Love and other thoughts

This is a series I am creating for a picture book...

Hazards of painting

I decided to paint two huge (A0) canvases for the girls rooms. Matilda's room is quite girly and pink with birds flying about. While Georgia's room has space invaders and is a great sea blue (more photos to follow). I wanted them to have their own stamp for their rooms - quite literally! 

Birthday Card

This was a birthday card for Greg. I hoped he liked it. I used Letra-set for all the small tiny stars and gold ink to get the letters to really shine properly.

Vintage wall paper

I loooooove this old vintage sample of wallpaper I found on the internet. It is rather twee but fabulous. I could have a whole bedroom like this contrasted with some seriously great piece of neon strip lighting...

Tulips

A card I drew for someone to say a huge thank you.... Flowers always work I think.

Clay model

I haven't blogged in a while so now I am in overdrive!
Here is a first attempt of making a 3D model of my characters for my book. Once they had dried an arm and leg fell off!

A present for Lois

Birthday Present

A customised bag for my niece's birthday.  I found this great canvas bag at Claire's http://www.claires.co.uk/dotty-for-spots-across-body-bag/bags-&-purses/shop/fcp-product/13986
And then I cut out felt and sewed it in! Easy!

Gift Wrapping - Pirate Style

I had fun with Matilda yesterday - wrapping her cousins birthday presents which happened to be a Pirate Costume! We used old fabric samples, twine, clothes pegs and my favourite 'Sharpie Pens'!

Hand written words - ideas for posters

Some ideas for canvases I am embarking on. I bought some A0 canvases which I am going to experiment with over the next few weeks..

Notebook entries

"Darling - you must come closer to get a good shot"

 "Like this? Does this look good?" 

 "I had braces when I was younger - it definitely helped Darling" 

"That is SO funny - stop it you are making me laugh.." 

Tatiana

Tatiana dreamed of getting away from it all. The summer was hot and it was time to clean out all of the old memories...

Magic in Ireland

Wedding photo

I took this photo (Polaroid) about 10 years ago at a friends wedding. Something went wrong with the light - but I was left with a rather beautiful ethereal image that looks like its from another era...

Flowers and beauty