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Masha
http://mashadutoit.wordpress.com/
I am a South African artist living in Cape Town. I write about children's and young adult books, illustration, and anything else that appeals to me.
- Added on: Mar 12th, 2009
- Country: South Africa
- Language: English
- Author: masha
- Listed in: Books Arts
- Tags: art illustration fantasy children's books design indaba
Recent Posts
A wart snake in a fig tree!
Tired of “Partridge in a Pear Tree” already? George Mendoza and Etiene Delessert have an alternative – A “Wart Snake in a Fig Tree”. This little book takes the words of that dreary Christmas song and makes you want to...
The Body (Un)comfortable: Teaching with blogs
Recently Franci Cronje – a colleague of mine - ran a blog project with her 2nd year students. Some remarkable blog posts were created. Teaching with blogs is not as straightforward as it may seem, and Franci shared her experience with me: ...
Poor little thing
Look what we found washed out on the beach this morning – a little sting-ray: It was about as big as my two hands spread wide. Poor little thing. ...
Improvisation in Sand – César Díaz
My post on Caroline Leaf’s “Owl and Goose” has lead me to another interesting animation. Spanish musician-animator César Díaz used the same sand on glass technique to create this animation for the song No Corras Tanto. ...
A silent Jabberwocky
My batteries have run out, and my red light is burning. I have a number of posts lined up – but cannot seem to get round to finishing them. So in the mean time, here is a little free treat: Jabberwocky told in sign language: ...
Combing Sedna’s Hair
My previous post referred to the Inuit story of Takannaaluk, an powerful figure in Inuit legend. This was my excuse to learn more about Inuit stories, and to do a Takannaluk – inspired drawing, as you can see. Takannaluk can be translated as ...
