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With such a rainy day here in Cambridge we are delighted to see the sunny work of Hannah!🍦Hannah has an impressive list of achievements - studying at the Royal College of Art, lots of illustration, and running art workshops at the Science Museum and Serpentine Gallery! Fab work!

We can definitely relate to this little rabbit hiding from the rain today! If only we had a big flower to hide beneath too! ☔🌸 This is the wonderful work of EunHee! EunHee is from South Korea and taught English there for many years before studying children's book illustration.

Happy Monday and welcome to week 3 of NOT BOLOGNA!Today we are featuring whimsical Kirsten! She has always had a wild imagination, she says, "I've always loved making up stories, my vivid imagination running away with me."This imagination is clear in her work!

Secondly for today is the fun, fantastic Hannah! Hannah has three books - The Secret Guide to the Rarest Birds is a spoof non-fiction book; My Shadow, Kyle is a story about a polar bear whose shadow goes rogue; Hunger on the Woodland Express is a parody of Agatha Christie! Fab!

Triple treats today, as we finish up Monday with the lyrical, dreamy Trina 💭! Trina is from Koltaka, West Bengal. She is a prolific observational sketcher and also loves drawing from films. Her work finds beauty in the everyday and brings it poetry and atmosphere.

This Tuesday we bring you the exuberant illustrations of Lilla! 🌞 She lives in Budapest and speaks Hungarian and English. Impressively, before coming to Cambridge she ran a Graphic Design and Architect studio. Lilla has already won many awards for her illustrations!

Today we are featuring the fantastic Emily! She has been Highly Commended by the Macmillan Prize for illustration this year! Emily has loved drawing since she was little, saying "one of my strongest memories is sitting in my dad's garage and drawing leaves over and over again"!

Today we begin with the lyrical work of Diane. Her first book is a retelling of The Selfish Giant called "The Giant's Garden". She says "the original story is full of imagery about seasons and weathers. I was interested in how settings could contribute to storytelling."

Our second illustrator of the day is Thea, who has already won many awards for her illustrations, included being selected for the Golden Pinwheel competition, had an honourable mention in Poland Jasnowidze 2021 and selected for the Bologna Book Fair exhibition! Fantastic! 👏🎉

Now another treat for today, the lovely Kathy! Kathy says, "I am quite passionate about topics related to self-acceptance, shyness and overcoming fear. I am also interested in the topics of human rights, freedom, life and death, bereavement, sufferings, faith and more"

Today we begin closing the week with the intricate work of Nicola! She lives in beautiful Northumberland with her studio overlooking fields. Wow! Nicola's experience as a primary teacher, psychotherapist & her love of nature, have all come together in making children's books.

These stylish illustrations are from the desk of Olu! Olu lives in London, on one of the biggest residential boats in London, containing her own letterpress studio! As a Black British/English woman feels very strongly about diverse representation in popular culture 💛💛💛

Kicking off Monday with a friendly face and fantastic illustrations from the lovely Maris! Her elephants were selected for this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition! 👏🎉 She says, "I always wanted to become an artist when I grew up... I couldn't be happier."

Our second illustrator of the day is the talented Chris! Chris previously worked as a kindergarten art and music teacher. He has also studied the MA in Children's Literature at Goldsmiths where he was personally tutored by the legend that is Michael Rosen! 🙌

This morning we are delighted to show you the beautiful work of Hyelin! Hyelin was born in South Korea but now lives in Cambridge. She had to study for 16 hours a day at school in Korea (which inspired one of her books). Art has always been an important escape from this intensity

Our second fab illustrator for the day is Jasmine! Jasmine explains her love of picture books, "I like that illustrations are made for a purpose; to tell stories and connect with people. I know from my own childhood that children can become obsessed with their favourite stories"

Today is our last day of NOT BOLOGNA and we have 3 fantastic illustrators to show you! First is Kristiana! Kristiana was born in Latvia but now permanently settled in the UK with plans to move to Cornwall in order to be "super close to ocean, meadows and forests"! Sounds great!💚

Our second illustrator for the day is the playful Yichun! Yichun studied business management at university but found herself drawing all the time and switched to illustration. She uses negative experiences as a foundation for making positive picturebooks!

And very last, but by no means least, the fantastic Mariajo! Mariajo studied in Madrid, Bath and even had a residency in India, before coming to Cambridge! Mariajo has been scooping up award after award, do make sure you head over to her Instagram to see what the fuss is about!

That's it! What a month! Thank you so much for joining us in our NOT BOLOGNA showcase of this year's graduates. If you are interested in contacting any of them please message us! If you're hungry for more, head over to the graduate's very own Instagram @csacbi!