Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes

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HarperCollins, Sep 27, 2010 - Juvenile Fiction - 72 pages

This hand-picked collection of classic nursery rhymes, all delicately and painstakingly illustrated by Salley Mavor, who is reknown for her incredibly detailed fabric and cloth scenes.

It took Mavor ten years to develop her own fabric relief technique to a level where she felt comfortable even considering illustrating a book. Now, Mavor embroiders and sews illustrations, each scene taking nearly a month to complete. In this book, Mavor renders a new and visionary nursery rhyme world with precision and intricacy for many a generation to treasure for years and years to come.

 

Contents

Index of First Lines
60
Artists Note
62
Copyright
64
Back Flap
68
Back Cover
69
Spine
70
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Salley Mavor rediscovered her childhood delight in sewing and creating miniature scenes while studying at RISD. “I found I could communicate ideas more clearly than with pencil or brush, that my hands would direct me in a compelling way.” Her innovative bas-relief sculptures appear in the award-winning Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes, as well as other picture books. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. www.weefolkstudio.com Instagram: @salleymavor Facebook: Weefolkstudio

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