“Trees of Home” by Axel Scheffler

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Ended:October 24th 2019, 12:10pm EDT

Winner: ambrose

£800($990 USD)

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The Prize

“Trees of Home” by Axel Scheffler.

Pencil, watercolours, coloured pencils, pen and ink
Dimension: 23.6 cm x 17.1 cm

Bid for this exceptional artwork created by Axel Scheffler, probably the best known children’s illustrator in the UK!

The artwork was created by sketching an outline in pencil and then applying a wash of the main colours in the picture with liquid watercolours. Once dried, the artist used coloured pencils to apply detail and variation to achieve his signature look, using pen and ink on certain fine lines.

The artwork is inspired by the collaborative poem “Trees of Home”, created by the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants art and writing class.

Artist Jane Ray and writer Sita Brahmachari worked with refugees and people seeking asylum to make pictures and collect words and stories exploring a theme, such as trees, maps or rivers. The poem is a culmination of their work.

Axel Scheffler is a German illustrator best known for his work on The Gruffalo. He has illustrated over 100 books and his collaborations with Julia Donaldson have achieved sales of more than 48 million copies worldwide.

Scheffler, the first recipient of the "Illustrator of the Year Award", was chosen for this project because of his work on picture books and because he has always been active in showing support for refugees.

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The Cause

Amnesty International UK teamed up with the Centre’s Art and Writing class to celebrate National Poetry Day.

The Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants works to create a strong, positive, community for people who have been displaced from their countries of origin due to persecution, war, and poverty.

They create a sense of belonging and comfort for those who have left their homes, providing practical tools and structure to help displaced people to rebuild their lives, linking asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants with local people to build a stronger community for everyone.

Amnesty International UK, as part of the Families Together coalition, is campaigning for refugee families to be reunited in safety in the UK.

Words that Burn is a national Amnesty International UK project to explore and express human rights through poetry.

It challenges people to make a difference through poetry. As part of Words that Burn, Amnesty International UK supports educators by providing free educational resources to help secondary school students learn more about human rights through poetry and develop their own voice and performance style.

Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales number 1051681.

Website

amnesty.org.uk

Amnesty International UK & The Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants

Item #P32437

In condition as donated.

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