grow: The Art of Koyamori [Paperback]

This is the first art collection by the young Canadian artist/illustrator Koyamori (also known as Maruti_Bitamin).Over the past five years, she has gained attention through regularly sharing her fascinating illustrations on her Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter accounts. This work has been collected ingrowand accompanied by a selection of specially created new illustrations.

Using mostly watercolor ink, Koyamori's highly imaginative but intimate illustrations incorporate colorful natural elementssuch as plants, creatures, water and stars, and also feature super-cute manga-inspired characters. A reversible dust jacket includes the cover from the Japanese edition on the reverse side. Both covers are new illustrations exclusively drawn for this long-awaited book.

work within grow: The Art of Koyamori does not need explanation. Rather it is a presentation of colors and images that will have you creating stories for the characters that you are seeing. Motion, whimsy, clever designs and eye-catching layouts make for a delicious and satisfying cornucopia of creativity.