I was delighted to spot The Jar of Happiness in Waterstones at the weekend - just in time for Christmas shopping!
Happy Days!
The Jar of Happiness is officially out today! Hooooray! You can order it from various websites including Amazon or from your local bookshop :-) Happy reading!
A Bit of Colour
It might be another grey day outside but happily I'm surrounded by colour, busily working on the illustrations for my first picturebook, which is due to be published in the spring. Watch this space for more details!
Logo Design
Here's a logo design that I completed a couple of weeks ago for international photographer Jan Hillnhütter. It was a fun project; Jan was a great client and a pleasure to work with! I've been busy working on a couple of other projects so watch this space to find out more soon...
A Surprise Tattoo
I've been busy immersing myself in the world of Vernon Ganglythorpe over the past few weeks, but this morning in a bout of Google Analytics procrastination I had a pleasant surprise...
It turns out that someone in the US turned a neuron illustration that I did a few years ago into a tattoo. I think they did a pretty good job!
Sketchbook Snippets
A few drawings from the character development work I've been doing this week...
A New Logo For My Sis
Yesterday I dabbled in a bit of typography to create a new logo for my twin sis Fran who works as a wedding photographer in Berlin. It was great fun! You can see Fran's beautiful photographs here.
Passport Packed, Portfolio Prepared...
Portfolio and business cards at the ready for Bologna Book Fair next week, where I'll be meeting a few publishers, checking out beautiful books from all around the world and walking until my feet fall off. Exciting!
Cambridge Exhibition
Last night's Private View of our Cambridge exhibition was a great opportunity to bid farewell to Cambridge School of Art and thank our wonderful tutors Martin Salisbury and Pam Smy. With copious free wine and crisps on offer, a good night was had by all!
Ailsa Answers Ania's Eight Questions
This week I took part in Ania Stypulkowski's wonderful blog 'Ania Asks Eight Questions' which probes into the pencil, paint and biscuit-filled minds of illustrators and sheds light on their habits. You can read my answers and check out the rest of her blog here.
Here's the drawing that I did for her of my creative little helpers, based on the idea that we all have 'creative geniuses' to guide us along...
Taking A Walk
Now that things are finally warming up a little (even if I am still wearing woolly gloves while I work) I thought I'd do a little drawing of a girl and her mum taking a walk on a breezy, sunny day.
Birds On The Go
I've been experimenting again today with a limited colour palette. This little lady might end up being part of a bigger picture or perhaps a mini series...
Hug On A Rug
A little drawing that I did yesterday working with a limited colour palette. There's something quite pleasant about drawing rugs, and it's not just because 'rugs' happens to rhyme with another of my favourite subjects - hugs :-)
A Little Bit of Feedback
Thought I'd share this little note left on the back of a business card for me from an excited boy visiting the MA exhibition...
The show has been bustling with visitors all week, it's been lovely to see!
MA Graduation Exhibition
Yesterday I got together with my fellow MA Children's Book Illustration coursemates to hang our graduation exhibition in London. It was a great opportunity to see everyone's work, what a talented bunch! The show will be up all week at Candid Arts in Angel - go along if you can!
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