Marion Deuchars

Blending mindfulness and meditation with a dash of dry humor, this book invites readers to pause and care for their inner world in this lovable sequel Marion Deuchars completes her successful trilogy of health and well-being titles with this guide to achieving a calm and connected state. Accompanied by the wryly humorous Bird, Bat, and Butterfly, she brings together mindfulness and meditation techniques and encourages the reader to find a little space in their day to look after their spirits. Deuchars creates all aspects of the book, from her quirky characters to the handwritten text, making this a truly unique package that will sit perfectly alongside her existing bestsellers Yoga for Stiff Birds and How to be a Fit Bird.

Creating a work of art is as simple as playing with different colours. Packed with easy art activities, this book from Marion Deuchars will transform anyone into an artist! Marion Deuchars' latest activity book for children and families uses colour as the starting point for different types of art. Bright colours, light colours, clashing colours, matching colours: all the colours of the rainbow. Taking inspiration from Paul Klee and the Bauhaus artists, Deuchars has devised a series of simple art activities based on colour. Budding young artists will learn how to create planets that radiate, rainbows that glow, teetering towers, a sea full of colourful fish, and much, much more using simple games and techniques. The book teaches some basic colour theory, and reveals simple tricks such as how to mix colours with coloured pencils using cross-hatching, and how to reveal hidden rainbows of colour by scraping away layers of paint. With something for every artist, Play With Colour makes starting a work of art easy and immediately satisfying.

An enduring story about discovering what makes us unique, with a special arty spin. Bob’s bullies tease him for having skinny legs. Feeling self-conscious, at first he tries to change them, then he tries to hide them. Until art gives him confidence to express and be himself - and even his bullies are impressed.

An enduring story about discovering what makes us unique, with a special arty spin. Bob’s bullies tease him for having skinny legs. Feeling self-conscious, at first he tries to change them, then he tries to hide them. Until art gives him confidence to express and be himself - and even his bullies are impressed.

The first book dedicated to Margaret Calvert, pioneer of design for public service, a groundbreaking typographer and recipient of 2024’s New York Type Directors Club Medal. Margaret Calvert’s design work on the signs of Britain’s national road network, with Jock Kinneir, means that it is almost impossible to travel anywhere in the UK and not benefit from her skill as a designer. Her ultra-legible typeface and engaging pictograms have become an integral part of everyday British life, and they have set the benchmark for highway signage internationally. Following a distinguished career as a graphic designer, Margaret Calvert became an influential educator at the Royal College of Art, where she taught a generation of designers, many of whom have achieved global recognition. Today, working in her home studio, she takes on projects that personally inspire her. This monograph – the first dedicated to her work – captures the full arc of her career, encompassing the three distinct phases of her professional life and offering insight into her early years in South Africa and her formative experiences after moving to the UK as a teenager. Lavishly illustrated with rare glimpses into her archive and details of her legendary typefaces, it is designed by Margaret and A2/SW/HK, the studio co-founded by her frequent creative partner (and former student) Henrik Kubel and Scott Williams. The book is edited by Adrian Shaughnessy, with an introduction by Eye magazine editor, John L. Walters and an essay by Margaret’s friend and former student Marion Deuchars.

Inspired by Paul Klee's quote, 'A drawing is simply a line going for a walk', this artful activity book is packed with playful ways to start a drawing. What if drawing could be as simple as picking up a pencil and moving it about on the page, as fun as playing a game or as exciting as setting out on an adventure? The answer is, you would spend all your time drawing, just like the author and illustrator of this book, Marion Deuchars! Featuring more than 100 drawing prompts, Take a Line for a Walk takes the pressure out of being creative by turning every drawing into a game. Having spent decades at the drawing board, Marion knows exactly how make art fun and easy. Whether it's drawing a line with the hiccups, playing a visual game of cat and mouse or walking your line around a maze of busy streets, Marion has endless suggestions for how to start a drawing. Without having to worry about what to draw, or what the results might be, young artists can enjoy following each prompt to see where it might take them. Peppered through the book are Marion's own beautiful line drawings, all of which are the result of simply taking a line for a walk.

Best-selling author/illustrator Marion Deuchars now takes her beloved bird through a daily workout in the natural sequel to Yoga for Stiff Birds. Marion Deuchars perfectly understands the difficult relationship some of us have with our daily fitness routine. In How to be a Fit Bird she raises a smile and brings levity to our workouts, using Bob the bird to see us through a number of routines: from holistic ten-minute workouts to more specific sessions focusing on particular parts of the body.

Celebrated illustrator Marion Deuchars is on a mission. Sharing a host of inspiring projects and ideas, this book shows people of all ages and artistic abilities how a little creativity every day can make a big difference. Live the life of a true creative! With over 100 projects and ideas, Marion invites you to release your artistic potential. Spill some ink. Draw with a stick. Have a go at hand lettering, or painting with a mop! The ideas in this book are all about having fun and realising it’s never too late to discover—or rediscover—your artistic side. Projects like hand printing, marbling, cyanotype, and rubber stamping will absorb you for an enjoyable afternoon; others like street photography, beach sculpture, and dog doodling can be done in the moment. Get painting, printing, drawing, making and imagining and discover how little moments of creativity can bring great joy.

With over 20 activities and prompts for all sorts of weird and wonderful drawings, children can build their confidence and self expression as they draw, paint and scribble their way through this beautiful activity book.

You're in charge Let your mind run free and draw, paint and scribble your way through this fun and imaginative activity book. With over 20 activities, prompts and step-by-step drawing activities built in throughout, children will learn how to draw a whole host of animals, from foxes and rabbits to owls and elephants, and then create visual stories for their creatures to come to life in. Perhaps the rabbit wants to be a superhero, or fox has a party to attend. Created by award-winning illustrator Marion Deuchars, each spread features easy-to-follow steps and plenty of space for children to experiment and practise in.

Loosen up with a smile on your face... Marion Deuchars has practiced yoga for many years, and well knows the benefits it brings. Now she shares that passion with her illustrated character Bob the Bird, whose expressive poses will charm you into a reviving session of yoga breathing, stretching, posing, and mindfulness. Yoga for Stiff Birds rejects the clichés of studio photography in favour of a more immediate, inviting, look. With a few brush strokes Marion helps Bob into every position from the downward-facing dog to the tree; both useful and inspiring, her art will raise a smile, whether you’re a regular practitioner or a yoga novice, and will encourage even the creakiest reader to breathe, stretch, and bend like they never have before.

With creative ideas and inspired prompts, this art activity title will have young artists filling the pages with all sorts of wild and wonderful things about themselves. The activities range from simple things like your birthday, your eye colour, portraits of your family and friends or filling in information about your favourite foods or clothes, to the more weird and wonderful, like your favourite smells, how many star jumps you can do in one minute and what flavour you would be if you were an ice-cream.Perfect for self-expression and building children's confidence through creativity, the celebratory and fun activities will put each child centre-stage as they complete their very own book about themselves!