Jessica Palmer is a UK-based artist and illustrator whose work spans collage, paper sculpture, paper cutting, digital drawing and painting. Her clients include Disney Pixar, English Heritage, the National Trust and Skira Rizzoli. She makes pieces for private commission as well as for installations and exhibitions internationally. For more about Jessica's work please go to her website www.jessicapalmerart.com.
Enter the calming and beautiful, magical world of Illustrator and
papercutter, Jessica Palmer. Jessica has created 75 pages of
enchanting hand-drawn pictures for you to color and lose yourself
in. The images all have a magical maritime theme, and each one
includes a ‘hidden jewel’, intricately worked into the design.
Rings, brooches, pendants, chains, bracelets and earrings featuring
insects, animals and leafy patterns. The book includes designs that
fit on a single page as well as those that extend across a
double-page spread and there are even those that have space left
for the reader to extend the design themselves. A stunning book
with the lay flat, unbreakable ‘flexi’ binding and high quality
paper. Unleash your creativity and calm the soul. Read more:
https://adultcoloringworldwide.com/2016/01/07/tangle-with-jessica-palmers-hidden-treasures/
*Adult Coloring Worldwide*
The book looks nice. Various designs, from the fine work untill the
coarser work. I’m very curious about the paper in this book. I
haven’t coloured a book from this publisher. I coloured my first
design with Caran d’Ache Pablo and used softpastel from Koh-I-Noor
also. The pencils colour really great on this paper. That has a lot
to do with the softness of the pencils themselves, but they work
really well. The softpastel also works well on this paper. It
attaches nicely and can be adapted just fine. I think this design
came out great. Conclusion : Very nice book containing nice
designs. Very suited for using pencils and pastels. The book
contains difficult, detailed designs but also more easy ones.
Something for everyone. Another nice book to add to your
collection. Full review including coloured images:
http://volwassenenkleurenook.nl/?p=10625
*Volwassenen Kleuren Ook*
I love Jessica's books. They are such fun and great to colour.
Jessica wants you to interact so you can post your finished
pictures on Facebook and join in the fun. My son loves them as
there are pictures to spot within the book. He lloved finding the
treasures in this book. The pictures are all fun and are very good
for both sexes. She creates pictures that provide movement,
interest and fun. I love the fact that Jessica doesn't fill the
page as I feel the blank space is just as important as the parts
you colour. The thing I really like about Jessica's designs are the
fact they are beautiful, interesting and fun. If you love to colour
then you really
will love this book!
*Crochet Addict UK*
This book is full of beautifuly illistrated and interesting
characters to colour as well as hidden treasures to find. Whilst I
am looking for the treasures I am also finding lots of other
interesting things going on in the pages. My favourite page is the
horses in the back of the book.
*Kerry Clifton*
All the fun of the seaside - with a twist. In the whimsical world
of Tangle Bay; donkeys recline on deckchairs, puffins surf, fish
ride bicycles and queen Elizabeth the first is a mermaid. The
book itself is smaller than most, but it's a little gem. The
outside cover is soft but not just a paperback cover. The paper is
beautiful quality (I used waterbrush and it hardly buckled) and the
binding is stitched to cloth which means you can lie the pages very
flat to colour into the seam easily. I wish all double-sided
colouring books were bound like this. The pictures are beautiful
but most are not overly detailed; making it great for a beginner,
or if you want to colour something simpler and quicker. There are
mermaid, lighthouses, fish, seagulls, crabs, donkeys, ice creams,
parasols to colour. Some are two page spreads, some single, some
more detailed, others simple. There are also some "frames" where
you can draw or stamp your own image. In all, I love this little
book
*Hazel Smithies*
The book has a lovely feel and the paper is good thick stock which
means you can most likely colour both sides with no bleed through
although I maybe wouldn't trust sharpies on it.
The images are greatly varied from small detailed objects to large
scenes, all with a nautical theme, and give a nice variety of size
of area to colour for those who like tiny patterned detail right up
to large areas of solid colour for the expressive colourist. And
thankfully not a flower in sight as far as I can tell so far. Too
many colouring books use flowers and leaves!
The pictures are very whimsical and really do make you smile
*Helen Maffin*
Another beautiful colouring book from Jessica Palmer! I loved her
first one, Tangle Wood, and couldn't wait to get my hands on this -
and it's as good as I'd hoped. She has a wonderful illustration
style which has been printed well, the pages are high quality and
thick meaning you could use markers or pens as well as pencils
(though I prefer pencils myself), and the cover is as beautiful as
the pages inside. Looking forward to many enjoyable mindfulness
colouring sessions.
*Leanne Cane*
First there was Tangle Wood (also reviewed on this site) and now
here is the sequel, Tangle Bay. Instead of bosky woods and sylvan
wildlife here is all the fun of a traditional British seaside
vacation.
