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Art and Images by Peter Taylor
Ideas, Experiments and Published Illustrations


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Images of potential subjects for
THE GIANT BOOK OF SMALL THINGS
…that children’s parents, grandparents and ancestors may have owned or used.

I’m hoping to gain a new literary agent to represent this (my last one retired).

Modern millefiori glass beads; 1 tiyin, the coin with the lowest ever purchasing power, worth $1/200,000; the world's smallest articulated doll
Mechanical cards offering congratulation on a new baby, sent in the late 1800s.
Telephone tokens from France,, Israel and Italy; 1950s snakes and ladders board; 1960s trading stamps; a piece of eight—a silver Spanish Dollar
Uno pens and stencils
A denarius given by Marc Antony to a warrior in his 15th Legion.
American tax stamps
Ink bottles, most from the Australian goldfields (mid-1800s); Omega brooch possibly from the 1600s; Roman fibula pin c.200CE.
Biblical lepton...the 'widow's mite'; the world's smallest banknotes from Morocco and Romania.
American tokens to pay sales tax on low priced items - 1 Mill = $1/1000mills. They were used up to the late 1950s.

Art experiments and ideas

An idea for an alphabet book...sent to the Bologna Book Fair. Other subjects will be negotiated with a publisher.
An idea for an alphabet book...sent to the Bologna Book Fair. Other subjects will be negotiated with a publisher.
An idea for an alphabet book...sent to the Bologna Book Fair. Other subjects will be negotiated with a publisher.
A14th century style illuminated border, potentially for a book, or for journal pages.
A tiny dragon from an illuminated border. The aim is to add page numbers on the scroll.
A border in the style of the Luttrell Psalter, potentially for a book, but it could be used for note-paper.
Modernised 'white vine' illumination.
A verse of 'Pangur Ban' the white cat with a decorated dropped capital. A new version of the poem is available for publication.
Modernised 'white vine' illumination.
An illuminated border for a book page, perhaps for a poem or prayer.
A hand- drawn map and key, potentially to be used in illustrating a picture book (text completed and available for publication).
A calligraphic and artistic interpretation of Mark Twain's 'Courage'.
Playing with cut and torn paper for fun and to inspire kids to experiment. In theory they could be used to illustrate a completed picture book text...but I'd need help to draw other animals. I don't don't usually draw realistic animals or people.
Playing with cut and torn paper for fun and to inspire kids to experiment. In theory they could be used to illustrate a completed picture book text...but I'd need help to draw other animals. I don't don't usually draw realistic animals or people.
Playing with cut and torn paper for fun and to inspire kids to experiment. In theory they could be used to illustrate a completed picture book text...but I'd need help to draw other animals. I don't don't usually draw realistic animals or people.
Modernised Celtic calligraphy and illustration. This was originally created to entice a publisher - other verses have been written.
Modernised Celtic illustration. This was originally created to interest a publisher in a bestiary of verses describing fictional creatures.
A 'word art' calligraphic interpretation of the song I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack, created as a demonstration.

Published illustrations

From 'Calligraphy for Greetings Cards and Scrapbooking', GMC Publications 2012, to show the use of salt and sponging when creating watercolour backgrounds.
From 'Calligraphy for Greetings Cards and Scrapbooking', GMC Publications 2012, to show creative use of gouache paint for lettering.
From 'Practical Calligraphy', Hinkler Books, 2010 to show the creative use of resists.
A modernised versal alphabet from 'Calligraphy for Greetings Cards and Scrapbooking', GMC Publications 2012.
Cut and stamped paper plant trail with additional flowers and creatures, and unique lettering, for a book cover.
Modernised Celtic style art with fungi and a kite flying creature. This was used by a charity to create cards to raise money to support victims of Australian bushfires.