Category Archives: Illustration

New website

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Hannah

Almost on an annual basis I seem to decide that my current website isn’t working for me and do an overhaul. I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I hope it indicates that I’m growing and developing. We have been … Continue reading →

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Picture Hooks Conference 2014

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Hannah

This weekend I went along to a conference about children’s picture books, called Picture Hooks. You might remember that I went to their inaugural conference a couple of years ago (read about it here). It was held at Edinburgh College … Continue reading →

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Boating day

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Hannah

We spent an afternoon this weekend planting bulbs in two big troughs we have in the garden. One is a mixture of crocuses and tulips, the other is a combination of grape hyacinths and daffodils. The idea is that one … Continue reading →

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Lining Up

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Hannah

Conkers are swelling in their spikey cases on the horse chestnut trees and blackberries are ripening amongst the brambles. Beechnut husks crunch beneath our shoes on our way to and from school. One misty morning revealed a multitude of cobweb … Continue reading →

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Working hard

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Hannah

Dip, ting-ting, scritch, scratch, screetch, scritch, scritch. Dip, ting-ting, screetch, scratch. Dip, ting-ting, scritch, screetch, scratch. These are the sounds of me working very hard on several looming deadlines…eeek!

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Storage

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Hannah

Is anyone else out there obsessed by storage? Wherever this obsession comes from, it must be the same place that makes me go mad in Lakeland (read more here). If I’m honest I’d go so far as to say that … Continue reading →

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First day of school

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Hannah

Finch and I waved Little Owl off this week for her first day of school. She confidently strode across the playground to meet her teacher in her new uniform, proudly clutching her lunchbox and book bag. A little less confidently … Continue reading →

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SCCR website launch

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Hannah

This week a very exciting thing happened. The Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) website went live and on it were my illustrations! Regular readers of this blog will know that I have been volunteering this year with the SCCR … Continue reading →

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Maple Arts Exhibition

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Hannah

Yesterday airborne seeds smoked and billowed from the downy heads of thistle plants. It always seems to me that, like the mayfly, thistle seeds seasonally pour forth in one of those blink-and-you-miss-it profligate events nature is so good at. Suddenly … Continue reading →

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World War 1 Centenary

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Hannah

As many of you will know today marks the centenary of the start of World War 1. Our local library has a wonderful display all about it, with a selection of books for children about the war. I got Where … Continue reading →

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