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Children's Guidebook | BurghleyChildren's illustrator and guidebook designer Emma Metcalfe was commissioned to devise and illustrate a second illustrated children's guidebook for Burghley, a magnificent Elizabethan House with a sculpture garden.
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Following on from the success of Beastly Boring Burghley (Emma's children's guidebook telling the story of the history and inhabitants of Burghley House), Emma was commissioned to create a new children's illustrated guidebook for Burghley's sculpture garden.
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Gruesomely Grubby Gardens focuses on the garden's permanent sculpture collection, which is supplemented throughout the year by additional exhibition pieces.
The sculpture garden, with its own lake and woodlands, is home to a whole host of animals, birds and insects. Emma was keen to make links between the themes of the sculptures and their natural environment. The slightly-sinister William Cecil(trusted adviser to Queen Elizabeth I who built Burghley) also makes a reappearance. Gruesomely Grubby Gardens is fully illustrated, and packed with jokes, puzzles and activities. Its colourful 'cartoon' style makes it appealing to children and full of engaging little details to spot. Most importantly it is full of fascinating wildlife facts and illustrations. |
Gruesomely Grubby Gardens is a fully illustrated 20 page children's guidebook and approximately A5 in size. All artwork was drawn by hand, with digital colour added.
Spread 1: Illustrated map of Burghley sculpture garden showing route
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Spread 2: Introduction, including illustration showing different methods artists use to make sculptures
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Spread 3: Turf maze ground sculpture by Peter Randall-Page with nature links to the life cycle and feeding habits of Red Admiral butterflies
Spread 4: Sculptures made of tree trunks and bark, with nature links to identifying oak trees and the animals and insects that live in and around them
Spread 5: Lake scene showing the huge array of animals, birds and insects that live in and under the water, plus wildlife facts about dragonflies
Spread 6: Giant 'mask' sculpture with nature links to in nature and insect 'masters of disguise'
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Spread 7: Carved tree trunk sculpture with nature links to woodpeckers and measuring the height of trees
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Spread 8: Ice House and nature links to hibernation and migration
Spread 9: Elicoide sculpture with nature links to spider webs
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