Rawk!

The seagull obsession continues.  It's worrying how similar to a seagull I am in some ways.

Will circle strangers for chips?  Check!

Will steal ice cream from unsuspecting strangers?  Check!

Will parade nonchalantly down any pier whilst secretly eyeing up ice cream and chips?  Check!

So long

So I am returned from Bologna with two fantastic new books (the purse strings were tightened this year), a Simone Rea poster which he actually painted on and signed hence is now my most treasured possession (and which I subsequently smudged with my thumb), a cold, and a body mass of 90% pizza.

Alas I have no new work but here are some seagulls from before I went.

The gelato thief

  We're off to the Bologna book fair this week and this is pretty much how I plan to look whilst I'm there.

             Just imagine me stealing gelato from an unsuspecting passer-by.

You can also see the excellent work of the Cambridge School of Art, Children's Book Illustration students at the fair so come see us.

B is for...?

In the tradition of my much jumbled alphabet today is sponsored by the letter B.  You'll have to excuse the garish colour on this one as my scanner is feeling flamboyant. 

Birds and blankets, bookshelves and books, bunnies, balls and bears.  What else?

Just a reminder you can see all this work and much much more in Foyles this week for our MA exhibition.  cambridgemashow.com

You can also see http://lararobinsonillustrates.blogspot.co.uk/

http://hannahhutchingsart.blogspot.co.uk/

http://tamsingilbert.wordpress.com/

                                                              and many many more.

The Great Light Bulb Change

The last minute printing continues for the exhibition.  Details can be found here cambridgemashow.com

This is a little fold out book I put together called 'Lights Out'.

Monkey print

After an exhausting and awesome week in the print room (and still so much more to do) we have monkeys.

O is for...?

The cleverly titled O is for...? has also been printed.  B is for...?  is a work in progress.

Owl orchestra.

E is finally for...

Finally got round to printing my e is for...?  Feeling pretty smug about that today or I would be if I didn't have a cold.

Cambridge MA Children's Book Illustration Show

The bad news is my boyfriends trousers did not make it.  They are now holier than a trouser ought to be.  The good news is that they were made into this dorky little fellow as part of our graduation exhibition.

Details of the exhibition and a sneak peek at our work can be found here... cambridgemashow.com

And here is my wee beaver.

                                                

Which one's the dummy, dummy?

I've been beavering away trying to get all my work ready for hand in.  Sadly my days as a student are numbered but today saw the arrival of my blurb book, just as I finished making my own dummy in case the nice shiny one didn't arrive.  So which is the dummy, dummy?

                                                                           
                                                        Oh OK.  It's the one on the left.

Merry happy!

No I am not overwhelmed by christmas cheer but leaving tomorrow for home which might as well be sign posted as an internet free zone so whilst I can, seasons greetings all!

Excuse my lack of cleaning up the image but I've had my photoshop fill this year.  See you in the new one!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

This is a sneak peak at a tiny limited edition newspaper I'm making to go with my book.  This is the front and last page. The Chompton Gazette features articles by such heavyweights as Scoop Shortly and Gnasher Stevens, and charts local heart throb Justin Beavers charity concert among other things.

It's Tuesday...break out the band!

As ever the busy printing bee, I'm busting out the band cos I can.  Guess who hasn't got his hat printed yet?

                                                               That's me bottom right.

Ooh and tomorrow is The Big Draw on Tour Cambridge stylee.  We'll be in the Museum of Zoology from 10am and The Fitzwilliam Gallery from 2pm.  Be there or be square.

Busy as a beaver

Still ridiculously up to my eyeballs in small orange beavers, and printing like a fiend to get my book done. I should really start wearing a 'can't type; printing' sign around my neck.  But alas I am now typing and have some chompers to appease you all.  Enjoy!

What's a day without beavers?

Another day, another beaver.

Hi!

Hi!

After avoiding eye contact with my laptop for several days it has finally coaxed me into attempting a blog.  In the past technology and I have kept a safe distance from one another so hopefully this foray back into it won't somehow label me as 'the girl who broke the internet.'  


Here's hoping!

This is from a new series of lino cuts which will hopefully make up my new book.  It's based on the legend of the thorn bird.

And these are the screen prints (the right way round cos I'm a bad lino cutter and don't do it like I ought to).  Imagine the above a little greener if you will...