Picture Book Day on the OFFSET blog!
All this week we’ve been celebrating the work and careers of future and former OFFSET speakers. We’ve seen work from legends like Seymour Chwast and included interviews with the current generation of...
View ArticleThe five question catch up with Steve Simpson
Over the past two-and-a-half decades, Steve Simpson has become one of Ireland’s most prominent illustrator/designers with his work appearing on everything from postage stamps to billboard...
View ArticleCBI sits down with Waldron, Haughton, Judge and Rilla Alexander
Mags Walsh from Children’s Books Ireland leads a discussion with Kevin Waldron, Chris Judge, Rilla Alexander and Chris Haughton in a discussion that ranges from their experiences working in the...
View ArticleFavourite picture books with PJ Lynch, Chris Judge and Niamh Sharkey
We’ve been lucky enough to have some speakers at previous OFFSET festivals whose work will be remembered by generations of kids who are just discovering books and illustration for the first time....
View ArticleThe five question catch-up with Oliver Jeffers
In 2009 we wrote: “Oliver Jeffers makes art. From figurative painting and installation to illustration and picture-book making, his work has been exhibited and published in New York, Dublin, London,...
View ArticleLooking Back: Kevin Waldron
Kevin Waldron was born in Dublin and, after graduating with a degree in graphic design, he traveled for a year and then moved to London where he studied for an MA in Illustration at Kingston...
View ArticleThe five question catch up with PJ Lynch
Hello PJ! Thanks for taking the time to have a chat. It’s been a long time since you were on the stage at OFFSET – what have you been up to, work-wise? I have been busy working on children’s books...
View ArticleInterview: Niamh Sharkey
Children’s Laureate of Ireland, a 52-episode TV series produced by Disney and Brown Bag Films on the way, and award wins all over the place – this author/illustrator is on a roll. Her work is drenched...
View ArticleThe five question catch up with Kevin Waldron (incl. new Mr Peek!)
Kevin Waldron was born in Dublin and, after graduating with a degree in graphic design, he travelled for a year and then moved to London where he studied for an MA in Illustration at Kingston...
View ArticleCountdown to OFFSET 2013: Niamh Sharkey, Author/Illustrator (Sat 10am)
NIAMH SHARKEYAUTHOR / ILLUSTRATORIRELANDSATURDAY 10AM Children’s Laureate of Ireland, a 52 episode TV series produced by Disney and Brown Bag Films successfully launched, and award-wins all over...
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