Festive Cheer

I was having a little look about this morning and saw these beautiful pictures on Poppytalk's blog they are by Jane Schouten of all the Luck in the world - site and flickr. They really cheered me up and made me go tingly ready for crimbo....

Eggpress

Came across this amazing site tonight called Eggpress and thought i would share...I love the Paper puppy cut-out. I think i might treat my self to one of these calenders though. I bought a really old calender a few years back in a charity shop which had the same illustrations that Run Wrake uses in his anmiation 'Rabit'check out Lula's amazing vintage blog

everything's connected - really!

'community'

the poster i have done is for Don't Panic but didn't submit, its just a doodle and doesn't really work

everything's connected

a sneek-peek at a sketch

mimi kirchner

also found these crazy guys by mimi kirchner

woodlands printing

all last week i've been busy finishing off screen printing at the WYPA

magdalena bors

I've been so very busy lately! have found some time to have a little play on the internet and found magdelana borsher work is so amazing i can't beleive she knitted all that grass!

sneak peek

heres a peek at the 'roses' animation i've been doing i'm so happy how it turned out!If you want to have a look at it click here

don't panic

this was created for the don't panic pack with the theme of 'success' unfortunately i missed the deadline but i thought i would show it anyway. been really busy screen printing this week and finishing off the 'roses' animation, oh and finding a temp job for a bit of money :(

tidy studio

thought the studio was getting a bit messy, i couldn't move! so gave it a winter clean - still looks a state tho! I have a very busy weekend as i have to finish the final 'roses' animation for Monday so fingers crossed i get it done

spag bowl

been a busy week since my last post and i can't really remember why! joined the west yorkshire print workshop today and had my induction so i can now officially make my own screens for printing! yey! just means i have to really start working now! in the process of setting up my website which as it has an idiots guide with it, is surprisingly complicated!

blackpool

hello, hope everyone had a good weekend? i went to blackpool this weekend, tried to take some arty shots, you can judge. had the most amazing steak pie and mini doughnuts! The drawings are of a couple of things i saw. I went on mr site on saturday night and bought my website so just waiting for it to arrive to put it all together, will give news when the site is up and running, but won't be too long now i hope!

little bit of something special

check out these beautifully talented photographers, jon bergman and victoria siddle, also been very lazy the last couple of days. Found out that i passed my MA in animation, here's an animation i did using the Chemical Brothers 'Shake, Brake, Bounce. So to celebrate, i took my self to maccy d's and had a fillet o fish! (then went to my aunties and got tipsy) so happy me! plus check out this blog

hairy face

circus freaks

been working on a circus theme for this week its somtehing that really fascinates me yet i've never been!

strongman

sorry its been so long! my silly computer is playing up and won't connect to the net. Anyway my MA is all done now - been marked and just waiting for the results! fingers crossed.

babbling brook - crook

bit of cockney rhyming slang for crook, after looking at the two versions, i'm thinking the girl is unneccessary, it says all it needs to without her.

there was an old man...

6,171

what a relief! thats 6,171 frames for my animation finally all drawn and filmed - just gotta crop every single one then render, not much left to do then! so anyway thats whats been keeping me busy. just thought i would share this pivotal moment as daniel is asleep and theres no-one here to hug! i might have a dance to some loud music and jump on some sofas to celebrate tho.

sunny days

anyone get the feeling i want a holliday?

Jennifer collier

having a little play on the tinternet and i came accross Jennifer collier, these sculpture made from recycled paper are amazing

little man

quick doodle before bed

horse riding series

in anticipation of my new gocco arriving, thought i would start on a new series of illustrations... horse riding as that was my amazing birthday prestent from daniel this year ( although still trying to find the time to actually do it!)

torfin

i officially have the greatest bestest most amzing sister in the world! she so generously bought me a gocco print machine today for my birthday/very early christmas/the next few years worth of presents!!!! i'm so excited, i can't wait until it arrives!!!

pressies

after a days hard work i felt so happy to see this little package on my door mat as i walked in. I can't beleive how quickly they arrivedi might have to make a cuppa tea and flick!

alexandra hedberg

a couple of photographs i found today when i was having a little play on the web, by alexandar hedberg, blog and site why don't we have buildings like this in england - so inspiring it makes me want to start swimming!