Writing Sydney with Walter Mason: Numerical Street & Alphabetical Sydney
In the final Writing Sydney for the year, Walter Mason talks to Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti about their illustrated books Numerical Street, a tribute to the vanishing little shops and businesses found in any Australian suburb, and Alphabetical Sydney.
These whimsically illustrated books will delight adults as much as children, being at once playful and sophisticated. Hilary’s humorous rhyming text perfectly complements Antonia’s illustrations that cleverly combine collage, photos and drawing with a sharp eye for detail.
While Alphabetical Sydney reflected one particular city, Numerical Street is a fond and nostalgic tribute to the shops and shopkeepers of cities, suburbs and regional towns all over Australia.
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About the Books
Numerical Street
Numerical Street is a counting book set in a colourful, quirky streetscape where there’s always something new to find. It celebrates the jostle and chaos of a busy shopping street, playfully documenting familiar shops and businesses: Coin-op laundries, cake shops, panel beaters and hair salons. These unremarked shops are a disappearing species.
In the two years spent photographing suburban and regional shopfronts for Numerical Street many have vanished, including much-loved urban icons like Sol Levy’s Tobacconist Extraordinaire on George Street and Perkal Brothers Bespoke Bootmakers in Surry Hills.
Numerical Street captures a moment in time and place, distilling the beauty and charm of these everyday shops into bold double spreads – using the language and type of their signs, architecture and product display.
Alphabetical Sydney
A playful and vibrantly illustrated picture book that celebrates Sydney in all its diversity – from A to Z. It is a best-seller and won the 2014 Australian Book Design Award. It has also been shortlisted for the Australia Book Industry Award and nominated for several awards, including the AABA and the Independent Booksellers’ Award.
For more information visit:
http://smsa.org.au/events/event/writing-sydney-with-walter-mason-numerical-street-alphabetical-sydney/
When
25th November 2015 12:30 pmTo 25th November 2015 01:30 pm
Where
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts280 Pitt St, Sydney 2000
Sydney CBD 2000
