Chat with the artist – Javier Zabala
“Javier Zabala’s work is characterized by the combination of different elements and the expressionism he applies to children’s books. None of his works leave us indifferent; his avant-garde and pictorial…
One of the pioneers of contemporary illustration, Javier Zabala, is coming to Istanbul in October for his “Your Own Voice”workshop! Now is the perfect time to join.
YOUR OWN VOICE. Face to face 2024 Istanbul Your Voice has to be discovered. This is the first drawing of which I am aware, a row of Egyptian soldiers painted…
Chat with the Artist – Varya Yakovleva
"Three things are important to me; 1. To feel and accept myself, I mean both in general and in specific meaning: the motor skills of my hand and the peculiarities…
It’s time to join a great illustration workshop. Artist Jesus Cisneros is in Istanbul this September!
Introduction to Jesús Cisneros´s Workshop Garden and Forest We have all ever visited a garden. Maybe even take care of a garden. If we ask ourselves what a garden is,…
Chat with the Artist – Manuel Marsol
"If we try to tell a story from the very beginning by calculating everything, we always end up with fewer surprises and above all less poetry and less truth." Manuel…
Shhhbooks asks: “What is the Relationship Between Play and Art?”
Research by archaeologists show that the history of play is as old as human history. There are documents, findings showing that many games played today were played in ancient times…
Our first edition is coming soon!
Nikolay Gogol's short story "The Nose", illustrated by Merve Erbilgiç, is getting ready to meet you soon. You can buy our first edition on our website (worldwide) or from select…
Shhhbooks asks: “Can Children’s Books Liberate?”
Hello everyone from the morning of May 16th! This week we kick off a new series of posts for you. In this new Shhhbooks series, we ask questions about illustrated…
Untitled, iron cut / shadow / photo, visual for "Other Animals We Want for Love" (Metis, 2020) by Defne Sandalcı
Chat with the Artist – Ceren Oykut
"When I started drawing, I discovered to relate the movement of the pen with the flow of my thoughts. Then the papers started running out and I continued drawing, spilling…
Chat with the Artist – Jesús Cisneros
“Now sketchbooks are the basis of all my projects and have become a project in itself. For me they are like a small private room, a space where I can…
