Author Archives: Hannah

Wet camping

We’ve just come back from a great weekend camping near Kielder Water with a group of our Yorkshire friends. We stayed on a working farm and I was proud to recognise a Scotch Mule in one of the sheep pens … Continue reading

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A long-promised quilt

Yesterday the weather forecaster predicted Scotland would be “clear and fresh”. Big Dreamer gave me a wry smile, “Read that as cold and windy”. We’re getting to know Scottish weather now. And indeed, when I got home with a poorly … Continue reading

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Talented college friends

The weather has turned cold again up here. Our seedlings will have to wait a little longer to go out in the garden. The weather has reminded me of starting my course last September. I was excited about studying but … Continue reading

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AMAZING presents!

I’ve had some pretty amazing presents in my time. Six boxes of different coloured threads and a Paul Klee print are two of the highlights. Bopa and Uncle Birdie came to stay on Friday night and brought with them a … Continue reading

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4th year madness

This week I have been paired with a 4th year illustration student to help her prepare for her submission tomorrow. My partner is a fab young lady named Bella McVennon. You can see her work here: www.claribelmcvennon.wordpress.com/about/. Her work has … Continue reading

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A pair of partridges

There have been a lovely pair of partridges wandering around the farmyard recently. This afternoon I saw them in our garden, rummaging around the base of our compost bin. Here is one of them for you. They are such cheerful … Continue reading

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Phew!

These photos are of my finished sheep book. The final crit was yesterday and it seemed to go well. I was the penultimate person to present so seeing everyone else’s work was not as enjoyable as it might have been … Continue reading

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A little nervous tension

A slight hysterical breakdown occurred on the sheep project. Note to self: it is just about impossible to get A1 double-sided colour prints. After lots of sweating over InDesign (having never used it before!) I think it’s sorted. Hand in … Continue reading

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Drawing Sheep

Seeing as everyone round these parts has been run off their feet with Lambing I decided to get involved by producing my own illustrated guide to British sheep breeds for my final project. Did you know that the UK has … Continue reading

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Gin-gang

We are just back from a week in Northumberland over the Easter holidays. Lots of family, lots of laughter, and lots of fine food – perfect! I think I may have put on about a stone though. We stayed in … Continue reading

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