Category Archives: books

Hugh’s veg book in German

Posted on April 27, 2013 by mariko jesse

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage veg book has just been published in German. My illustrations are still nice and veggy, and I love the new cover photo!

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Bob Foundation wrapping book

Posted on December 29, 2012 by mariko jesse

My favourite bit about Christmas is wrapping the gifts. I often wrap other people’s gifts too! My friends Bob Foundation in Tokyo have just published a new book about wrapping. I love wrapping! They asked me to demonstrate my wrapping … Continue reading →

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Three Good Things again…

Posted on December 8, 2012 by mariko jesse

I’ve just seen this lovely little video of Hugh, talking about his new book. You can see some of my illustrations as he flips through the pages, and there’s even a nice close-up of the endpapers. Enjoy!I’ve been cooking out … Continue reading →

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Sketchbook Project – London

Posted on October 6, 2012 by mariko jesse

My cutlery proverb sketchbook for the Art House Co-op is on its world tour, and will be in London next week! All the European and Australian sketchbooks will be available to view at The Canada Water Library on these days … Continue reading →

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Max and Mei website

Posted on September 22, 2012 by mariko jesse

A fab new website has been launched for the Max and Mei series of bi-lingual children’s books I illustrated. The books are Mandarin-English and really great fun. The new site features all the characters from the books, and all sorts … Continue reading →

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Hugh’s Three Good Things

Posted on September 8, 2012 by mariko jesse

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new cookbook is here!Published by Bloomsbury in the UK, there are lovely illustrations by me, and gorgeous photographs by Simon Wheeler, all laid out by the wonderful art director Lawrence Morton.I’ve created illustrations of the ingredients in watercolour … Continue reading →

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Ling Ling app

Posted on July 21, 2012 by mariko jesse

The childrens book I illustrated called ‘Ling Ling Looked in the Mirror’, about a cheeky girl who dreams of all the things she can grow up to be (and her even more sassy panda friend), is now available as an … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Sketchbook Project

Posted on April 21, 2012 by mariko jesse

I’ve just been to visit the first stop of the Brooklyn Art Library’s Sketchbook Tour 2012, in the home of the library itself: Williamsburg New York. It was a gloriously sunny day, and I wandered in, got myself a library … Continue reading →

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River Cottage veg everyday!

Posted on September 18, 2011 by mariko jesse

My new book is out! I say my new book, but of course it’s Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new book: the next River Cottage everyday cook book, all about vegetables. Yum. For this book, I created the illustrations out of the ingredients … Continue reading →

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award!

Posted on August 21, 2011 by mariko jesse

Finally, I win an award! Well, technically I didn’t really, but I was part of the team that made the piece that won the award, so it’s a good start… The UCDA (University and College Designers Association) in the US … Continue reading →

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