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Category Archives: Illustration
The Scottish Mining Museum
My parents are staying with us at the moment and yesterday Little Owl and I took them for an outing to the Scottish Mining Museum. I have drawn one of the coal trucks for you. I find industrial typography irresistible. … Continue reading
Fife
I think we caught the last day of Scottish summer yesterday. We took a trip up to Fife with two of my friends from college and enjoyed the most beautiful sunshine. We headed to Crail first, then made our way … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged Anstruther, chocolate mousse, Crail, Fife, illustration, picnic, Pittenweem, summer holidays, sunshine
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A wonderful weekend
First, an apology: this is a long post but there’s so much to tell you…so bear with me! Steady Hands and I arrived back in Edinburgh late last night after a wonderful weekend at FibreFest in Devon. I’ve done a … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged bees, devon fine fibres, embroidery, felt. brushmaking, FibreFest, handspinning, illustration, jamie lewis
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A thistley reminder
On Monday the air was full of thistle seeds floating on the breeze. The weather conditions must have been just right for exploring the big wide world and streams of them poured from the plants looking like billowing white smoke … Continue reading
Breaking news!
The news in the valley is that an otter was spotted this week on our stretch of the river. A lady was walking her dog on the river bank early in the morning. Apparently she and the otter stood stock … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged chance encounters, illustration, magic, otter, river
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New stock
Today has been a very exciting day for several reasons. Firstly, Little Owl and I went to see Hairy Maclary as part of the Edinburgh Festival. The actors had us all joining in. “Muffin McLay like a bundle of hay!” … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged FibreFest, greetings cards, illustration, pin badges, postcards, sheep book
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Today Little Owl and I visited the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green to see their Judith Kerr retrospective exhibition. For those of you who don’t know, Judith Kerr wrote and illustrated children’s classics such as The Tiger who Came … Continue reading
Art in Healthcare
During my trip to Yorkshire I was able to go back and visit my old work. I had been involved in a project to bring art work into a patient area but had not … Continue reading
Thank goodness for Tupperware!
We travelled home today along the A68. It follows the route of an old roman road so you can see it rising and falling over the landscape ahead of you in a dead straight line for miles. It also covers … Continue reading