Lynne Chapman came to Oundle School as part of a week of author visits and gave a fascinating presentation to the Fourth Form on the life of a children's picture book from the germ of an idea to an international print run. The talk was enlivened by her brightly coloured and humorous illustrations, and provided an illuminating insight into the issues that confront people who work on a freelance basis and who are subject to the whims of the global market place.
Pupils and Staff were unanimous when they said how much they enjoyed her talk, which would be suitable for a wide range of age groups.
Lynne then led two one and a half hour workshops, in which pupils imbued inanimate objects with human personalities and characteristics in true picture-book style. Pupils were completely engaged in their tasks and produced fun and creative illustrations using a collage technique.
We would highly recommend to any school a visit by Lynne Chapman .
Elizabeth Rooms /
Leigh Giurlando, Oundle School, Peterborough
I have known Lynne for three years and she has taken part in many activities and events for Sheffield Libraries Archives and Information. These activities have included story telling, illustrating (on demand!), designing puppets for children to make, and using her own props and costumes. Lynne has taken part in Books for Babies / Bookstart events for families, nursery groups and primary school visits to community libraries.
All these projects have been very successful and libraries have received very positive feedback from them. Children and adults respond very well to her style.
I am very pleased to recommend Lynne to work with Schools and I hope there will be more opportunities to work with Lynne in the future.
Kath Navratil, Books for Babies Co-ordinator, Manor Library, Sheffield
Lynne Chapman led a day of children's workshops in July 2005 at the Shire Hall Gallery in Stafford, to compliment the exhibition we ran at the time about storytelling and visual art, entitled 'Once Upon a Time'.
The workshop was for a group of 10 children aged between 8 and 12, entitled 'Becoming a Picture Book Illustrator'. They discussed illustrations and stories and then went on to make their own illustration helped by Lynne. We repeated the 2 hour session in the morning and afternoon.
We had great feedback from the children about their experience and some children produced some really lovely work in a very short time. Lynne was well prepared and able to communicate with the children well. She was very professional to work with. Information and communication was great before the workshop so that I felt confident that it would be a success.
Kate Whitworth, Audience Development Officer, Arts and Museums, Stafford
