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Inspiring Artist of the day - Serizawa Keisuki
Superbly drawn and full of dynamic movement, this is just fantastic! Kimono shaped comforter, Edo period, 19th century, indigo dyeing,...
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Jan 3, 20211 min read
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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, 20182 min read
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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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May 17, 20182 min read
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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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Apr 23, 20183 min read
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A Heroine - Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
Bootcamping again with Make Art That Sells, and this months assignment was Suffragettes. I was given Madeline (Madge) McDowell...
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Mar 27, 20182 min read
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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 28, 20181 min read
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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 18, 20181 min read
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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 15, 20181 min read
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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 9, 20181 min read
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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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Jan 2, 20181 min read
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Merry Christmas!
I was talking to my Aunt the other day and she reminded me that she has kept every Christmas card I have made and sent to her ...and that...
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Dec 12, 20171 min read
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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 18, 20171 min read
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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 13, 20171 min read
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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 12, 20171 min read
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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 10, 20171 min read
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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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Oct 5, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Jiřà Trnka
My favourite book as a child was - Han's Anderson's fairy tales illustrated by Jiřà Trnka. It was bought brand new for me in 1967 -...
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Oct 2, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone
Whilst taking the Make Art That Sells courses I have become reacquainted with the work of the Johnstone twins, as they illustrated The...
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Sep 27, 20171 min read
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I made it!
As you all know I've been indulging in some CPD – Continuing Professional Development – with a wee twist, five fun and information packed...
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Sep 14, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Wayne Thiebaud
As you may or may not know I've been involved a in a slice of Continuing Professional Development with Make Art That Sells, a series of...
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Sep 13, 20171 min read
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