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Emily Sutton’s limited edition book, Emily Sutton’s Toy Shop, is now available! We invite you into the whimsical, colourful world of Emily Sutton! If you’ve ever admired her enchanting illustrations, now’s your chance to go behind the scenes and discover the stories that shape her art. Emily’s new book offers a delightful exploration of her studio life and the magical, imaginary world she creates through her illustrations—brought to life by the charm of her toy and book collection, as well as the playful presence of her beloved dog, Mouse. In this beautifully illustrated book, Emily Sutton shares the creative space where her imagination comes to life. Her studio is not just a workspace; it’s a treasure trove of inspiration, filled with toys, trinkets, and books that spark the whimsical worlds she brings to life on paper. It’s within this world of colourful objects and childhood mementoes and Mouse’s company that Emily’s art unfolds.
Whether you’re a long-time fan of Emily Sutton’s work or discovering her artistic world for the first time, this book promises to be a treasure for anyone who loves art, storytelling, and the magic of imagination.
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Emily Sutton was born in North Yorkshire and studied at Edinburgh College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design. Since graduating in 2008, Emily’s art works, sculptures and designs have been much sought-after. She had a major solo exhibition, Town & Country, at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in early 2015.
“My work incorporates a love of pattern and detail and is strongly influenced by the landscape and creatures of my surroundings in the Yorkshire countryside, as well as all kinds of weird and wonderful objects found in museums and antique shops. A visit to the American Folk Art Museum in New York inspired an ongoing interest in folk art of all kinds, and I am also influenced by twentieth century illustrators such as Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious, and the American lithographed children’s books of a similar era.”
Her love of observational drawing and eye for detail sees her transform the ordinary into the extraordinary and celebrate beauty in everyday objects and scenes. Her own home in York is a treasure trove, no surface is clear from personal relics found in antique shops, salvage yards or local car boot sales – these accumulated objects provide Emily with a constant source of inspiration which is both intimate and universal. The magical spin Emily bestows on the world has seen her much in demand as an illustrator. Emily illustrated the children’s classic Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day, for the V&A, which is now in its second edition. She has also worked with Faber & Faber, Penguin Random House and Walker Books.
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