Aussie Bush Illustration with Jess Racklyeft

Aussie Bush Illustration with Jess Racklyeft

Join us at a special Australian animal drawing workshop with author, Jess Racklyeft.

By State Library Victoria

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Sat, 15 Jun 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AEST

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State Library Victoria

328 Swanston Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia

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  • 1 hour

Be transported to the Australian wilderness in this hands-on illustration workshop with award-winning illustrator and author Jess Racklyeft.

Let Jess guide you through how simple shapes can be used to create the Australian animal illustrations found in her book, Bush.

Afterwards, use those skills to decorate your very own glow in the dark bookmark to take home.

Suitable for children aged 6-12 years.

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About Jess Racklyeft

Jess Racklyeft is a Melbourne based author and illustrator, and creator of over 30 picture books. Working in watercolours, mixed media and on her computer, her work has won several awards including the CBCA Picture Book of the Year award in 2022 for her book Iceberg (written by Claire Saxby). She loves to celebrate nature, conservation and the environment, with many animals and plants sprinkled across the pages of her books!



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