- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; Ill edition (Sep 23 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0761163581
- ISBN-13: 978-0761163589
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.5 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #104,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
In her first book for adults, the artist Sophie Blackall creates a deeply felt, poignant book about lovea book that captures the mystery, the yearning, at times the cosmic humor behind the what if? of a missed connection.Like a message in a bottle, a missed connection" classified (usually posted on a website) is an attempt however far-fetched, by one stranger to reach another on the strength of a remembered glance, smile, or blue hat. The anonymous messages are hopeful and hopeless, funny and sad. Ms. Blackall, award-winning illustrator of Rubys Wish and Big Red Lollipop, has turned some of the most evocative (or hilarious) of them into exquisite paintings. Missed Connections is a collection of illustrated love stories. Theres We Shared a Bear Suit. If Not for Your Noisy Tambourine. Hairy Bearded Swimmer. Each is told in the shorthand of a missed connection, and then illustrated in Chinese ink and watercolor. The paintings are extraordinary: delicate yet full of feeling, each springing from one little detail of the post into a fully imagined world. Each brings the voyeuristic pleasure of watching love at first sight, and the pleasure of watching an artist discover a fresh new way to tell a story. And not all the connections are missed. Hidden in the book are three pieces that conjure up the magic of love found.
About the Author
Sophie Blackall has illustrated over twenty books for children, including the Ezra Jack Keats Awardwinning Rubys Wish, Meet Wild Boars, which won her a FoundersAward from the Society of Illustrators, the Ivy and Bean series, and more. Her editorial illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many magazines. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family and a stuffed armadillo.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Inspired First Review after 10 years with Amazon, Sep 22 2011
By Phoebe D. Baker - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found (Paperback)
Sophie Blackall writes a wonderful introduction in her book "Missed Connections." We get to see a little more into her life and how she came to create these illustrations. We are treated to more of her unexpected, quirky humor, and and the scoop on the journey she's taking. The thing I love most about this book is that the illustrations are snippets of what Sophie imagines bits of proclaimed longings to be, and she doesn't limit her expressions to what's safe and acceptable. We see possibilities.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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just beautiful, Sep 21 2011
By happykins - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found (Paperback)
This is such a surprisingly beautiful and moving book. Also funny and compassionate. The drawings are so odd and lovely, I keep thinking about tearing them out and framing them. Our whole family loves it so much, and I think it will become something I give as a gift, the way I have often given Maira Kalman's Principles of Uncertainty.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
You don't want to miss this!, Oct 29 2011
By Allison Collins - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found (Paperback)
Description:Almost everyone who uses craigslist.com has heard about the Missed Connection classifieds; a place where strangers who have chance encounters write posts in hopes of finding a "missed connection." Detailing whatever they remember, (no matter how insignificant), these strangers describe places, faces, clothing, and other accoutrements that may, or may not, lead them to people they want another chance with. Once Sophie Blackall discovered Missed Connections, after a fleeting encounter of her own, she decided to use her passion for painting in order to bring the posts to life. On her blog, [...] , Sophie posts her paintings, brush-stroked in rich watercolors and Chinese ink, of missed opportunities, regrets, and hopes of future contact with the ones once lost. Each glossy plate of the 128 page book captures a different Missed Connections post as well as several small related margin illustrations; every depiction evoking the feelings of both Sophie and the post-maker towards the person or event.
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The amazingly playful, yet serenely elaborate paintings drew me in to this resplendent artistic world. Sure, I had always wondered about the Missed Connections classifieds, but I had never really viewed and imagined them in the ways presented in this crafty little book. It is definitely one of my top ten books for 2011 due to its refreshingly light and amusing tone. I also loved the introduction, especially Sophie Blackall's recounting of her personal Missed Connection experiences. After finishing this book, I had to pull up Sophie's blog and look at all her other Missed Connections paintings, which are also brilliant! I can tell this will be a new addiction of mine. I recommend this to readers and artists alike!
Rating: Clean Getaway (5/5)
*** I received Missed Connections by Sophie Blackall from Workman Publishing in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
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