Book title: Picture the Sky, by Barbara Reid, Scholastic Canada Illustration title: Parachute guy
About the book: Picture the Sky explores the many stories and moods of the sky above us and all around us. This image was inspired by a parachute guy stuck in a tree outside my studio window, tossed by a child who will remain nameless.
Awards: Winner of the TD Children’s Literature Fan Choice Award; TD Children’s Literature Award Finalist; Toronto Public Library First and Best List.
Framed 3⁄4” black wood frame. Image: 4” x4 1/2”; frame 11” x 12 1⁄2”; depth 1 1⁄2”. Weight: 0.6 kg
Medium: modelling clay on illustration board, signed
