Welcome to Litsy!

This unique coloring book unfolds to reveal a fantastical dream-like sequence--perfect for the novice or connoisseur colorist. Shantell Martin's work is a meditation of lines; a language of characters, creatures, and messages that invites viewers to share in her creative process. Part autobiography and part dreamlike whimsy, Martin has created her own world that bridges fine art and the everyday experience of conversations, objects, and places. Inspired by the traditional Japanese horizontal emakimono narrative scrolls, Martin's extraordinary black-and-white work is presented in an accordion-style format that unfolds to a nine-foot panel featuring a continuous but ever-changing illustration. A daring colorist--using fine-tipped or brush-tipped markers or colored pencils--can then transform this remarkable drawing in ways that are limited only by imagination. But this singular book also provides a blank canvas--on the reverse side--where anyone can create their own visionary work from scratch using whatever materials they wish--inspired by or in response to Shantell's intriguing and mysterious images.