792942008-09-08T08:55:00.000-07:002008-09-08T08:55:00.000-07:00I am looking so forward to these every morning whe...I am looking so forward to these every morning when I turn on my computer! Really enjoyable for a Potter lover like myself!<BR/><BR/>Edward sends greetings as well.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245729031812260555.post-53239276102314729882008-09-08T05:00:00.000-07:002008-09-08T05:00:00.000-07:00Willow, Yes she was always 'needing to draw' and w...Willow, Yes she was always 'needing to draw' and was constantly looking and observing all around for subject matter. BP is an inspiration. I'm glad you are enjoying the posts. I would highly recommend Linda Lears bio.<BR/>Celia,It is heartening to know that some of the BP books have grown up with you and I imagine can still "take you a world away". Thanks for sharing your experience at the printers. It must have been magical for you to see the original editions. Being under the digital microscope can be daunting to an artist, thats for sure.A World Awayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436313846070834227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245729031812260555.post-68061098033188552672008-09-08T00:37:00.000-07:002008-09-08T00:37:00.000-07:00I still have my copies of 'Mrs Tiggy-Winkle' and '...I still have my copies of 'Mrs Tiggy-Winkle' and 'Benjamin Bunny' may favourite books read over and over when I was little.<BR/>I was lucky enough to visit the printer Clowes at Beccles, for the publisher I worked for, at the time when the new editions were being prepared. I saw the new scans from the Beatrix Potter originals being checked and compared with the original editions of the little books. As I worked for the same parent publisher I could order a first edition boxed set of all the books at half the retail price. It's interesting to compare the pictures - reproduced very slightly larger from the new digital scans. The corrections she made to some pictures are now visible - have a look yourself (personally I think this is a shame - an illustrator produces work they know will look good reproduced, and Beatrix didn't know digital scanning would pick up every blemish). I still love my 1960's editions the best!!<BR/><BR/>BTW Melford Hall in Suffolk has a small display of paintings and momentos from when BP visited her relatives who used to own the Hall.<BR/><BR/>CeliaCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245729031812260555.post-71856847980163896402008-09-07T18:56:00.000-07:002008-09-07T18:56:00.000-07:00I enjoyed the House of the Tailor clip! I find it ...I enjoyed the House of the Tailor clip! I find it intriguing on the research she did for her books. I am going to have to do some further reading on Beatrix Potter. You're inspiring me!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com