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Acrobat
It’s my last chapter of Steve Roud’s The English Year and I have been savouring it, hence the reason I’m not posting about it until January is nearly over! Roud says that traditionally much more of January would have been … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged acrobat, bean, christmas, Circus, clove, highwire, illustration, king, knave, Lamb's Wool, new year, pea, Plough Monday, Queen, resolutions, seasonal living, steve roud, the english year, Twelfth Night, Twelfth Night Cake, Wassailing
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Seeds
That’s my annual seed order sent off. I spent hours pouring over my preferred seed catalogue, comparing the descriptions of differing varieties of this vegetable and that, and weighing up whether to stick with a trusted favourite or experiment with … Continue reading
Posted in Growing things, Illustration
Tagged animation, calcium deficiency, children, Circus, flowers, gardening, gif, illustration, January, lettuces, lime, lion, lion-tamer, order, seed catalogue, seeds, soil, tomatoes
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The Fox and the Star
Following on from my last post, here is a book we were given for Christmas and one which I highly recommend. It’s called The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Coralie Bickford-Smith has been a designer for Penguin for … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged Book of the Year 2015, children's books, Coralie Bickford-Smith, friendship, Guardian, illustrated books, illustration, loss, penguin, persistence, picture books, star, The Fox and the Star, Waterstones
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#5000NoMore
Here’s a quick screen shot of some new illustrations of mine for the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution Christmas Campaign. It’s a fantastic cause so do head over and have a look by following this link.
Posted in Illustration
Tagged #5000NoMore, #StopTalkListen, 5000 no more, campaign, charity, christmas, family conflict, illustration, scotland, Scottish Centre for Conflict Resol, youth homelessness
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Christmas tree
At the weekend we headed off to the moors. The distinctive characteristics of each of the national parks in the UK is always a matter of fascination to me. From the rugged austerity of the Cairngorms to the rolling greenery … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged Cairngorms, celtic, chestnuts, children, Christmas market, Christmas tree, Dartmoor, decorations, elves, fairies, fairytales, festive feeling, fog, folktales, hats, Haytor, hill, illustration, imps, lights, mince pies, national parks, Peak district, pixies, topographical features, tors, UK, village, village hall, wind
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December
It is December and everyone is busy with the lead up to Christmas. In his chapter on December in his book The English Year, Steve Roud reports that, perhaps unsurprisingly, most of what we consider to be a traditional English … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged Aguilanneuf, America, banning Christmas, books, christmas, Christmas pudding, Christmas tree, Church of Scotland, Circus, climate change, conservation, countryside, Craigmillar, December, England, environment, festival, flocks, frost, Frumenty, Germany, goose, hogmanay, illustration, Little France, Long-tailed Tits, Mary Queen of Scots, Merrie England, mistletoe, new year, Old French, Puritans, Restoration, roll-up, Santa Claus, scotland, seasons, Short-eared owls, solar panels, Springwatch, Stephen Moss, steve roud, storytelling, the english year, traditions, vegetarianism, victorians, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, winter, Yule log
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Mould
A small patch of mould had started to form in a corner of the landing window frame. Little Owl spotted it and her eyes narrowed. “Hmmm,” she said to me, hands on hips. “We’ll have to tell the cleaner about … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things, Illustration
Tagged cleaner, illustration, Little Owl, mould, parenting, wet weather
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A wet week
Prior to the arrival of storm Barney it had been a wet week here. Low mists bowled up the estuary and rolled around the houses. Other than a continuous drip-dripping from the eaves, all was silent. Down by the river … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged amber list, blood transfusion kit, centre of the cell, children, education, fog, gas mask, grey wagtail, illustration, mist, november, river, science, wet, WW1 medicine
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Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day coincided with me working on a lovely commission about medicine during World War 1. As we remembered those who gave their lives in that war and subsequent conflicts I was busily drawing nurses’ uniforms from that same time … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged centre of the cell, children, conflict, history, illustration, medicine, peace, prosthetic leg, Remembrance Day, science, workshops, WW1
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Bonfire Night
A gusty gale blew in at the back end of last week. It blew the last of the autumn leaves to the ground where they were battered into brown sludge by heavy downpours. Seagulls wheeled in the leaden skies, shouting … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Family and friends
Tagged autumn leaves, bonfire night, children, family, fireworks, illustration, marshmallows, november, sparklers
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