![]() ![]() Kay was nervous about seeing the exhibition as it’s been more than a year since he’d seen some of the work. The sense of scale seems to work – you can explore it more, which was always the intention.” It will make anyone over 5ft tall feel like a giant. It’s built for children, with hidey-holes and windows to investigate. Kay, 41, is speaking in the attic of the centre, which has been decked out to look like the Diagon Alley from his illustrations. I knew we had to do something special with it.” Seven Stories programme director Alison Gwynn recalls: “The moment the proofs of Jim’s work landed on my desk, I was blown away. Illustrating Harry Potter includes some of the prints, sketches and models that Kay created while illustrating the new Bloomsbury edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. His work is being showcased in a new exhibition at Newcastle’s Seven Stories. ![]() Fortunate, really, as he’s the man bringing Hogwarts to life for a new generation of readers. Bespectacled and fine-featured, he wouldn’t look out of place in a cobwebbed library stuffed with ancient tomes. ![]()
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