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Sorbus
Here is an old piece of work I found when rummaging recently. Isn’t it funny to look back and see how your work changes? I’m not altogether sure how I feel about it. There’s an odd discomfort in looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration, Making changes
Tagged autumn spire, blackberries, creative journey, declining wildlife, flagpole cherry, gardening, growing, half term, Hannah Foley, harvest mouse, holidays, holly, illustration, illustrator, looking back, old work, planting trees, rose hips, songbirds, sorbus, swedish birch, techniques, trees, wildlife gardening
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Indoor thoughts
Days starting cold and sharp, apexed with golden warmth, continue here. We had a wonderful walk along the South West Coast Path on Saturday, climbing high above chalky cliffs for views of blue meeting blue for miles all around. It … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged allotment, autumn, Billy Hippo 2, Billy Hippo. How Billy Hippo Learned to Swim, chores, field peas, gardening, golden days, greenhouse, growing, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, jobs, lifestyle illustration, Little Door Books, sea, sky, South West Coast Path, views, vivian french
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Kelpies Prize
I’ve tried to write this blog post a few times and it hasn’t gone well. It’s hard to find words for something that I still feel speechless about. Maybe, in true British fashion, I should start with the weather… On … Continue reading
Heading North
Tomorrow Big Dreamer and I will be catching a flight up to Edinburgh for the Kelpies Prize awards ceremony at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Friday. The Discover Kelpies team have put up videos of the three short-listed authors … Continue reading
Discover Kelpies
I have some very exciting news! Last week I received a wonderful email telling me I’d been short-listed for the Discover Kelpies Writing competition. This is a competition run by Scottish Publisher, Floris Books, to find new writers for children. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged children's books, competition, Discover Kelpies, Edinburgh Book Festival, Floris Books, Hannah Foley, kid lit, publisher, scotland, Scottish, shortlist, writing
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A sunny seagull
Phew…busy here…and hot! Here’s a seagull for a sunny day.
Posted in Illustration
Tagged birds, children book art, children books, Hannah Foley, herring gull, illustration, illustrator, non-fiction, picture books, seagull
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Happy Midsummer!
Happy Midsummer! This weekend was fittingly glorious. We hid fairy doors in the garden for the children and their friends to find, and discover little Midsummer gifts left for them behind the doors by the ‘fairies’. The river is bursting … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged banded demoiselle, beautiful demoiselle, biology, children, children book art, children books, damselfly, dragonfly, education, fairies, fairy doors, fairy gifts, family, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, insects, kids, Midsummer, natural history, non-fiction, picture book art, picture books, river, wildlife
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