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Proud to be one of 45 illustrators led by Axel Scheffler contributing our visions of Europe in the book DRAWING EUROPE TOGETHER (Macmillan November 2018).
Europe in a Tree ©Bridget Marzo, gouache on tinted paper in Drawing Europe Together, Forty-five Illustrators, One Europe published by Macmillan November 2018
Book tickets here for the book launch on November 1, 2018 at Waterstones Piccadilly.
Monday NOVEMBER 19 – SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2018:
THE SOUTH KEN KIDS FESTIVAL
So many friends for Tiz and Ott to play with! Here is a roomful of characters drawn by 5 year olds at one of my previous South Ken Kids Festival school visits
On Thursday November 22 , I will be on stage with Axel Scheffler, Tor Freeman, Alexandre Franc and Sam Usher, co-launching the wonderful 2018 South Ken Kids Festival
Every year fab authors and illustrators from both sides of the Channel come together to draw, visit schools and do all sorts of public events and workshops at the weekend including live impro drawing to live jazz. See you there?
Tiz & Ott’s Big Draw goes to China!
Here’s the Chinese co-edition of Tiz and Ott’s Big Draw published by Citic Press, Beijing .
On it is a beautiful gold stamp with the words ‘Artistic Enlightenment Picture Book for Children’ – I feel honoured!
Now I recall the words for HOME (I studiedclassical and modern Chinese for two intensive years at Cambridge university a long time ago!)
A BIG EVENT!
Here I am in action with Tiz and Ott and a crowd of children and families in Tate Britain. Look at the lovely art works the children made – in less than an hour – in the great London art gallery!
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I adapted 4 well known fairy stories in my latest French books Les Contes à Colorier (my “Draw Along Tales“) so that children use their pencils and crayons to help the characters along their way – as well as colour them in. Published by Bayard Jeunesse.
The bookstore display case for my 4 Contes a Colorier out with Bayard, France
Meanwhile, my characters, the high-energy scribbler Tiz the cat, and slow and steady Ott the donkey who paints, have been keeping me busy since Tiz and Ott’s Big Draw was published with the Tate UK and distributed by Abrams in the US.
Here’s Tiz being useful – as a 3-D pencil holder! Big thanks to the fab designer Evavooo who loved my book character and created Tiz in 3-D! If you have access to a 3-D printer you can download the 3D template and make and paint a Tiz of your very own – for free!
GROUP EXHIBITION
Some new work is in a juried exhibition of children’s author-illustrators including guests Leigh Hodgkinson, Tim Hopgood and Pam Smy, in PICTURES AT PLAY, the very first grand biennial illustration exhibition by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, British Isles, at the Half Moon Gallery, London. Our books and giclée prints of our exhibits will be on sale thoroughout the exhibition. On December 2, 2017, Play with pictures at PICTURES AT PLAY! Join me and other exhibitors at the Half Moon Theatre at their free Winter Arts Fairfor some fun and interactive drawing events with families.
Bridget Marzo with toddlers and families at the Bank Street Bookstore in New York, October 2016
PAST EVENTS:
December 1, 2017
Chalice Gallery Christmas Art Exhibition in Finchley, North London. Private view 6-9pm
NOVEMBER 15 – 20, 2016
The fantabulous South Ken Kids Festival2016 started with a tribute by Quentin Blake to his French connections in art and music. I had such fun drawing live on stage with the great artist-author Serge Bloch , and later drawing to jazz trumpet alongside the likes of Axel Sheffler, Dorothee de Monfried & Barroux.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 14
The CWISL Shoutwest Festival at London’s Brunel University
Take 90 children ages 9 – 12 from a mix of schools and mix them up with over a dozen authors and illustrators to make 90 new stories!
In my 30 minute illustration plenary at CWISL’s ShoutWest Festival, I showed children ages 9 – 12 how to relate characters to each other – with the simplest of means.
Saturday November 5, 12 noon
STREAM South London Book FestivalMake your own mark and show it off in Tiz and Ott’s Big Draw Gallery! From noon, at the Mini Stream – for ages 3 +
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8, 11am
Storytime and more with Tiz & Ott’s Big Drawat the warm and welcoming book emporium in Fort Greene, the Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
FRIDAY OCTOBER 7, 10:30
Reading and drawing with Tiz & Ott’s Big Drawat a ‘Meet the Author’ morning at the historic treasure trove of children’s books, the Bank Street Bookstore, 2780 Broadway (at West 107th Street), New York, NY 10025
SATURDAY SeptEMBER 24 2:30-4pM
Let’s make a book with Bridget’s Book of English!
