"Many artists have spoken of the lifelong search for the 'innocent eye' in their work. In other words, they are expressing a desire to unlearn, to cast off skills and mannerisms and learn to see the world through the eyes of a child. Such a common yearning reveals the subtle relationship between artistic vision and the means by which we articulate it - how facility or skill can begin to feel as if it is getting in the way of pure expression."
( Salisbury, Martin and Morag Styles: Children's Picturebooks. The Art of Visual Storytelling; Laurence King, London 2012, p.56)

A beautiful book on the history and the art of the picturebook with examples from various countries, interviews with illustrators and case studies.

_"Life doesn't last; art doesn't last. It doesn't matter." (Eva Hesse)

Eva Hesse (1936-1970) is best known as an innovative sculptor working with unusual (and fragile, perishable) materials such as latex. This book focuses on the importance of her drawings, both as preparation for her sculptural work and as finished pieces in their own right. I love her line and find her work very moving, especially the drawings incorporating circles. I have an obsession with circles (Patrick Scott's work comes to mind - we have some of his tapestries in the University's art collection.)

This book was a gift from a dear friend and artist and is one I keep revisiting.

_[De Zegher, Catherine (editor): Eva Hesse Drawing; The Drawing Centre, Yale University Press, 2006]