on December 6th, 2014, Pacific Time.
Dear Reader,
In 2008 when I heard my mother tell my father that he should
get a haircut, because his hair was like a forest (a very common Serbian
expression), I began wondering what would it be like if our hair really was a
forest. Surely, there would be animals
living in the hair. But why? I thought about it and eventually decided
that it would be because those animals had nowhere else to live.
That is how the story of a little boy who goes for his first
haircut only to discover that endangered animals where hiding within was
born. It took five years, and all of my
skills as an animator, illustrator, writer, singer, and tutor to create a multilayered
story that would appeal to all generations.
I am at an age when most of my friends are building
families. I have always thought books a
perfect present for any age, but I found to my despair that so many of the
books in stores were dedicated to one topic, a specific age group, and were so
simple that one could absorb a book in a single sitting. I wanted to gift my friends a book that they
could open year after year, and always discover something new and remember how
much I care for them.
With this in mind, I wrote the story in free verse so that
the rhythm of the language would appeal to babies; I included 80% more illustrations
than a typical picture book, so that even if the reader cannot read or speak
English he/she would be able to follow the story; I developed a visual style
that combined animated characters with realism, so that the reader could learn
through observation; I have invented visual puzzles to be discovered throughout
the book…
Layers upon layers.
The hardcover book has been published a little over a year,
and thus far, from the response I have received at the fairs and art shows, I believe
I have managed to create a rather unique book.
However, today I will let you be the judge.
Recently, I have created a Kindle Edition of the book. The original hardcover has been reformatted,
and now you can see all of the illustrations in true RGB glory, which is closer
to the original watercolour scans than the CMYK reproduction of the printed
book.
Today only, “Animals In My Hair” will be free to download
from Amazon.
Please take a look at the three short educational videos
below, download the book for free, join the Kindle Launch Party, join the free AIMH Membership, explore what the
book has to offer, and let me know what you think.
Wishing you only the best!
Mili Fay
http://youtu.be/Gm47XKb64rc
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Mili Fay, a Toronto-based artist, classical animator, illustrator, writer, and singer, is an award winning graduate of Sheridan College and Art Instruction Schools. In November of 2011 she created Mili Fay Art determined to support the world one artwork at a time.
Her latest published work is
Animals In My Hair; a story about a boy who goes for his first haircut only to find endangered animals falling out of his hair. Presented at
INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair (November 14, 2014) out of 700+ submissions,
Animals In My Hair, is the world’s first ever
Artwork Book; a new type of picture book that seamlessly combines the best features of fine art, picture books, activity books, and educational books.
In accordance with Mili Fay Art’s vision, 30% of all profits from
Animals In My Hair book and merchandise will be donated to wildlife conservation.
Join
Mili Fay Art Fan Club to stay in touch with Mili Fay and to be the first to find out of her upcoming books and artworks.
Mili Fay Art: “Together we support the world one artwork at a time.”
