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Photo by Lucy Berkley
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Emily Winfield Martin makes paintings, books, and other curious things.
When she was small, she spent every moment drawing, reading, dressing rabbits in fancy clothes, and having many peculiar daydreams. When she grew up, she began to illustrate those peculiar daydreams, and in 2005, she created a cottage industry called The Black Apple, which sells all manner of art and etceteras. She is the author and illustrator of an illustrated novel for children, Oddfellow's Orphanage (Random House, 2012) and a paper doll epic called The Black Apple's Paper Doll Primer (Potter Craft, 2010). She works in a tiny nook of a studio filled with old children's books, wind-up toys, and stacks of fabric. Her work is inspired by fairy tales, carnivals, vintage children's clothing, her favorite films, and autobiography. She likes to bake, hunt for old treasures and tend her flower garden. She dislikes too-tight socks, bad erasers, and harsh voices. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her gentleman and cat. |
Oddfellow's Orphanage is published by Random House Books for Young Readers
All content copyright 2012 E.W.M.
All content copyright 2012 E.W.M.
