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Johanna Basford

November 23, 2023

Johanna Basford OBE (born 1983) is a Scottish illustrator. Her illustrations are hand-drawn, predominantly in black and white, with pencils and pens.[1][2] Basford's works can be found in products such as colouring books, wallpaper, beer labels and even tattoos.[3] She is known to be a pioneer of the adult colouring book trend.[4]

OBE

Johanna Basford
Born1983 (age 39–40)
NationalityScottish
Alma materDuncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Websitejohannabasford.com

Biography edit

Johanna Basford was born in 1983[5] in Scotland and grew up on her parents' fish farm[6] in Auchnagatt in Aberdeenshire.[7] She graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) in Dundee in 2005 with a degree in textile Design and a specialization in screen printing.[1] Basford lives and works in Aberdeenshire, Scotland[3] where she owns a small studio in a converted farmhouse with large windows that overlook the surrounding fields.[1] She believes computer generated graphics can feel "cold and soulless," which is why she uses traditional media.[8] Since publishing her first adult colouring book Secret Garden in 2013, she has sold more than 21 million[9] books worldwide, making her a leader of the adult colouring book boom.[10][11][12] She was previously married to James Watt, the co-founder of Brewdog, the 'punk' craft beer company and together they had 2 daughters.[13][14] In February 2021, she announced on social media that she had separated from her husband the previous year.[15]

She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to art and entrepreneurship.[16]

In 2019 she broke the Guinness World Record for the Largest Drawing by an Individual, creating a huge floral drawing over 501 sq m (5,395 sq ft) in 12 hours at her former school, Ellon Academy in Aberdeenshire.[17]

In February 2021 it was announced that she would be hosting the University of Dundee's Annual Public Lecture in Entrepreneurship and that she had been awarded the University's Entrepreneurial Recognition Award.[18]

Works edit

Basford's commercial clients include Sony, Nike, Tate Modern and Starbucks. Queensberry-Hunt, a ceramics manufacturer, commissioned her to create hand drawn designs for their tableware collection in 2008. In 2010, she created graphics for the iPhone app The New Goodbye.[19] Basford was commissioned by Edinburgh Festival Fringe to illustrate the cover of their 2010 program.[20] She worked with an Edinburgh-based design agency, Whitespace, to create a series of illustrations for the program and the final artwork for the #FringeCover #Twitterpicture crowdsourced illustration campaign.[19]

In addition to her illustrations, Basford has designed glowing wallpapers, printed using special ultraviolet-sensitive inks.[20]

In May 2013, Basford opened her first solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts called Wonderlands: it was one of DCA's most successful exhibitions, with a total audience of 8,488.[21]

In November 2017, she created a Scottish themed Google Doodle for the search engine's homepage on St Andrew's Day.[22]

She is currently represented by literary agent Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown.[23]

