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May 17, 2018
2 min

Process : From the top! Part 2

Now sometimes things do not go to plan, I start on one track and end up on another ...with something quite different. So I left you in...

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May 17, 2018
2 min

Process : From the top! Part 1

Or how I created my latest fabric design for Spoonflower. I read the contest brief – Using at least two of the colors from the palette...

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Apr 23, 2018
3 min

Process - STOP sowing, START sewing

Indulging in more Bootcamp loveliness with Lilla Rogers over at Make Art That Sells, and this month's mini assignment had us...

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Feb 18, 2018
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Alice and Martin Provensen

I wrote this some months ago and just found it languishing in the drafts folder! So without more ado I give you Alice and Martin...

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Jan 28, 2018
1 min

Elephant on Holiday!

The brief was to create an animal for a small child's T shirt. My first idea was a giraffe saying Hi! and the second was an elephant in a...

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Jan 18, 2018
1 min

The Sketchbook Project 2018

Part of a Global Interactive Art Library which contains over 36,000 sketchbooks, from more than 100 countries, within the walls of the...

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Jan 15, 2018
1 min

How to illustrate a children's book : Part 3

Week four: The next decision was which part of the book I should illustrate, and I did these rough sketches of a scene where Eleanor...

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Jan 9, 2018
1 min

How to illustrate a children's book : Part 2

Weeks two and three I drew Eleanor some more and got to know her and how she would look when she laughed, smiled, cried or when she was...

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Jan 2, 2018
1 min

How to illustrate a children's book : Part 1

It seems ages since I told you all I was taking an online course with Make Art That Sells in Children's book Illustration, it was in...

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Nov 20, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artists - Christmas!

It's that time of year when my thoughts turn to Christmas cards and in particular designing my own. I've done this for many, many years...

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Oct 31, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Gustaf Tenggren.

The Little Golden Books are a very popular American series of children's books – first published in 1942, and The Poky little Puppy is...

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Oct 27, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Olle Eskell

Olle Eksell Swedish graphic designer, poster artist and children's book illustrator. His illustrations are the epitome of late 40's,...

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Oct 26, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Hanna Czajkowska

Oh dear! Apart from a few enticing images on Pinterest I can find very little about Hanna Czajkowska, these images will just have to be...

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Oct 24, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Elizabeth Brozowska

Another Illustrator of children's books that I can find very little about ...but just look at her work! The image above links to a very...

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Oct 19, 2017
2 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Quentin Blake

Illustrator of over three hundred books including such well known ones as Willi Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and James and...

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Oct 18, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Cliff Roberts

Cliff Roberts was an animator for Sesame Street, The Smurfs, and The Pink Panther! He also published comics in The New Yorker and in...

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Oct 13, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Werner Klemke

I have to admit I know exceeding little about Werner Klemke which is a shame - and the internet tells me very little more but here are...

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Oct 12, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Miche Wynants

I came across her work on the internet and adored at first sight... Stunning characters, texture and pattern ...definitely one for the...

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Oct 10, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Jim Flora

'The Day the Cow sneezed'... I wish I'd had a copy of this when I was a child! Enough said... off to amazon to see if it's still...

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Oct 5, 2017
1 min

Inspiring Artist of the day - Мирко Hanák

Another illustrator whose work I have come across on the internet but know very little about. Czech Artist and Illustrator Мирко Hanák...

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