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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Life drawing
I am just back from the college shop, my pockets bulging with brand new bottles of bright inks. I also picked up a graphite stick on the recommendation of my tutor in Life Drawing yesterday. It’s essentially a pencil but … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Uncategorized
Tagged brussel sprouts, graphite stick, illustration, Ink, life drawing, maps, projector, sketches, writing
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Father Christmas vacancy
This morning was bright and frosty. Ollie the new sheepdog puppy was tearing around the farmyard. She has earned herself the name of ‘The Mouth on Legs’ for her propensity to chew everything in her path. This is a piece I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged chewing, Christmas party, cocktail sausages, collie, Father Christmas, illustration, kaleidoscope, ollie, pass-the parcel, sheepdog
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Myxomatosis
This week at college all of us fourth years gave presentations about our work to the rest of the illustration department. I’ve never had to give a presentation about myself before and it felt especially odd because so much of … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged aspirations, illustration, myxomatosis, picture books, presentations, rabbits, the future, thermometer
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Christmas Star
It’s not like me to sing the praises of Tesco. Especially when they do that labelling thing where I think I’ve bought a ham for Β£4.99 when it was actually Β£4.99/kg but I was too busy wrestling a 3 year … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged christmas anticipation, Christmas decoration, ham, Tesco
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Lardy Cake
This morning is bright and crisp. The washing is on the line. Lorries have been trundling in and out of the farm yard. They are here to collect some cattle. Have any of you ever heard of Lardy cake? When … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Family and friends
Tagged baking, breadmaker, illustration, karen saunders, lardy cake, traditional breads, West Country
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The colour green
A variety of coloured dots have been appearing on the backs of the ewes on the farm. We’re halfway through breeding season and for sheep this is known as tupping. Our next door neighbour, who is the shepherd on the farm, … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged breeding, ewes, farm, green, illustration, rams, sheep, spider, tupping
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A day for remembering
At the top of the farm the low sun illuminated the golds and bronzes of the long grasses. The sky was lilac and the wintery sun elongated our bodies in leggy shadows across the fields. It felt like a day … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged Armistice Day, countryside, farm, illustration, poppy, Remembrance Day, war memorial
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Tea labels
The last week as has been wet and wild. Most of the autumn colour on the trees has now been blown away. Dark clouds sweep across the sky. The rooks who roost in the trees behind our house reel and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged birds, dark clouds, illustration, rooks, sunflowers, tea labels, wet, wild weather, windy
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Christmas cards
At last they’re here! Visit my shop if you’d like to buy my Christmas cards.
Bonfire Night
Here are some burning sparks from our bonfire on saturday. After last year’s unfolding disaster with the cinder toffee I didn’t bother with it this year (read about it here, here,Β and here). I did return to Delia Smith’s Parkin recipe … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged bonfire night, Brown Owl, cinder toffee, delia smith, illustration, marshmallows, parkin, sausages, sparklers, stovies
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