Set in the Dust Bowl region of the central and southern areas of the 1937 United States, Aimée de Jongh`s Days of Sand is the story of a photographer John Clark, who is sent to take photographs and document the severe living conditions. The illustrations continue to be brilliant, detailed and breathtaking, along with a captivating storyline and interesting characters. Currently, Aimée is making two new comic books, which will be released in 20.Ī personal thought - a good graphic novel is one that contains not just impactful illustrations and gorgeous artwork, but also must have a soulful and engaging storyline.ĭays of Sand: Part 2 starts where Part 1 left off. Aimée's biggest animation project was Behind the Telescopes, a 71-minute theatrical film with harpist Lavinia Meijer, which she directed and animated.Īimée has taught various classes about comics, graphic journalism and animation.
She directed and animated the short film Aurora, she created storyboards for Amazon Prime's Undone, and animated a series of music videos for the television show De Wereld Draait Door. This trip resulted in the drawn report Europe's Waiting Room.Īimée has been involved in the animation industry for several years. In 2017, Aimée made her first graphic journalism work after visiting the refugee camps on Lesbos. Her recent graphic novels are TAXI!, an autobiography about taxi rides, and Blossoms in Autumn, about love after 60, written by the Belgian comic author Zidrou. After this, Aimée decided to focus on graphic novels and animation. Her first graphic novel The Return of the Honey Buzzard won the Prix Saint-Michel and was adapted to film. She debuted with Snippers, a humorous daily comic series for the Dutch newspaper Metro. Aimée received her degree in Animation at the Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam, KASK Ghent and at the Gobelins Summer School Paris. Aimée de Jongh (1988) is a comic author, animator and illustrator from the Netherlands, with a large variety of drawing styles.
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