Lucy's Book by Natalie Jane Prior and Cheryl Orsini

Lucy's Book, read by Natalie Jane Prior and published in Australia in by Lothian Children's Books in 2017.

The Magic Bookshop by Natalie Jane Prior and Cheryl Orsini

The wonderful Natalie Jane Prior reading our book The Magic Bookshop, published by ABC Books Australia in 2018. 

Lucy's Book Launch

LUCY'S BOOK
Written by Natalie Jane Prior

Illustrated by Cheryl Orsini

Lothian Children’s Books, on sale February 2017
BUY BOOK HERE

A picture book for everyone who has ever known what it is to love a book with all their heart. 

Please join us for the launch of Lucy's Book at St Aidan's Girls School in Brisbane, 4pm on Friday 24th February. 

Free event, RSVP essential 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-lucys-book-tickets-31816491984

There'll be cake, activities, bubbly and book signings. We would love to see you there!

Tea and scones

A little piece from my latest map for Gardening Australia. Tea and scones on the NSW South Coast? Yes please xx

Savvy Graphics artwork

A very Bollywood love story for Avaya / ViViD. Thanks to Jane at Savvy Graphics for the lovely design and thoughtful brief.

Italian Film Festival

I nearly crashed the car when I saw my illustration up in the city - I had no idea it was going to be so big. Who doesn't love an illustrated poster? The Lavazza Italian Film Festival at Palace Cinemas is on from Sept 19 in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth - the biggest Italian film festival outside of Italy. It looks like a great selection of films - come one, come all! Thanks to Demi Hopkins at Carnival Studios for the gig, it looks great mate.

Pom Pom, Where Are You? Review and Book Giveaway

I'm pleased to announce my new book - Pom Pom, Where Are You? - written by Natalie Jane Prior and published with Penguin. We're very happy with it but don't take my word for it, here's a very nice review from Kids Book Capers...

Review – Pom Pom: Where Are You?

I'll send a complimentary signed copy of Pom Pom, Where Are You? to the first person to email me corsini01@optusnet.com.au about this blog post - easy peasy!

Curvy 2012

My little cat chair illustration will be appearing in Curvy 2012. The book launch and group show is this Wednesday May 9 at Ambush Gallery, 4a James Street, Waterloo. Plenty of books and artwork will be available to purchase - come one and all.

Magnificent Flying Machines Mural

I was pleased as punch to be asked by the very lovely Gillian Khaw, of Gillian Khaw Interiors, to paint a mural in this Darling Point house.
Ah, painting on the walls is so liberating - oh but don't try this at home, kids!

Cat/Chair

Here's a little something I like to call "Cat/Chair", an enigmatic title full of double meanings and dripping with intrigue. This little guy will be appearing in Gardening Australia in April.

Peggy Darling

Pegging out the washing, in my opinion, is the best of the bad bunch of weekend chores. I'd go so far as to say I could make this a bi-weekly or, hang it, a tri-weekly activity, just so I can put these little beauties out to dry.

Bird Haiku

A private commission. Forgive the grammer, the author of the haiku was all of 2 years old!

Daylesford map

Another map for Gardening Australia. Ah, Daylesford, a lovely part of the country.

School Magazine

My posting has gone by the wayside for many months now, will put my best foot forward and add a little now. This is a selection of images keeping me busy. The first is for the NSW Department of Education School Magazine Countdown, a lovely poem called City Centre Saturday by Kate Williams.

New Book

These are details from a book I've just finished, I can't show full pictures, but I do particularly like these little corners...

ABC Book of Cars, Trains, Boats and Planes

The paint might still be a little wet. A whole bunch of funny looking transport here, a heap of fun to paint and my quickest yet.

ABC Book of Christmas

This is a small section of the page I illustrated for the ABC Book of Christmas, I believe it's on the presses at the moment.

last christmas

My most recent Christmas card illustration. All we are saying is give peas a chance.
x

Frog Pond

This sequence was published in ABC Gardening Australia Magazine - extremely instructive piece for those in need of frog pond advice.

Book Launch - Fredrik Goes Bananas!

Come one, come all! Thanks to the author, the talented Melissa Firth, for making all the arrangements. We may even be able to scrape together a few banana lolly bags - and some real bananas for the organically minded amongst us.

Linden Postcard Show

These are my 3 contributions to the Linden Postcard Show - Square Meal - Can you freeze devon? - Waiting for Dessert. The show opens February 7 until March 27, at Linden Centre of Contemporary Arts, 26 Acland Street St Kilda Vic. There are 1000's of entries so hopefully mine won't get lost on the way to the ladies room. In case they do though, here they are...

Jazz Juice at the Woollahra Hotel

These are just a few of the images I've done over the years for The Woollahra Hotel for their super cool Jazz Juice nights on Sundays and Thursdays.
The Woollahra Hotel, 116 Queen Street Woollahra.

The Worry Tree

Marianne Musgrove's first highly acclaimed novel for Random House. Translated into several languages and released in the USA in September. Winner of the Australian Family Therapists Award for Children's Literature 2008 and shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Children's Book, the 2008 Adelaide Festival Award for Children's Literature and the Australian Children's Peace Literature Prize 2007.

Lucy the Good

The extremely good Lucy the Good, written by Marianne Musgrove for Random House.

Look, Baby!

Looking forward to wasting many, many otherwise productive hours fiddling with this little blog. This is a little something on it's way to the press any day now. Look, Baby! by Penny Matthews for Working Title Press. Thanks to Jane Covernton for asking me along for the ride, Eija Murch-Lempinen for her great design and, as always, my wonderful agent, Margaret Connolly, for her tireless work peddling my (and many others) wares.

Minnie Pearl and the Undersea Bazaar

One of the many books written by Natalie Jane Prior. Thanks to Belinda Bolliger at ABC Books for conjuring up the idea of a mermaid book, just what our little girls wanted!