DALFASTWild & Wonder
The natural world as a child first meets it — animals, oceans, weather, space and growing things.
Curator's statement
Wild & Wonder is for the age when a child learns that the world is full of things worth knowing — that whales are enormous, that seeds become trees, that the moon changes shape on a schedule. The collection treats natural subjects with accuracy and affection: friendly but not cartoonish, simplified but never wrong. It is made to invite questions. Original illustration throughout, in a palette warm enough for a bedroom and clear enough for a classroom.
Design philosophy
Accurate but simplified natural forms. Friendly, never cartoonish; simplified, never incorrect.
Colour system
Forest green, ocean blue, warm sand, sunlit yellow, clay, cream.
Shape language
Simplified animals and plants, ocean and sky layers, lifecycle and growth sequences, moon phases.
Composition
Age-appropriate and universally suitable: no frightening imagery, no stereotypes, no brand or character likenesses, no text beyond simple educational lettering where the collection calls for it. Every composition original. Natural subjects must be simplified but factually accurate.
Ideal spaces
Children's rooms, playrooms, classrooms, libraries, family spaces.
Print formats
1:1, 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, A-series.
Collection build-out: 1 published of a planned 100 artworks (1%).
1 piece in this collection
