-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Hannah on Bleurgh
- Sally Farrant on Bleurgh
- Hannah on Half term adventures
- Sally Farrant on Half term adventures
- Hannah on Where I Write
Hannah’s Instagram
Hannah’s Current Reading
Data from Goodreads
Shelley Read
Miya T. Beck
Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human
Cole Arthur Riley
Archives
- April 2024
- February 2024
- December 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- July 2022
- May 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
Tag Archives: illustration
Working hard
This week I have been up to Edinburgh for illustration-related meetings (exciting!) and have also learnt a lot about contrast in design. Now I’m going for a rest.
Posted in Illustration
Tagged autumn, boys, brown, children, contrast, edinburgh, education, Hannah Foley, illustration, kids, orange, picture books, purple, red, seasons, yellow
Comments Off on Working hard
Big yellow wheels
After a full day of pouring rain kept us confined indoors on Saturday we opted for a brisk romp upriver on Sunday. There the river is only a third of the width it is down near our house but it … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged autumn, diversity, ethnic minorities, fertiliser, forgetful, frost, girl, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, mixed race, mum, navy, ploughing match, rain, raincoat, river, tractor, walks, wellies, yellow
Comments Off on Big yellow wheels
Hosting a hedgehog
In the meadow by the river, cow parsley flower heads dance like a sea of white saucers over a table cloth of golden grasses. Along the river banks hogweed umbrellas are drying out and dying back, giving room for other … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged bikes, blue, common wintercress, cow parsley, cyclist, easter, green, hanging basket liners, Hannah Foley, hedgehog, hedgehog poo, hogweed, hotel, illustration, illustrator, lady, maroon, meadow, scooters, shed, spots, tansy, tansy cake, tarpaulin, yellow
Comments Off on Hosting a hedgehog
The Wasps – Ouverture
Big Dreamer and I had a lovely evening out together this weekend. I know, out, together, in the evening! Shock horror! We left my lovely mum in charge. That’s not technically true. Little Owl was in charge, but my mum … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged bats, Benjamin Britten, blue, chromosomes, classical music, devon, Die Fledermaus, DNA, double helix, education, evening, Exeter cathedral, Exeter Symphony Orchestra, genes, Greater Horseshoe Bat, green, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, Johann Strauss, orange, parenting, Peter Grimes, science, summer, turquoise, wildlife, yellow
2 Comments
Owling
In my last post I spoke about how I enjoy finding out about and speculating about the layers of lives lived in old buildings. Leah Fusco is an illustrator who has explored layers of lives lived in landscape in various … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged drawing, drugs, east sussex, illustration, kent, Leah Fusco, Mapping Northeye, owing, past, practice, present, research, Romney Marsh, sheep, smuggling, The Owling, time, water, wool
Comments Off on Owling
Layers
Iβm fascinated by layers. My dissertation for my degree was about layers in landscape. I once read about how the Japanese value tarnished objects more than polished ones because the tarnish shows the layers of handling. The object gains worth … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged australian, blood pressure, blue, children, china, chipboard, dinamap, education, garden, green, Hannah Foley, healthcare, heart rate, house, illustration, layers, mantelpiece, medal, medieval, mother, old houses, players cigarettes, rose, ruby, scotland, shrubs, singing, son, sunlight, vital signs, weeds, WW2
Comments Off on Layers
Yellow doors
Little Owl has been adamant that we should paint our front door sunshine yellow. I think itβs a lovely idea and as soon as we get chance we will do just that. As I was trying to open the front … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged blue, bones, children, education, front door, illustration, keys, muscles, paint, peach, pink, sunshine, white, yellow
Comments Off on Yellow doors