Tag Archives: illustration

Invitation

Here’s a wedding invitation I designed a while a go for a lovely couple I know. The invitations have just been sent out and it’s great to see them all printed up. It was the valley horticultural society coffee morning … Continue reading

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Gloom

I woke up this morning and there was a little bird’s egg, about the size of my thumb, smashed on the window sill of my studio. It had obviously taken a tumble from one of the nests in our guttering. … Continue reading

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Knightsridge Primary School

  Yesterday I visited Knightsridge Primary School to speak to some of the children there about illustration. I particularly wanted to talk to them about a magazine project I’m working on. They were absolutely brilliant and gave me some excellent responses. … Continue reading

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Mill on the Fleet

It’s been a bit of a mammoth day today. Alongside two of my classmates, Pia and Emma, I am participating in a group exhibition at the Mill on the Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway. Today was set up day. I’ve … Continue reading

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Degree show

Yesterday at 4pm the doors to the illustration studio were closed and locked. No one was allowed to do anymore towards the degree show before assessment. It was a tense afternoon. I have been helping a lovely young lady called … Continue reading

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New Stock

As promised here are the items I’ve adapted from my final project for this year. ThisΒ box setΒ of greetings cards features ash, oak, lime, beech, cherry, sycamore, willow, london plane and horse chestnut trees set against the white page and accompanied … Continue reading

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Evidence!

Evidence…real hard evidence of the heartlessness of the rabbits that live on our farm. They weren’t even interested in the flowers. They just wanted the juicy stems and leaves. I’m disgusted by their depravity. There is so much grass to … Continue reading

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Bread

Here is my contribution to a fun evening with friends this week involving LOTS of food. Little Owl got to stay up, which she thought was marvellous. The Moroccan (sorry, spelt wrongly above) sesame bread follows a normal bread recipe … Continue reading

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Glasgow International Artists’ Book Fair

Today Little Owl and I have been over in Glasgow at theΒ International Artists’ Book Fair. We had been put into groups at college to produce something for the show. I was in two minds whether to blog about this or … Continue reading

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Clearing out

On Monday it was time to clear out the studio ready for the space to be turned into the degree show. It’s a weird feeling emptying my locker and wiping down my desk when it has been a little home … Continue reading

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