Time After Time by Gaye Smith

Summary 
Current Price: £??? 
Number of Pages: 23 
Size: 30 x 22cm
Paper colour: White 
Paper surface: Smooth  
Paper thickness: Very Good  
Linework: Varied  
Perforated: No  
One sided: Yes 
Binding: Spiral  
Drawings go into the spine: No
Waterbased pen bleed: None

Canadian self-taught artist and florist by trade, Gaye Smith has created her first adult colouring book based on whimsical and intricate nature patterns. The illustrations are all done by hand in pen and ink, and feature animals, wildlife, geometric patterns and quirky flowing lines. Inside the pages you'l find lots of butterflies, bunnies, insects and reptiles, all surrounded by a highly dense and lush forest with strangely shaped trees reminiscent of Dr. Seuss, Beetlejuice and The Nightmare before Christmas (in my opinion). There's quite an odd feeling to these illustrations, and not in a bad way- I imagine everything in the woods is alive and able to move around...

The book is spiral bound with a hidden coil, making it lie flat for comfortable colouring and easy to remove. The illustrations are one sided and printed on very thick cardlike paper, perfect for using wet media as well as a great tooth for coloured pencils. The book is a bigger format than A4 at 30 x 22cm, so even though many of the illustrations are very detailed, they are scaled larger than usual so it's not too difficult to get in the spaces. The card cover is also completely colourable inside front & back, with a buzzy bee tesselated wallpaper pattern.

Gaye is taking a break at the moment and has temporarily closed her Etsy shop. Click here to receive an email update when she's back up and running to order your copy of the book!
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​Here's my work in progress!