Picture-book style works

Stand-alone children’s illustrations exploring imagination, nature and reading.

Practice and exploratory works

2024 · Mixed media

These stand-alone works are created in a picture-book style, focusing on atmosphere, imagination and narrative practice. They are not part of published projects but reflect my exploration of storytelling through illustration.

Blooming Echo, a finalist at BIBF 2024: a girl wanders through a blossoming garden, chasing butterflies and discovering wonder in nature’s details.

Blooming Echo, illustration by Xuanyi Guo — Blooming Echo Finalist, BIBF 2024.

Stories in Bloom, illustration by Xuanyi Guo — Stories in Bloom Flowers rise from the pages of a book, carrying tiny figures into a magical world.

Echoing Valley, illustration by Xuanyi Guo — Echoing Valley Winding paths and vibrant hills evoke memory and quiet reflection.

Morning Awakening, illustration by Xuanyi Guo — Morning Awakening A girl awakens in a dreamlike meadow, where light dissolves into colour.

The Golden Mushroom

Targeted illustration exercise

A practice picture-book project created to explore narrative flow, character design and emotional expression.

The Golden Mushroom, illustration by Xuanyi Guo

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