BTALP Visual Art Specialist, Kristen Hemmis, with plasticine trees made using techniques from Barbara Reid.  Learn more about Barbara Reid and how to make your own plasticine trees by clicking on the video below.   Barbara Reid, kid I am the author and illustrator of more than a dozen picture books, and the illustrator of over twenty five. As a child, I loved the outdoors, reading, drawing, writing and fooling around with plasticine (a kind of modelling clay). I still do! My illustrations are made by spreading and modelling plasticine to create relief images. After graduating from The Ontario College […]