January 2005

Bilby dreaming

Bilby dreaming

Most of my little creatures begin life as a very vague idea and then a quick scribble. Here is my scribble from yesterday on the back of a tissue box lid when thinking about...

Kunstformen der Natur

Kunstformen der Natur

It’s late and I need to go to bed otherwise tomorrow will be a write-off, but I didn’t want to break my fabulous run of blogging everyday which has been going so well. Mum...

Cat Factory 6.35pm

Cat Factory 6.35pm

I am into the home stretch with my little cat production project. Working on ten of them at once (in different colours and fabrics) has been a complete joy. Next up are Easter Bunny/Bilby...

Howzat!

Howzat!

This morning Mum took Amelia off to the toy shop to buy her a rolling pin for her playdough, a bike pump to pump up a ball she got for christmas and a cricket...

Crochet envy

Crochet envy

Discovered through the flickr softies group; crochet critters and other fabulous things by Camilla Engman.

Balance

Balance

I miss contributing to Illustration Friday. It was a chance to play and experiment and I found it incredibly satisfying. It was also good to be part of a burgeoning illustration blogging community with...

Liking mail

Liking mail

A while ago I received an unexpected and totally delightful package in the mail from Michelle – I have been unpacking and repacking the box ever since, turning the little packets of vintage buttons...

softie update

softie update

I have just done a final update to December’s Month of Softies gallery. A couple came in a few days after the deadline (and one I missed all together – sorry Gillian!) and it...

Telly bad – mumum bad

Telly bad – mumum bad

Special-K just left, waving good-bye to me from behind a enormous spider-web hanging across the drive way which was still being spun by a lumpy little spider as we watched, bobbing about in the...

Berlin street art – thanks Meg!

Berlin street art – thanks Meg!

Imagine riding your bike around Berlin in a vaguely lost manner and coming across this: Which is exactly what Princess Meg did (she of great cookie fame)- and was kind enough to think of...