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The Urbanimals
DINGOdabulous and his mates CROCOriffic and GOANNAgogo reveal the magical world of URBANIMALAND, a place that exists in the cracks of the big city where, unseen by adult eyes, the URBANIMALS dance, make magic, art & music. A funny, silly set of rhyming verses with collage illustrations and adventurous language for readers between 5 and 8 that celebrates the diversity of urbanity.
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Was mein Leben reicher macht?
Someone, somewhere, once said that we become the books that we read. So, if we read happy books, we get happy, right? Well, now you can experiment on yourself with the nicely produced volume Was Mein Leben Reicher Macht from Knaur Verlag. These collected musings of Die Zeit reading Germans are now available in hardback form. Turn to Page 161 to see my contribution in…
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The Wrong Language
For the good folks at The Local, I can't thank you enough that you've featured my blog of letters, from Hamburg, called (appropriately enough) 'Letters from Hamburg', twice in the last little while in the Ex-Pat Dispatches column...
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Alba’s Empire 2016 Calender
This year's 2016 Calendar features Mysterious Heads with Alba's Zany Instagram Squares inside them. Available print on demand on white (with or without photos) or on blue. A lot of the time while I was making this collage illustration I was listening to Otherppl, Brad Listi's brilliant podcast about writers and writing. I was thinking a lot about the ceaseless movement of people across…
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The Daily Cliché // one size artworks
Here at Alba's Empire we understand how tiring it is being fresh, original and above all authentic. So, we've taken the think out of "thinking-woman's-crumpet" so you don't have to. The result is "The Daily Cliché" a series of mass-produced, one-size-fits-all artworks. Never look slightly to the left of someone's eyes at a party again as you scramble for something witty, insightful and or profound…
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Alba’s Empire? // Where’s that…
Well, perhaps "What is Alba's Empire?" might be a better question. And here's the answer: Alba's Empire is my illustration nom de plume (de pencil?) & the name of my illustration studio. The Empire is an imaginary place full of strange animals and stranger humans, and even stranger humanimals. I mostly make drawings the old-fashioned way with pencils on heavy cream rag paper. Sometimes these drawings get…
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Elena Kaufman // Writer, Actor & Educator Identity Design
Elena Kaufman is a professional writer, actor and educator with a wealth of experience on the stage and behind the lecturn. A graduate of the Writing MA at Oxford University, she not only writes long and short fiction, she can teach you to maximise your voice and body potential with her amazing workshop programme: vocal power – go there, it roars! SCOTT. Design…
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Kindermusik // Musicalische Früherziehung auf Englisch
More than one million kids in 60 countries have enjoyed Kindermusik since its beginnings in the United States in 1978. Hamburg's very own Kindermusik Studio is run by dedicated ex-pat American entrepreneur Karen Bergquist-Lüth. Karen aims to create a musical experience that will engage children and their families in the fun and excitement of exploration in movement and song. SCOTT. Design…
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Here’s to 2015 // Freebie alert!
...Let's make it brilliant, dazzling, exciting, exhilarating, stimulating, vivacious, coruscating, effervescent, lively, vibrant, ebullient, sparkling, shining, bright, gleaming, glittering, twinkling, coruscating, flashing, shimmering, shimmery...and all that! If you'd like a free copy of our 2015 The Sun & The Moon Calendar, featuring the mysterious Victorian Lady with the zany 'Times Square' patterned skirt, just contact the studio! Or, if you'd rather print it out…
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Maedchenchor Hamburg // Hamburg Girls’ Choir
The Mädchenchor Hamburg (Hamburg Girls' Choir) is a choral school for girls between the ages of 4 and 20 years old. Since 2003 the choir has enthralled audiences from Switzerland to Swaziland with their nuanced sound and polished performance style. Maedchenchor Hamburg have now served up a slice of their unique sound to CD: Song of Hope presents key studio repertoire and live recordings from the Hamburg…
