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- Morphology of a Drift: an intensive workshop with Gabriel Pacheco on the Memory of the Image, Acrylic, and Visual Narrative in IstanbulProject methodology and advanced experimental work with acrylic Think of creating an image like leaving a message inside… Read more: Morphology of a Drift: an intensive workshop with Gabriel Pacheco on the Memory of the Image, Acrylic, and Visual Narrative in Istanbul
- From the Labyrinth to Storytelling: Tracing the Creative Process with Valerio VidaliThe workshop “Shaping the Labyrinth,” led by Valerio Vidali, invited participants into the hidden pathways of storytelling. Throughout… Read more: From the Labyrinth to Storytelling: Tracing the Creative Process with Valerio Vidali
- Following Visual Stories with World-Renowned Illustrator Valerio Vidali: Workshop & Exhibition This August in Istanbul!Shaping the Labyrinth An Illustration & Visual Storytelling Workshop About the Workshop: Every story is a labyrinth —… Read more: Following Visual Stories with World-Renowned Illustrator Valerio Vidali: Workshop & Exhibition This August in Istanbul!
- Holding a Feeling: A Conversation with Valerio VidaliThis August, we are thrilled to welcome internationally acclaimed illustrator and picture book artist Valerio Vidali to Istanbul… Read more: Holding a Feeling: A Conversation with Valerio Vidali
- How do Shhhbooks workshops unfold? Images from Javier Zabala’s “Your Own Voice” workshop…Images from “Your Own Voice”, the workshop we held in October 2024 with one of the pioneers of… Read more: How do Shhhbooks workshops unfold? Images from Javier Zabala’s “Your Own Voice” workshop…
- 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… Read more: Chat with the artist – Javier Zabala
- 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… Read more: 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.
- Contemporary Illustration Workshop–1: “The Courage to Create the New”About the Workshop: “If someone responds in a new way, that person should be valued. There shouldn’t be… Read more: Contemporary Illustration Workshop–1: “The Courage to Create the New”
- Inside a Shhhbooks Workshop: Images from Jesús Cisneros’ “Garden and Forest” WorkshopIn September 2023, Shhhbooks hosted Spanish illustrator and artist Jesús Cisneros in Istanbul for his five-day “Garden and… Read more: Inside a Shhhbooks Workshop: Images from Jesús Cisneros’ “Garden and Forest” Workshop
- Exhibition: Poetry VisionsThe exhibition Poetry Visions, created through the meeting of colour and line by Spanish illustrator and artist Jesús… Read more: Exhibition: Poetry Visions
- Chat with the Artist – Varya Yakovleva“Three things are important to me; 1. To feel and accept myself, I mean both in general and… Read more: Chat with the Artist – Varya Yakovleva
- 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… Read more: It’s time to join a great illustration workshop. Artist Jesus Cisneros is in Istanbul this September!
- Book Analyses: On the Perspectives of Contemporary Book Illustrators in Children’s and Young Adult Literature“For a child, the world perceived by adults is not important. A child does not need to dwell… Read more: Book Analyses: On the Perspectives of Contemporary Book Illustrators in Children’s and Young Adult Literature
- Chat with the Artist – Manuel Marsol“If we try to tell a story from the very beginning by calculating everything, we always end up… Read more: Chat with the Artist – Manuel Marsol
- 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,… Read more: Shhhbooks asks: “What is the Relationship Between Play and Art?”



