Books edit

  • Johanna's Christmas (1 January 2013) - Virgin Book - Johanna's debut colouring book.
  • Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book (2013) - Laurence King Publishing — As of March 2015, more than 10 million copies of this book have been sold worldwide[24](three million in China alone[25]). The book has been published in over 40 territories[26] and has appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.[27]
  • Secret Garden: 20 Postcards (21 January 2014) - Laurence King Publishing
  • Secret Garden: Three Mini Journals (19 August 2014) - Laurence King Publishing
  • Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Colouring Book (2015) - Laurence King Publishing — Sold out all 226,000 copies within weeks of its release on 17 February 2015. The publishers printed a second edition of 250,000.[2][28][29][30] It has also appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.[27]
  • Secret Garden Artist's Edition: A Pull-Out and Frame Colouring Book /anglais (4 July 2015) - Penguin Random House
  • Enchanted Forest Postcards: 20 Postcards (28 July 2015) - Penguin Random House
  • Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Colouring Book (27 October 2015) - Penguin Random House — Has sold over 1.3 million copies in the US alone.[31] Debuted at Number 1 on the US Non Fiction Bestsellers list in its first week of publication[32] and peaked at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.[27]
  • Johanna Basford's Secret Garden Journal (1 December 2015) - Laurence King Pubslihing
  • Magical Jungle: An Inky Expedition and Colouring Book (9 August 2016) - Penguin Random House
  • Magical Jungle (11 August 2016) - Virgin Books
  • Johanna's Christmas: A Festive Colouring Book (25 October 2016) - Penguin Random House
  • Johanna Basford's Enchanted Forest Journal (29 November 2016) - Laurence King Publishing
  • Lost Ocean: Artist's Edition (6 April 2017) - Virgin Books
  • Magical Jungle: 36 Postcards to Color and Send (30 May 2017) - Penguin Random House
  • Ivy and the Inky Butterfly: A Magical Tale to Color (10 October 2017) - Penguin Random House[33]
  • Ivy and the Inky Butterfly: A Magical Tale to Color (12 October 2017) - Virgin Books
  • World of Flowers: A Colouring Book and Floral Adventure (23 October 2018) - Penguin Random House
  • World of Flowers: A Colouring Book and Floral Adventure (25 October 2018) - Virgin Books
  • Johanna Basford 2020 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar (13 August 2019) - Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • How to Draw Inky Wonderlands: Create and Colour Your Own Magical Adventure (15 October 2019) - Penguin Random House
  • Johanna Basford Land, Sea, and Sky: Three Colourable Notebooks (10 March 2020) - Clarkson Potter
  • Johanna Basford 2021 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar (14 July 2020) - Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • Miniature Secret Garden: A Pocket-sized Adventure Coloring Book (22 September 2020) - Laurence King Publishing
  • Miniature Enchanted Forest (23 February 2021) - Laurence King Publishing
  • Worlds of Wonder: A Coloring Book for the Curious (30 March 2021) - Penguin Random House
  • Johanna Basford 2022 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar (28 September 2021) - Penguin Random House
  • Johanna Basford 2022 Weekly Coloring Wall Calendar: Special Collection of Whimsical Illustrations From Her Best-Selling Books (28 September 2021) - Andrew McMeel Publishing
  • 30 Days of Creativity: Draw, Color and Discover Your Creative Self (26 October 2021) - Penguin Random House

Awards received edit

  • 2007 – Elle Decoration Design Award[20]
  • 2009 – Channel 4 Talent Award[20]
  • 2021 – University of Dundee Entrepreneurial Recognition Award[18]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Rosanes, Kerby (8 May 2013). "Featured Artist: The Inky World of Johanna Basford". UCreative.com. UCreative Network. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Hunter, Paul (6 April 2015). "Colouring books designed for adults topping bestseller lists". Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ^ "The ink evangelist: Illustrator Johanna Basford on pioneering the adult colouring book trend". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Rough Cut Nation (Exhibition Notes)". National Galleries Scotland. National Galleries Scotland. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ^ Lidz, Franz. "The Artist Who Made Coloring Books Cool for Adults Returns With a New Masterpiece". Smithsonian. Smithsonian. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. ^ Devine, Cate (30 June 2006). "Follow The Paper Trail". www.heraldscotland.com. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. ^ Lyons, Kim. "Johanna Basford's Coloring Books For Adults Are Gorgeous, And How Did We Forget How Much Fun Coloring Is?". www.bustle.com. Bustle.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. ^ Gallacher, Stevie. "Best-selling artist Johanna Basford on inspiring millions of DIY doodlers and going head to head in charts with beer tycoon husband". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. ^ "All about me… - Johanna Basford". Johanna Basford. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  11. ^ "2 more coloring books by Johanna Basford Coming This Year". London: Associated Newspapers. AP. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. ^ . The New York Times. Associated Press. 2 February 2016. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Start-up power: Meet the entrepreneurial couple given the royal seal of approval". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  14. ^ Gallacher, Stevie. "Best-selling artist Johanna Basford on inspiring millions of DIY doodlers and going head to head in charts with beer tycoon husband". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  16. ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B10.
  17. ^ "Artist breaks world record for largest solo drawing". BBC News. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  18. ^ a b McLaren, Rob. "Former Dundee student Johanna Basford to inspire after selling 20 million books". The Courier. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Illustrator Johanna Basford talks about being #TwitterPicture girl and more". ameliasmagazine. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  20. ^ a b c d Steed, Frances; Stevenson, Josephine (2012). Sourcing ideas: investigating textures, colours, structures, surfaces and patterns. Lausanne: AVA Academia. ISBN 9782940411634.
  21. ^ "DCA Annual Report" (PDF). www.dca.org.uk. DCA. 2014.
  22. ^ "The Scottish artist behind St Andrew's Google Doodle". BBC News. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Illustrator Johanna Basford launches Lost Ocean as adult colouring book craze sweeps the world". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  25. ^ Ho, Victoria (13 January 2016). "China's bestseller of 2015 was a coloring book for adults". Mashable. Singapore. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  26. ^ Fraser, Douglas. "Ink evangelist Johanna Basford makes it big". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  27. ^ a b c "Best Sellers - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  28. ^ "Artist Goes Outside The Lines With Coloring Books For Grown-Ups". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  29. ^ Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book Paperback. Laurence King Pub. 17 February 2015. ISBN 1780674880.
  30. ^ Basford, Johanna (17 February 2015). Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book. Laurence King Publishing; Act Clr Cs edition. ISBN 9781780674889.
  31. ^ Alter, Alexandra (23 December 2015). "Looking Back at 2015 in Book Publishing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  32. ^ . www.edvictor.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  33. ^ Ivy and the Inky Butterfly by Johanna Basford | PenguinRandomHouse.com.

