Weather Zine sneak preview

New (very cropped) sneak peeks from images for the soon to be released Zine with Alex Sickling. This one is British Weather based, planning the next one already...

Work in Progress: Found ceramic and paper brooches

Wooden Story Boxes

Started painting a pair of boxes I'd put by for making fun, and decided to give them a bit of a narrative base, the story is up to you....

Update: the house/forest/squirrel box has now been sold.

Sunday Paint Play

Something a bit different! Very refreshing and exciting. Got lots of new painting plans....

Carlisle Studio

My work space, makes it nice to be home

Papergirl Exhibition

The other night the lovely Alex Sickling invited me for a catch up at this preview for the 'free art by bike' project papergirl. I was hoping to find some juicy goodies after the fetching local mag spread I'd seen, but nearly had a little accident when I came across a Johnny Hannah. I touched it, of course. There was alot of lovely things, including free wine, huzzah! And a lovely print by Laura Sheldon (the above but in pink).

For more info have a look at Papergirl

something fishy....

The perfect crime

Aunt Daphne's Dalmations

I don't normally enjoy drawing dogs but gave it a bash for my great aunt who loves dalmations, as a birthday thing. It was great fun and got me thinking to drawing the character of this wonderful woman. She's quite old now but the vibrant life she's had still shows through, it takes the years off her and I can imagine it translating really well into ink. It's made me think about a possible picture book. I'll need to improve my dog anatomy to get the feel for them better, and we'll see what she thinks then ...watch this space!

Creative Review and Peter Grundy, I take my hat off..

Particularily impressed by this months Creative Review Special Issue: Illustration Annual. Actually went a bit dizzy over it in WhSmiths. Seriously. These photos don't do it justice. The cover by illustrator Peter Grundy is BEAUTIFUL. Any lovers of gorgeous tactile design go and give it a stroke, you won't regret it.
We're talking slightly textured stock for the cover, with debossing and foil. Mmmmmm....

Oh, and the work inside made me wee myself, right in the middle of WHSmith.