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Monthly Archives: June 2013
D&AD work
As promised, here are the two pieces I will be taking along to show at the D&AD New Blood show. They’re natural history posters aimed at primary school children. The idea is that they can be used as window stickers … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged butterflies, dad, frogs, illustration, natural history, posters, window stickers
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Haring along
In the late part of this afternoon, on our way home from visiting friends, Little Owl and I encountered a hare on the road. He bounded out of an open gateway in the hedgerow before turning to gallop along beside … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged afternoon, dad, edinburgh college of art, evening stroll, hare, hedgerow, illustration, london, New Blood
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To-ings and fro-ings
Following on from yesterday’s post I’ve been thinking that it’s been a bit of a week for thinking about death and loss. Now that’s a cheerful way to start! Little Owl discovered a baby rabbit dead underneath our garden bench … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Making changes
Tagged beech, dead, death, flattened hedgehog, horse chestnut, life, loss, peace, PM, rabbit, Radio 4, rope swing, Rory Morrison, tree
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Molly Drake
I missed Mark Radcliffe’s folk show on Radio 2 last night so have been catching up on it this afternoon via the iplayer. The show was dedicated to the musician and singer-songwriter, Nick Drake, who sadly died in 1974. He … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged creative souls, folk show, Mark Radcliffe, Molly DRake, Nick Drake, Poor Boy, Poor Mum, Radio 2, The Shell
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That’s all folks
Yesterday we dismantled the degree show at college. It came down a lot quicker than it went up. As a last little reminder I’ve put up a picture from my fellow illustrator, Maisie Shearing’s stand. This is a beautiful model … Continue reading
Solemn business
As I write the sky is a soft blue streaked with pink. The windows of the house are flung open. It has been a beautiful summer’s day and the long hours of daylight up here turn the evening into an … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Wildlife
Tagged chopped down, flat, hedgehog, horse chestnut, illustration, rope swing, small tortoiseshell
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Rituals and results
I love the rituals of warm summer evenings. In the garden I visit all my little plants with the watering can, taking my time to congratulate myself on a new leaf or occasionally console myself over a loss. Green shoots … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged beetroot, chard, degree show, eca, edinburgh college of art, germination, green shoots, Jewellery, lamb, monty, Product Design, results, spinach, summer evenings, swallows, watering
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