This book matches its companion in shape and size, with a square
shape and slightly shiny cover you can color in. Unlike the first
one, the paper is a bright white and a little thicker, which makes
it suitable for water based pens if you don’t press too hard or
linger too long in one place. The paper surface is very smooth,
which is great for pens, but not so good if you are looking for a
tooth for using pencils. Gone is the unusual waxy slightly 3D look
of the drawing in Tangle Wood, which was also gray and very
detailed. This book has crisp black lines and a little less detail
in some drawings. You do need good eyesight and coordination to
color in the pictures, but all the lines are very visible. The
content includes pages of undersea life with shells, dolphins,
tropical fish and waving weed, plus fantasy subjects such as
mermaids, galleons and treasure chests. There are lots of gulls and
seaside scenes, such as beach huts, Punch and Judy, donkeys
hilariously sitting in deckchairs, Brighton Pavilion and even the
Owl and the Pussycat. Pictures vary from the type covering the
whole page to frames to draw something of your own inside. At the
front there is a ”this book belongs to“ page to write your name in.
Some pictures do vanish into the spine, but on the back cover there
is a message that you can bend and flatten the book as you require
as it has a strong spine and, when tested this seems to work well;
it is described as ”flexibound“. This is another book too with
”hidden treasure“ and at the front is a page showing all the items
you can find if you look - a coloring book hidden object game! This
is a beautiful and imaginative book that is sure to give colorists
many happy hours.
*Rachel Hyde - Myshelf.com*
This really is a super colouring book. Beautiful, whimsical sea
life illustrations that will keep you occupied for hours. Lots of
content, with some elaborately illustrated pages, balanced out with
some open spaced pages to provide you with the opportunity to add
your own creative flair. I think this is a fantastic idea, as I do
enjoy drawing as well as colouring! There is also a lovely
additional feature of 'buried treasure' to find amongst the pages,
great for the younger book users and adults alike. The quality of
the book is great, using high grade paper so that use of felt tips
don't bleed into the opposite side. The spine of the book is pretty
strong too, so bending and flattening the book is not an issue.
Very impressed overall and recommend to colouring fans!
*Vicki Wilson*
Tangle Bay has to be one of my favourite colouring books! As a
therapeutic hobby of mine, I had to try it. The beauty of this
book, is the fact that the designs have so much detail in them that
one picture takes you longer than the average, meaning you can work
on your ""masterpiece"" for days, leaving so little room for
rushing the picture. The Pages are slightly thicker than average
colouring books today which can help you colour in whatever your
preferred medium is, in my case pens (which in other books seem to
leak to the other page). A fantastic book giving weeks worth of
hobby time!
*Dale Dow*
I like the variety of pictures and styles in this book. Some
pictures are too detailed for felt pens and need a little more
detail with pencil but it is nice to be able to use both. Paper is
of top quality and not like some of the colouring books I've tried
so you can colour both sides of the page with felt pen without
bleeding! Overall a lovely colouring book
*Nicola Leivers*
Just looking at it reminds me of being a child on holiday at
the coast. There a good range of pictures that are nicely drawing
with the right amount of detail to suit beginners and people that
are more skilled with colouring. The book is hard backed with good
quality paper and pencils lay down easily and nicely. I haven't
tried pens as I prefer to use pencils in books that are double
sided. I can't wait until summer when I can sit in the garden with
this book
*Lisa Boyes*
This beautiful colouring book brings back many childhood memories
of playing on the beach; it is filled with quintessential images of
the seaside, typically those found on the UK shores: seashells,
waves, sandy shores, even a punch and judy show. Magic and mystery
is brought in the form of mermaids, pirate ships, and of course,
the hidden treasure, which is available for you to hunt and find on
every page. The book itself has the perfect balance of intricate
designs mixed with those that are less so, allowing you to find a
design to colour for your every mood or even ability, if you are
only just discovering the colouring trend! Similarly, most of the
pages are standalone with one or two of the designs being double
spread. There are even a few pages where there are blank spaces so
that you can draw rather than colour and add your own designs to
the page. The paper is of good quality and is a clean, crisp white
– it accepts both pencils and pens equally well, with no bleed
through on most well-known fineliners (unless you are going over
the same area continuously or pressing rather heavily). Permanent
markers, such as sharpie markers are an obvious no-no as the pages
are double sided in design – and these would bleed through (I
haven't tried it, as common sense tells me not to attempt it!)
*Georgie Ryan*
Tangle Bay is second in the Tangle series by Jessica Palmer. I was
excited to hear there would be another after Tangle wood as the
illustrations were simply beautiful. Jessica Palmer has a very
distinct style that completely differ to other illustrator it's
easy to see why she's in demand. The crisp design stands out
against the bright white paper. It's square and a decent size that
makes it perfect for travel or staying at home. I've tried my
Stabilo fine liners and pens with this book and haven't had any
bleed through. Overall It's a beautiful book takes you on
adventure by the seaside bringing back memory of trips as a child.
It also takes you under the sea to visit all the different
creatures mystical and real. It's perfect for a get away without
all the planning. I can't wait for her third book which I believe
has a magical tangle to it.
*Kim Stubbs*
After the huge success of Jessica's first colouring book, Tangle
Wood, comes the equally beautiful sequel Tangle Bay. From the
mysterious depths of the dark forest, we turn now to the
sun-bleached plains of the seaside and the story continues. You'll
find a mixture of on-shore and underwater scenes in this book,
featuring all the coastal favourites like seagulls and puffins;
maritime and nautical icons such as anchors and lighthouses; and of
course plenty of oceanic creatures- both mythical and real- like
mermaids and dolphins.
