Penguin Books Australia

About this book

When my daughter Lily started drawing, I was utterly inspired by her work. Children's art is so raw and uninhibited; they create with a freedom of expression that adults can spend their entire lives trying to recapture. In the art classes I teach at Nest Studio, I see children creating masterpieces every day – this fuels my appetite for beautiful things and inspires me to create.

For Christmas a few years ago, I gave everyone in my extended family a lino print made from Lily's first attempt at drawing people. Everyone loved them! From that day forward, I was hooked. What started as a way to share Lily's art with our family has become an endless source of inspiration for my own work. There are days when I don't feel so confident with my own designs, but if I am working with my child's art then I know that what I am making is beautiful, fresh and completely unique.

This book is divided into two sections: the first contains art projects for your child, and the second has craft projects for you to make from their beautiful work. Each craft project includes a recommendation for which types of artwork from your child are particularly suitable, but in many cases you can easily adapt the project to suit any piece of art your child has made.

This book should leave you sure of two things: that your child's art is breathtaking, and that you can easily make something fabulous with it at home.