XANTHE TURNER
Publisher, Artist, Illustrator, Musician, Writer, Tutor, Autobot
Xanthe Turner loves drawing so much, she has developed callouses on her drawing hand, and is rarely seen without a sketchbook. Her natural habitat is a novel-filled bedroom.
In addition to illustrating (and publishing) books, Xanthe enjoys creating comics, fan art, sculptures, cosplay, and paintings. Xanthe plays guitar and piano (not at the same time) and her life goal is to befriend a sentient robot.
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YOUTH ART AWARD WINNERS EMBRACE THE DIGITAL
By Jess Cockerill at the Mandurah Mail newspaper
In 2017, Xanthe Turner won the Encouragement Award for the Digital Art Category in Masterpieces 2K17 Youth Art Award.
Click here to read the article in the Mandurah Mail.
WEARABLE ART MANDURAH 2017
Xanthe Turner, Azalia Turner
Xanthe and Azalia Turner participated in Wearable Art Mandurah 2017. They both made it through to the Showcase, which was held at Mandurah Performing Arts Centre on the 10th and 11th of June 2017.
ARTICLE: Wearable Art Creations go on show
Article by Jill Burgess, Mandurah Coastal Times, 31 May 2017
REVIEW: Wearable Art Mandurah Showcase 2017
Review by Nerida Dickinson, Perth Arts Live, 6 July 2017
ARTICLE: Wearable Art 2017 Sneak Peek Photos
Article and photographs by Marta Pascual Juanola, Mandurah Mail, 8 April 2017
Below: Xanthe and Azalia at the Judging day, Wearable Art Mandurah, 2017. Photos by Nanci Nott.
VIDEOS
POTATOES AND STORY STRUCTURE
Azalia and Xanthe talk about potatoes, bananas, story boarding, character arcs, banana arcs, and singing!
XANTHE REVIEWS 'JENNA'S TRUTH' BY NADIA L. KING, AND TALKS ABOUT SOME OF HER FAVOURITE BOOKS.
In this video, Xanthe reviews the (awesomely excellent) YA book, 'Jenna's Truth', by Nadia L King.
(Excerpt) "I thought Jenna’s Truth was a sad, brutally honest book. It ended happily, in the actual story itself, but then when I found out the truth of what really happened, it made me feel very sad. I actually did cry at the end of the book."
To hear more about 'Jenna's Truth, watch the video or visit Nadia L King's website. After talking about 'Jenna's Truth', Xanthe answers the hardest question in the world... ...followed by the easiest question in the world.
This video may or may not include subtle references to Transformers.
To learn more about Nadia L King, go to: https://nadialking.wordpress.com