Further reading edit

  • "Colouring books for adults growing in popularity". BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast. 4 April 2015. BBC. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  • "Work inspiration with Johanna Basford". workspiration.org. Workspiration. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016. A lot of my work is nature inspired and takes cues from the flora and fauna I grew up with in rural Scotland.
  • Alter, Alexandra (29 March 2015). "Grown-Ups Get Out Their Crayons". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  • Katz, Brigit (5 November 2015). "Meet the woman behind a surprising new way to unwind". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  • Andress, Alli (20 November 2015). "Interview with Johanna Basford, Illustrator and Coloring Book Author". Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Johanna Basford's studio website

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Johanna Basford OBE born 1983 is a Scottish illustrator Her illustrations are hand drawn predominantly in black and white with pencils and pens 1 2 Basford s works can be found in products such as colouring books wallpaper beer labels and even tattoos 3 She is known to be a pioneer of the adult colouring book trend 4 OBEJohanna BasfordBorn1983 age 39 40 NationalityScottishAlma materDuncan of Jordanstone College of Art and DesignWebsitejohannabasford wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Books 3 Awards received 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editJohanna Basford was born in 1983 5 in Scotland and grew up on her parents fish farm 6 in Auchnagatt in Aberdeenshire 7 She graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design DJCAD in Dundee in 2005 with a degree in textile Design and a specialization in screen printing 1 Basford lives and works in Aberdeenshire Scotland 3 where she owns a small studio in a converted farmhouse with large windows that overlook the surrounding fields 1 She believes computer generated graphics can feel cold and soulless which is why she uses traditional media 8 Since publishing her first adult colouring book Secret Garden in 2013 she has sold more than 21 million 9 books worldwide making her a leader of the adult colouring book boom 10 11 12 She was previously married to James Watt the co founder of Brewdog the punk craft beer company and together they had 2 daughters 13 14 In February 2021 she announced on social media that she had separated from her husband the previous year 15 She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to art and entrepreneurship 16 In 2019 she broke the Guinness World Record for the Largest Drawing by an Individual creating a huge floral drawing over 501 sq m 5 395 sq ft in 12 hours at her former school Ellon Academy in Aberdeenshire 17 In February 2021 it was announced that she would be hosting the University of Dundee s Annual Public Lecture in Entrepreneurship and that she had been awarded the University s Entrepreneurial Recognition Award 18 Works editBasford s commercial clients include Sony Nike Tate Modern and Starbucks Queensberry Hunt a ceramics manufacturer commissioned her to create hand drawn designs for their tableware collection in 2008 In 2010 she created graphics for the iPhone app The New Goodbye 19 Basford was commissioned by Edinburgh Festival Fringe to illustrate the cover of their 2010 program 20 She worked with an Edinburgh based design agency Whitespace to create a series of illustrations for the program and the final artwork for the FringeCover Twitterpicture crowdsourced illustration campaign 19 In addition to her illustrations Basford has designed glowing wallpapers printed using special ultraviolet sensitive inks 20 In May 2013 Basford opened her first solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts called Wonderlands it was one of DCA s most successful exhibitions with a total audience of 8 488 21 In November 2017 she created a Scottish themed Google Doodle for the search engine s homepage on St Andrew s Day 22 She is currently represented by literary agent Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown 23 Books edit Johanna s Christmas 