Artist,
Author and Illustrator
Georgia Graham
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Georgia loved drawing as long as she can remember. Georgia has been hooked on chalk pastels since her mom gave her a set when she was in grade four.
She graduated from the Alberta College of Art in 1982 where she studied Visual Communication. She first used her art for children by drawing pictures for her Sunday School class while telling Bible stories. Since then she has slowly been developing her skills in the field of children's illustrating.
She married, had two kids and settled in the countryside of Central Alberta. Her rural lifestyle is reflected in her limited edition prints and children's books. She translates the countryside's pattern and beauty into chalk pastel renderings.
Georgia has a philosophy about children's books: "The illustrations in my children's book were much more time consuming than the writing. But the story must be a strong structure, like a skeleton, to hold the artwork. The illustrations are the fleshy, showy part." Georgia is invited to about sixty schools annually to present, demonstrate and conduct workshops across Alberta, speaking to approximately 20,000 children each year. BOX 5484 Lacombe, AB,T4L 1X2
Georgia is the Author and Illustrator of:
A
Team Like No Other - The wilderness, adventurew and the trill of near
disastar -- they're all present in this moving tale of a boy and his dog.
Red
Deer Press: Calgary, Alberta 2005. 0-88995-290-6
The
Strongest Man This Side of Cremona -set in the Cochrane/ Cremona area
of Alberta in 1965, based on a true story.
Red Deer Press: Calgary, Alberta 1998. 0-88995-182-9, Canadian Our Choice
Award
See the Books Section of this website for more information
Georgia is the Illustrator of:
Wanda's
Wild Hair -
Blue-eyed freckle-faced Wanda has a problem: she loves her wild hair dearly,
but it drives all the adults in her life to distraction.
Tundra Books: Plattsburg, New York 2005 0-88776-717-6.
Saturday
Appaloosa -set in a horse pasture in Central Alberta, based on a true
story, written
by Thelma Sharp,
Red Deer Press: Calgary, Alberta 2001 0-88995-213-2.
Tiger's
New Cowboy Boots -set on a cattle-drive in the foothills of Alberta,
written by Irene Morck.
Red Deer College Press: Red Deer, Alberta 1996. 0-88995-153-5
Winner of: Canadian Children's Book Center Outstanding Book, Alberta
Children's Title of the Year Award, Alberta Book Illustration Award
Bibi
and the Bull - a story about courage, set on "Grandpa's" farm in Central,
Alberta, written by Carol Vaage.
Dragon Hill Publishing: Edmonton, Alberta 1995. 1-896124-00-3
Winner of: Canadian Children's Book Center Choice Award.
We
Need a Moose -a story of God's unexpected answer to a boy's prayers,
written by Lynne Fairbridge.
Victor Books: Wheaton, Illinois 1996. 156-476-565-2
out of print
The
Most Beautiful Kite in the World - written by Andrea Spalding.
Red Deer College Press: Red Deer, Alberta 1988 0-88995-034-2
Winner of: Canadian Children's Book Center Choice Award.
Comet's
Tail - written
by Sue Alderson.
Tree Frog:Edmonton, 1982,
out of print
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Wholesale
orders for Wanda and the Wild Hair:
Tundra Books/ Customer service in Canada 1-888-523-9292
Wholesale orders for all of Georgia's
other titles:
Fitzhernry and Whiteside Limited/ 1-800-387-9776
Toll free fax: 1-800-260-9777
Email: customerservice@fitzhenry.ca
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