Category Archives: Illustration

Announcement

This August I have been invited to show my sheep book at FibreFest. This is a really exciting opportunity for me and I’m busy making preparations. You can check out the festival here: www.fibrefest.co.uk. If you’re in the area on … Continue reading

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Six silent fishes

Little Owl and I have had a lovely couple of days with our good friend Steady Hands. We took Steady Hands for a walk in the woods and found an injured magpie in a cage. He looked like he was … Continue reading

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A last hurrah!

With the end of term, Monday heralds my return to my other job…being full-time mum to Little Owl. So for a last hurrah I headed to the Robert Burns museum in Alloway, near Ayr. I’ve wanted to go for ages … Continue reading

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A gate made of twigs

I spent this morning in the garden trying to remedy some of the damage from the stormy weather that has just passed over Scotland. Our electricity went off on Monday evening but only for a few hours. I was most … 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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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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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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