1 January 2013 Virgin Book Johanna s debut colouring book Secret Garden An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book 2013 Laurence King Publishing As of March 2015 more than 10 million copies of this book have been sold worldwide 24 three million in China alone 25 The book has been published in over 40 territories 26 and has appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list 27 Secret Garden 20 Postcards 21 January 2014 Laurence King Publishing Secret Garden Three Mini Journals 19 August 2014 Laurence King Publishing Enchanted Forest An Inky Quest and Colouring Book 2015 Laurence King Publishing Sold out all 226 000 copies within weeks of its release on 17 February 2015 The publishers printed a second edition of 250 000 2 28 29 30 It has also appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list 27 Secret Garden Artist s Edition A Pull Out and Frame Colouring Book anglais 4 July 2015 Penguin Random House Enchanted Forest Postcards 20 Postcards 28 July 2015 Penguin Random House Lost Ocean An Inky Adventure and Colouring Book 27 October 2015 Penguin Random House Has sold over 1 3 million copies in the US alone 31 Debuted at Number 1 on the US Non Fiction Bestsellers list in its first week of publication 32 and peaked at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list 27 Johanna Basford s Secret Garden Journal 1 December 2015 Laurence King Pubslihing Magical Jungle An Inky Expedition and Colouring Book 9 August 2016 Penguin Random House Magical Jungle 11 August 2016 Virgin Books Johanna s Christmas A Festive Colouring Book 25 October 2016 Penguin Random House Johanna Basford s Enchanted Forest Journal 29 November 2016 Laurence King Publishing Lost Ocean Artist s Edition 6 April 2017 Virgin Books Magical Jungle 36 Postcards to Color and Send 30 May 2017 Penguin Random House Ivy and the Inky Butterfly A Magical Tale to Color 10 October 2017 Penguin Random House 33 Ivy and the Inky Butterfly A Magical Tale to Color 12 October 2017 Virgin Books World of Flowers A Colouring Book and Floral Adventure 23 October 2018 Penguin Random House World of Flowers A Colouring Book and Floral Adventure 25 October 2018 Virgin Books Johanna Basford 2020 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar 13 August 2019 Andrews McMeel Publishing How to Draw Inky Wonderlands Create and Colour Your Own Magical Adventure 15 October 2019 Penguin Random House Johanna Basford Land Sea and Sky Three Colourable Notebooks 10 March 2020 Clarkson Potter Johanna Basford 2021 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar 14 July 2020 Andrews McMeel Publishing Miniature Secret Garden A Pocket sized Adventure Coloring Book 22 September 2020 Laurence King Publishing Miniature Enchanted Forest 23 February 2021 Laurence King Publishing Worlds of Wonder A Coloring Book for the Curious 30 March 2021 Penguin Random House Johanna Basford 2022 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar 28 September 2021 Penguin Random House Johanna Basford 2022 Weekly Coloring Wall Calendar Special Collection of Whimsical Illustrations From Her Best Selling Books 28 September 2021 Andrew McMeel Publishing 30 Days of Creativity Draw Color and Discover Your Creative Self 26 October 2021 Penguin Random HouseAwards received edit2007 Elle Decoration Design Award 20 2009 Channel 4 Talent Award 20 2021 University of Dundee Entrepreneurial Recognition Award 18 References edit a b c Rosanes Kerby 8 May 2013 Featured Artist The Inky World of Johanna Basford UCreative com UCreative Network Retrieved 6 November 2014 a b Hunter Paul 6 April 2015 Colouring books designed for adults topping bestseller lists Toronto Star Retrieved 1 October 2017 a b Johanna Basford Archived from the original on 13 December 2014 Retrieved 6 December 2014 The ink evangelist Illustrator Johanna Basford on pioneering the adult colouring book trend HeraldScotland Retrieved 20 December 2016 Rough Cut Nation Exhibition Notes National Galleries Scotland National Galleries Scotland Retrieved 27 February 2016 Lidz Franz The Artist Who Made Coloring Books Cool for Adults Returns With a New Masterpiece Smithsonian Smithsonian Retrieved 20 September 2018 Devine Cate 30 June 2006 