Who is he?

Axel Scheffler is an award-winning, internationally-acclaimed illustrator of some of the most well-loved children’s books. His books have been published in many languages and his work has been exhibited all around the world. Here is his story so far:

1982

I moved to the UK to study Visual Communications at Bath Academy of Art in Corsham, Wiltshire out in the English countryside surrounded by sheep and peacocks. The course also included an exchange to Cooper Union in New York. It was during these years (1982-1984) that I decided to become an illustrator.

Here are some of my sketches from that time:

Corsham High Street 1985

Sheep in the Corsham countryside

Peacocks

More from my New York sketchbook

Sheep

New York sketchbook

New York Etching 1984

View more of Axel's unpublished work