{"id":216,"date":"2021-01-30T14:22:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2023-02-23T12:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T12:50:17","slug":"meet-the-illustrator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/?page_id=216","title":{"rendered":"Meet the illustrator"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-769x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" width=\"145\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-769x1024.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-768x1022.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-1154x1536.jpeg 1154w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-1539x2048.jpeg 1539w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-1200x1597.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-1980x2635.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-600x799.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image2-1-scaled.jpeg 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/figure><p>Eli Rees King is a children\u2019s illustrator, artist and visual story-teller. Her inspiration comes from a deep connection to nature, especially woodlands and water, but also the moon and the stars and everything else in between. So much of her work echoes the magical landscape and flora and fauna of the UK as well as that found in Scandinavia.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"872\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-223\" data-id=\"223\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-from-2021-01-29-17-32-07.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-from-2021-01-29-17-32-07.png 874w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screenshot-from-2021-01-29-17-32-07-300x300.png 300w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"984\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15\" data-id=\"15\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.CTHYV0_.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.CTHYV0_.png 825w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.CTHYV0_-600x716.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.CTHYV0_-252x300.png 252w, https:\/\/www.bear-books.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.CTHYV0_-768x916.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Fiery Fox learns about fire safety is the first book that Eli has illustrated and she is looking forward to illustrating more children\u2019s picture books, especially working with Teresa on future books as part of the Fiery Fox series.<\/p><p>She currently sells her art through the Courtyard Gallery in Stratford upon Avon and also online through her Etsy shop which can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elireesking.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.elireesking.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cWhat I truly hope to capture is magic and wildness in my work\u201d.<\/p><p>To contact Eli, please go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EliReesKingArtist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.facebook.com\/EliReesKingArtist<\/a><\/p><p><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eli Rees King is a children\u2019s 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