Follow The Paper Trail www heraldscotland com Herald amp Times Group Retrieved 16 February 2016 Lyons Kim Johanna Basford s Coloring Books For Adults Are Gorgeous And How Did We Forget How Much Fun Coloring Is www bustle com Bustle com Retrieved 16 February 2016 Gallacher Stevie Best selling artist Johanna Basford on inspiring millions of DIY doodlers and going head to head in charts with beer tycoon husband The Sunday Post Retrieved 7 June 2021 All about me Johanna Basford Johanna Basford 24 October 2016 Retrieved 13 December 2016 2 more coloring books by Johanna Basford Coming This Year London Associated Newspapers AP Retrieved 12 February 2016 2 More Coloring Books by Johanna Basford Coming This Year The New York Times Associated Press 2 February 2016 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on 6 February 2016 Retrieved 12 February 2016 Start up power Meet the entrepreneurial couple given the royal seal of approval The Telegraph Retrieved 20 December 2016 Gallacher Stevie Best selling artist Johanna Basford on inspiring millions of DIY doodlers and going head to head in charts with beer tycoon husband The Sunday Post Retrieved 7 June 2021 Facebook www facebook com Retrieved 7 June 2021 No 61608 The London Gazette Supplement 11 June 2016 p B10 Artist breaks world record for largest solo drawing BBC News 6 January 2020 Retrieved 7 June 2021 a b McLaren Rob Former Dundee student Johanna Basford to inspire after selling 20 million books The Courier Retrieved 21 February 2021 a b Illustrator Johanna Basford talks about being TwitterPicture girl and more ameliasmagazine Retrieved 7 December 2014 a b c d Steed Frances Stevenson Josephine 2012 Sourcing ideas investigating textures colours structures surfaces and patterns Lausanne AVA Academia ISBN 9782940411634 DCA Annual Report PDF www dca org uk DCA 2014 The Scottish artist behind St Andrew s Google Doodle BBC News 30 November 2017 Retrieved 7 June 2021 Curtis Brown www curtisbrown co uk Retrieved 7 June 2021 Illustrator Johanna Basford launches Lost Ocean as adult colouring book craze sweeps the world Telegraph co uk Retrieved 12 February 2016 Ho Victoria 13 January 2016 China s bestseller of 2015 was a coloring book for adults Mashable Singapore Retrieved 12 February 2016 Fraser Douglas Ink evangelist Johanna Basford makes it big BBC News Retrieved 17 February 2016 a b c Best Sellers The New York Times www nytimes com Retrieved 12 February 2016 Artist Goes Outside The Lines With Coloring Books For Grown Ups Retrieved 4 April 2015 Enchanted Forest An Inky Quest amp Coloring Book Paperback Laurence King Pub 17 February 2015 ISBN 1780674880 Basford Johanna 17 February 2015 Enchanted Forest An Inky Quest amp Coloring Book Laurence King Publishing Act Clr Cs edition ISBN 9781780674889 Alter Alexandra 23 December 2015 Looking Back at 2015 in Book Publishing The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 12 February 2016 Ed Victor Ltd News www edvictor com Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 12 February 2016 Ivy and the Inky Butterfly by Johanna Basford PenguinRandomHouse com Further reading edit Colouring books for adults growing in popularity BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast 4 April 2015 BBC Retrieved 18 February 2016 Work inspiration with Johanna Basford workspiration org Workspiration 30 January 2015 Retrieved 18 February 2016 A lot of my work is nature inspired and takes cues from the flora and fauna I grew up with in rural Scotland Alter Alexandra 29 March 2015 Grown Ups Get Out Their Crayons The New York Times Retrieved 18 February 2016 Katz Brigit 5 November 2015 Meet the woman behind a surprising new way to unwind The New York Times Retrieved 18 February 2016 Andress Alli 20 November 2015 Interview with Johanna Basford Illustrator and Coloring Book Author Amy Poehler s Smart Girls Retrieved 18 February 2016 External links editOfficial website Johanna Basford s studio website Heartbreak Publishing limited edition prints of Basford s work Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johanna Basford amp oldid 1172091507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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