Everything I Know About Eyeballs....
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 04:47PM 
a monster primer from Ed Emberley....I learned from Ed Emberley. Or rather, everything I learned about the significance of eyeballs... I learned from Ed Emberley. If you didn't have Ed's books as a kid, I am here to tell you that that's OK. Its not too late to go out and buy a bunch of them now. If you have kids (and if you have kids who are looking for a fun project this weekend, perhaps???) then you absolutely need to buy the whole set.
So you can imagine how thrilled I was to be a part of this project over at the marvelous Cloudy Collection. My artists proofs arrived today and they are just absolutely gorgeous. Plus, there was an unexpected gift in the box: a print by Ed himself. And it's just teeming with eyeballs.
If you don't already know about Cloudy Collection, check their past editions. David Hyuck works tirelessly to bring illustrators together to create some extremely great and utterly affordable sets of prints. David has an impeccable eye and everyone loves working with him on these very fun collections. Investing in them on a regular basis is perhaps the best and easiest way to begin collecting the limited edition work of some of the best and brightest illustrators working today. Its hard to pick a favorite, but I have to steer you towards this one.... maybe it's just because I'm such a die hard Grickle fan (c'mon, his sloths period alone? Brilliance.) but these are pretty perfect, no?
Reader Comments (2)
Heather,
Thank you for introducing Ed Emberley to your readers and a nice nostalgia trip to me. He's timeless though. I have a few of Ed Emberley's books. I have his "Ed Emberley's Little Drawing Book Of The Farm" (copyright '73 and only 95cents!) autographed by him with a sketch of a running mouse from my seeing him in 1976 at the Flint Library in Middleton, MA near Ipswich where I believe he still lives. My Grammy volunteered at the library. I frequently break out his "Make A World" drawing book for any visiting kids and will consult it myself for a little doodle or for sewing appliques on t-shirts for my nieces and nephews.
I love your contribution to the Cloudy Collection. You are always good for a great giggle.
So funny! The only pictures I could draw at all during my childhood were thanks to Ed Emberley's books. I think my brother and sister and I had all of of them! The dogs were my favorites-mostly squiggles! I wish I had held onto all those books!
Just a quick note to say how much love the whimsy and gift of your work!