Jackie Morris Artist

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The balance of life as an artist and writer living and working in Wales: or, how to ignore housework.

The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince

By day I am working on paintings for The Willful Princess by Robin Hobb. Black and whites. Not sure which will be used but the book will be published in October /November 2013 by Harper Collins,...

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The Icebear, read by me, filmed by Jane Messore

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May 12, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Last words

From The Western Mail, Sat 11 May. Below is the unedited raw text that I sent to The Western Mail. When Glyn’s brother died he had been very unsettled. He wanted there to be something in the paper...

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BBC Radio 4: Front Row: Tony Garnett

Sometimes it takes someone else to put into words how you feel when you work. Cooking supper this evening, listening to Front Row after walking on the beach in sunshine for two hours until the skin...

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Reading by Tigerlight

Reading by Tigerlight is now available as a print from the Kids Need to Read eBay store. $55 and they ship world wide. Brilliant quality prints. The original is available to buy at The House of...

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Walking with small leopard and little tiger

I was going to walk up to the old village, but someone decided to follow. Elmo came too, up the green lane, running up trees, to the hill top. They walked side by side and brought back memories of...

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How to scatter ashes

A few years ago when my friend was ill we talked about death and dying and what he wanted to happen to his ashes. I made a promise that I would take them to Maes y Mynydd, a place he loved, if I...

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This is not my book: This is not my hat.

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A battle with the Dirt Monsters and Trolls

Aided by The Bold Brave Knight of the Broom I have risen to the challenge that used to happen ‘between books’ when I would tidy up and move my furniture around in order to begin work on the next in...

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Remembering

I will not dance on the grave of Margaret Thatcher. But neither will I forget some of the things that she did in the name of the British people. Some say that you can judge a person by the company...

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New Work in The Shed in Porthgain and Seaways, Fishguard.

Today has been spent moving work around. The Shed, Porthgain, Pembrokeshire now has new work and there are some paintings in Seaways Bookshop in Fishguard along with piles of books waiting for...

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A life: ordinary loving and honesty.

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Almost finished.

A year ago, almost to the day, I began to write a book which was at the time called The Boy Who Loved Music and Hares. In about an hour I will have finished the last piece of painting for the book....

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Independent Bookshops.

Recently I did a masterclass in writing and illustrating books for children for Cardiff Lit Fest. The first thing I did, to this group of writers was ask a question. “Are there any independent...

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Postcard from Dulverton

So much to write up and blog. For now here is a snippet of what went on in Dulverton. For beautiful images take a look at Number Seven’s blog. The post Postcard from Dulverton appeared first on...

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Things I learned yesterday. Things I learned today.

Yesterday 1. Sometimes questions are difficult to answer. I did an interview on skype for a school in Colchester and the children all had interesting questions that made me think. But one girl...

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For St Thomas’s Primary School, Swansea.

Dear Year Two, St Thomas’s Primary School. Thank you so much for all my pictures of dragons and mermaids and tigers and letters that you sent me. I collected them when I went to pick up my friend,...

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Painting

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Looking for advice: how to be an ambitious author.

Invited to Hatchards Author of the Year Reception I looked on the web to see what kind of event I was accepting an invitation to. This is what I found, on the website of Terence Blacker: “The...

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Reviews.

It is always good to get a review. To get a starred review from Kirkus is like a small piece of gold. “EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON [STARRED REVIEW!] Author: Jackie Morris Illustrator: Jackie...

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Interviews over breakfast and supper.

A while back I was asked if I would do an interview for a blog called Playing by the Book. The blog is a fantastic resource about books and reading and children, so I was delighted to say yes, and...

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Dragon in the Mumbles

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The cutting room floor

Two sketches that didn’t make it into East of the Sun, West of the Moon. The first is a little like Narnia with bears. The second is two of the women, the sisters, who helped. The post The cutting...

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Since when: shop local.

Yesterday I was struggling with my broadband speed. I emailed my provider, expecting nothing until today, and they sent out a van and drove up the field behind my house and re- aligned stuff and...

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Something that was, for a while forgotten: or Happy Publication Day, East of the Sun.

I wrote East of the Sun, West of the Moon a few years ago now. It took a while to find a publisher. It had many rejections. All the rejections were very positive, like the one below. I became...

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Seattle

So, this is how it goes. My publishers say they want to take me to Seattle for the Mid winter meeting of the American Library Association and I say thanks, but I am bust trying to meet your...

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Books for Keeps.

I was asked to write an article for Books for Keeps. Here is a link to the piece. It looks better if you download the magazine version and read from there.

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Fear of flying.

First light, chopping logs for the fire, thinking about the days to come. Years ago when I began to work in children’s books I didn’t think I would be doing this. Life was more peaceful then....

Jan 22, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Sunday morning. Progress.

Painting and listening to podcast of Mike Harding’s Radio Show.

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The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince

The Icebear, read by me, filmed by Jane Messore

Last words

BBC Radio 4: Front Row: Tony Garnett

Reading by Tigerlight

Walking with small leopard and little tiger

How to scatter ashes

This is not my book: This is not my hat.

A battle with the Dirt Monsters and Trolls

Remembering

New Work in The Shed in Porthgain and Seaways, Fishguard.

A life: ordinary loving and honesty.

Almost finished.

Independent Bookshops.

Postcard from Dulverton

Things I learned yesterday. Things I learned today.

For St Thomas’s Primary School, Swansea.

Painting

Looking for advice: how to be an ambitious author.

Reviews.

Interviews over breakfast and supper.

Dragon in the Mumbles

The cutting room floor

Since when: shop local.

Something that was, for a while forgotten: or Happy Publication Day, East of the Sun.

Seattle

Books for Keeps.

Fear of flying.

Sunday morning. Progress.

Today, so far.

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