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Sparkly things
I’m a terrible magpie at this time of year. Any bits of sparkly ribbon or scraps of paper that take my fancy go in my special box for re-use in all sorts of guises through the year. Here are some … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration, Uncategorized
Tagged christmas, collecting, favourites, hoarding, illustration, Lyndsey Green, magpie eye, ribbon, wrapping paper
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Life drawing
I am just back from the college shop, my pockets bulging with brand new bottles of bright inks. I also picked up a graphite stick on the recommendation of my tutor in Life Drawing yesterday. It’s essentially a pencil but … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Uncategorized
Tagged brussel sprouts, graphite stick, illustration, Ink, life drawing, maps, projector, sketches, writing
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Tea labels
The last week as has been wet and wild. Most of the autumn colour on the trees has now been blown away. Dark clouds sweep across the sky. The rooks who roost in the trees behind our house reel and … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, dark clouds, illustration, rooks, sunflowers, tea labels, wet, wild weather, windy
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Dip pens
These arrived the other day and I’m chuffed to bits with them. They are three dip pens from a lady in Italy. One of them is broken but the other two work just fine. Aren’t they beautiful? I’m obsessed with … Continue reading
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Tagged antiques, bric-a-brac, dip pens, illustration, Ink, Italy
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Antiques
Today we headed to a small town along the River Exe called Topsham. It was once a thriving port and many of the houses are in the distinctive style of the dutch merchants of the time. It’s full of little … Continue reading
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Tagged alleys, antiques, closes, ginnels, hire van, illustration, river exe, small minded people, topsham, vennels, warehouse
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In print!
Here’s my Vintage Edinburgh article for Pretty Nostalgic. As it was the first issue I’d not seen what the magazine would be like. It’s very different from what I was expecting. They’ve done a grand job with my article and … Continue reading
Blackpool
I think Blackpool might be one of the strangest places I have ever been. Many of Big Dreamer’s family originate from this part of the world and today we were there to visit some of his mighty tribe. Given Little … Continue reading
Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show
Today we headed into toun to visit the degree show at college. Although I’d helped out with the illustration section I’d not seen any of the other departments. Unusually Big Dreamer wanted to come. He remains traumatised by an exhibition … Continue reading
Freewheelin’
Recently we invested in a bike seat for Little Owl. After a search we settled on one where she sits in front of the rider with footwells for her feet. I like it because I can have a chat with … Continue reading
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Tagged bike seat, borage, buttercups, cycling, hawthorne, hedgerows, heron, illustration
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Jubilee in Scotland
Listening to the radio this weekend the presenters are full of the joys ofΒ the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations and it feels as though they are broadcasting from another planet. We don’t get this bank holiday in Scotland and only some people … Continue reading
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Tagged bunting, celebration, gala season, illustration, jubilee, Magnus Magnusson, Queen, Queen Anne, Scandinavia, scotland, Woman's Hour
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