The palm leaves in the cockatoo collage in Where Forest Meets the Sea are made from paper to make it look like the right palm tree, and she used roots for vines. There is often an assumption that the collages that Jeannie makes for the illustrations of her stories are large, given the amount of detail within each however this is not the case – the original artworks depicting the Daintree Rainforest from Where the Forest Meets the Sea that are no larger than A4 in size. The illustrations in Jeannie’s books are exquisite and extremely detailed, with the creative process from idea to publication taking around three to four years. Where the Forest Meets the Sea - about the rainforest in Far North QLD.Window - which is the same format as Belonging but the reverse, where the view through the window transforms over time from garden and forest to an urban view.Belonging - which shows the view over a garden and landscape through the same window over time, with a positive story of plantings and growth.Rosy Dock - set in Central Australia about an introduced plant that escaped a garden to become a problem weed.Often addressing themes of nature, the environment and the changes humans make to the landscape, Jeannie uses lots of natural materials her work including plant foliage, earth, bark and sand.Ī number of her books have a distinct gardening theme, including: Jeannie is the author of many well-loved children’s picture books which she both writes and creates the illustrations for. Children’s book author and artist Jeannie Baker is best known for her unique collage style artworks that use a multitude of natural materials to create 3D landscapes, animals and gardens to accompany her stories.
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