Discover the forest coming alive in this moment of a magical encounter, set in the middle of lush woods. Let it remind you to explore and seek out your own adventures.
This piece is part of the 2023 Archive Collection; a selection of Phoebe's most beloved archived illustrations brought out of the vault as high quality prints to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Phoebe's business. These pieces were originally created with watercolor, collage, colored pencil, and gouache from 2013-2015
Printed with a white border using an 11-ink color process on warm, slightly textured, 100% cotton paper â creating extremely rich blacks with fade-proof inks.
Measures 8x10" or 20.32 centimeters by 25.4 centimeters
Phoebe Wahl is an award-winning childrenâs book author, illustrator, and surface designer.
Her work focuses on themes of comfort, nostalgia, and intimacy with nature and one another.
She grew up unschooled and credits her free-range childhood in the Northwest for much of her inspiration and work ethic.
Phoebe graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2013 with a BFA in illustration. Her first childrenâs book, Sonyaâs Chickens (Tundra), was the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award for new illustrator. Her other titles include Backyard Fairies (Knopf/Tundra), Paper Mice (Simon & Schuster, written by Megan Wagner Lloyd), The Blue House (Knopf/Tundra), and Little Witch Hazel (Tundra). Phoebe lives in Bellingham, Washington.
