Thursday, April 26, 2012

10 Questions with Ed Emberley

Here we are again- such a busy time here at Cloud9! Whew! But no rest for the weary. In fact, we're all smiles here lately and if they could get wider, today would be the day because Ed Emberley's Happy Drawing! is in the warehouse and ready to get shipped next week. We can hardly wait to see what you'll be making. Please be sure to share!
Ed Emberley's Happy Drawing!
Happy Drawing! fabric range based on Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals
And here we go! Ed Emberley answers our 10 questions:

Where were you born?
Malden Massachusetts, USA

Where are you living today and what brought you here? 
I live in Ipswich Massachusetts a small town 45 minutes North of Boston in a house that has been here since 1690 across the street from a tidal river, that disappears twice a day. The ocean, the river, the old house.

What was your most memorable art or craft project when you were a kid?
My most vivid memory is learning how to draw a submarine (during WW 2).by following step by step drawings in our Sunday paper.

Iconic Emberley how-to-draw books (original covers)
A prestigious art museum will give you any piece in their collection- which would you choose? Mystic Seaport Museum, the carving of the "Catshead".

What's your current color obsession?
Orange, Purple and Green.

Recent publications
If you could could hop on a plane TODAY, where would you go?
New Orleans, Galatoire's

What is your most productive time of the day?
Morning.

What is the one creative tool or supply that you cannot live without? 
Computer

Some of Emberley's earlier illustrated works.

Who is one of your favorite fictional characters?
Frodo

Coffee or tea?
If they shipped me to the moon and I could only choose one it would be tea.

Thanks so much to Ed Emberley and daughter, Rebecca Emberley! We are so thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with you.
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6 comments:

  1. Carli The QuilterApril 26, 2012

    Thanks Michelle for posting this very informative look at your tastes in designers. I enjoyed this!

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  2. CalApril 26, 2012

    I am already loving this! I remember my daughter loved the Go Away Big Green Monster! book. I am really tempted right now.

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  3. angharad handmadeApril 30, 2012

    I love these fabrics - I first saw them previewed by Katy over on her blog. So many cute prints, I especially like the foxes and the panel. I think we have to be a bit more patient until they're available in the UK though!

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  4. epbanMay 02, 2012

    So looking forward to this line as I have lots of Happy memories when my kids were little and checking out Ed's books at the library!!

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  5. AdiarraMay 02, 2012

    I completely flipped out in a really happy way the first time I saw this fabric on Shiny Happy World. I've just been waiting and waiting since my first encounter with the knowledge that it may soon be on the market. Some of the absolute most blissful moments of my childhood were spent in the pages of Ed Emberley books, learning to draw. :)

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  6. JaneMay 03, 2012

    Wow! Ed's Drawing Book of Animals is one of my all time favourite books from my childhood (I think my Dad brought it back from a trip to the States) I still have my 1970 copy! http://www.flickr.com/photos/memake/5430826624

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