Bibliothèque Quentin Blake, Institut Français, South Kensington, London
Saturday June 4
Bethlem Museum of the Mind, London
A family painting workshop inspired by a fascinating book on show in their current exhibition Youtopia, called the Little Traveller.
Saturday March 26, 3PM –
Here’s a short film of what we did at Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4R
What a fantastic gallery from Tiz & Ott’s Big Draw today @Tate Britain pic.twitter.com/AHfQBK8ioH
TuesdaY MARCH 15
Pop Up workshops, Willam Read and Lubbins Park Schools, Canvey Island.
March 6
Pickled Pepper Books, Illustration Showcase Launch and live draw 2016
MARCH 4
Campsbourne School, Alexandra Palace
MARCH 3
Huddersfield University talk to final year illustration students.
MARCH 1
Alexandra Infants School, Beckenham
FEBRUARY 29
Kew College organized by Pea Green Books
February 6
National Library Day– joining other CWISL authors at the Minet Library, Brixton
for a day of public events for children and families including a Tiz and Ott workshop at 2pm.
NOVEMBER 28
Join me at a free drop-in family illustration workshop at
The South London Gallery First ever Children’s Bookfairfrom 12:45 – 1:15
DECEMBER 4
School workshops with author Addy Farmer
(Go to the Events page for more details)
NOVEMBER 16-22
South Kensington Kids Festivalat the French Institute, London
drawing to Jazz at the South Ken Kids Festival -artists l-r – Emily Hughes, Delphine Perret, Claude Ponti, Bruno Heitz, Barroux, Benji Davies, Marjolaine Leray, Bridget Marzo, Beatrice Alemagna, Axel Scheffler..and jazz trumpetist Airelle Besson and guitarist.
For more about the inspiring draw that is the South Ken Kids Festival 2015 see my blog!
OCTOBER 27
Chelsea Young Writers
Culture Shot Ruislip Manor Library
NOVEMBER 3
Launch of Tiz & Ott’s Big Draw Tate UK – distributed in the USA by Abrams
OCTOBER 19 – 23
Pop Up Education Peterborough
OCTOBER 15-18
The Isle of Wight Literary Festival
OCTOBER 10
The Guardian Education Centre’s Cartoon & Art Family Day at Kings Place, London
August 8
Dédicace de Bridget’s Book of English a la Librairie de Bulles et des Lignes, Pernes-Les Fontaines, France
JULY 22, 10-1PM
An Aventure in Words and Pictures at Fulham Palace. A Chelsea Young Writers Holiday workshop for 7-11 year olds Book here
JUly 9, 10-11AM
Draw Tiz and Ott and more with me at my Southwark Reading festival workshop organized by Tales on Moon Lane, Inspire Me and the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
June 11-13, 2015
ShoutSouth Festival at the London Southbank university. Check out my blog post about getting over 100 adults and children drawing stories out of characters at Shoutsouth.
JUNE 4, 2015
The official Tate launch party of Tiz & Ott’s Big Draw at the wonderful Tales on Moon Lane. Check out Ella Finch’s 1 minute film of my invitation drawn to music here
May 7, 2015
Official publication date of my next book Tiz & Ott’s Big Draw by Tate Publishing UK – hooray!
April 14 – April 15, 2015
I will be giving two holiday workshops for Chelsea Young Writers in London.
March 24 – April 1, 2015
I’m very excited to have been invited to the China Bookworm Festival. I will be giving talks and workshops for children and adults in Beijing and Suzhou.
- Tues March 24: Beijing The World of Kids Lit with Frané Lessac and Anette Øster.
- Wed March 25 10am: Beijing Storytelling through words and drawings , workshop ages 6-12.
- Thurs March 26: Beijing School visits.
- Sat March 28: 10am: Beijing Illustration workshop for adults
- Sun March 29 10am: Suzhou Encouraging Little Readers with Frané Lessac
- Sun March 29 19pm: Suzhou Final World Bookworm Festival closing party
March 21
Masterclass for the SCBWI at the House of Illustration, London