There are some double-page spreads but mostly you'll find
standalone scenes on each page. Tangle Bay encapsulates everything
you'd expect from a sea-themed book, particularly of UK beaches
(Punch and Judy shows, beach huts, sandcastles, deckchairs, etc.)
and has a very nostalgic feel, even amongst the epic ships and
fantasy scenes below the waves.
Like in Tangle Wood, this book has hidden treasure nestled in every
page for you to find. The paper is surprisingly very
different to the first book- now a bright white instead of the
vintage cream we had before. Whilst I liked the unusual grey haze
on Tangle Wood's illustrations, I must admit the new white stock
makes the images far crisper with cleaner lines. The paper is still
thick but it's now much smoother compared to the heavy tooth of the
previous book. Waterbased pens still do not bleed through unless
pressed very hard, which is the main thing with double-sided
books. Overall it's another winner from Ms. Palmer and the
team at Search Press; a well-made, quality follow up and hopefully
one in a long line of this series :) -See the full review
and images at:
http://www.colourwithclaire.com/blog/tangle-bay-by-jessica-palmer#sthash.tr9VtomS.dpuf
*Colour with Claire*
Enter the magical world of Tangle bay. Wonderful colouring book,
hardback with quality paper ideal for pencils or felt tips. A
fantastic array of designs in the nautical themes with some hidden
gems (I won't give them away). Hours of theraputic colouring for
young and old alike. Beautiful!
*Penny-sue Wolfe*
This book is truly beautiful and the images are charming. I hope
you’ll get some of the atmosphere through the images attached at
the bottom but truly you need to see this book to realise just how
wonderful it is. If you like colouring nature images that are
highly detailed then you’ll just love this book. In Jessica’s first
book you were taken on a journey through a wood, Tangle Bay doesn’t
take you on a journey but instead Jessica wanted to create a sense
of place and she’s done this beautifully and you really are
transported to the beach of your childhood, your imagination, and
of story books. So many aspects of the beach and the seaside are
included from realistic scenes of puffins sitting on rocks and
seagulls swooping, to storybook ships, mermaids and
anthropomorphised animals like ducks wearing hats and donkeys
dressed up having a day out at the beach on deck chairs! This book
contains a mixture of styles and the majority of the images are
less intricate and detailed than those in Tangle Wood (more info on
this further down). This book contains such a wealth of images that
it’s hard to describe them all. Jessica described it as being
livelier than Tangle Wood and I definitely agree, there’s a lot
more movement in the pages and more chaos, whimsy and fun. She’s
added sprinkles of humour and you get hit by waves of nostalgia as
you come across the image of the owl and the pussycat in their
beautiful pea green boat, the Punch and Judy show, melting ice
creams, deck chairs, parasols, postcards, sandcastles and flock
upon flock of seagulls! This book flits between scenes of mermaids
relaxing under the sea, penguins piloting an airship, day and night
scenes of lighthouses, treasure troves just waiting to be made
shiny and sparkly, and hordes of sea creatures from seahorses to
whales, fish to crabs, dolphins to lobsters, jellyfish to seals and
so much more! Scenes of typically British days at the beach are
pictured including beach huts and even Brighton Pavilion (a huge
plus for me as I live under 30 minutes away from it) and also
underwater scenes from much further afield including coral reefs
and exotic tropical fish. Hidden within the images are bits of
treasure for you to hunt down and colour in and this treasure hunt
aspect adds a real sense of adventure and fun to the book. Tangle
Bay sparks your imagination and creates a wonderful world of
escapism. Some of the images are highly detailed and intricate and
many encompass typical zentangle patterns. Some of the images have
large sections around or within them that have been left blank so
that you can add your own details and backgrounds. These are less
obvious than in Tangle Wood so the pictures won’t look at all
unfinished if you choose not to add anything but the spaces are
there if you want them. There are also some beautiful frames of
shells, fossils, seaweed, and more, that are circular, square and
even heart-shaped that you could either leave as they are or add to
if your drawing skills are honed! To see the full review and
images:
https://colouringinthemidstofmadness.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/tangle-bay-an-enchanting-colouring-book-with-hidden-treasure-a-review/
*Lucy Fyles - Colouring in the Midst of the Madness*
Tangle Bay is delightful. It is filled with fantasy like pictures
to color and be as creative as you can be, and your only limitation
is your imagination. Jessica Palmer has filled the pages with
mermaids, shells, fish and everything ocean related. Adult coloring
has taken off by storm in the past year, and I find that the
stillness and quiet found doing something so ‘childish’ is a
benefit to my wellbeing and relaxation. I love all craft
related projects and was keen to give this a go. The pictures are
amazing and Jessica, who has an MA in illustration has created
scenes that enchant and amuse. Even the cover can be colored
in. I loved this book, and the best thing about adult coloring in
is that there is no one to get cross with you if you go over the
lines. 5*/5
https://tracyshephard.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/tangle-bay-jessica-palmer/
*Tracy Shepard*
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