My first 3D film....Up

Here's a speedy doodle of me last night viewing my first 3D film!

I'm getting fed up of my hair length so crimped it as a last resort....I'm sure it looked better in real life than on this drawing!

We went to see Up, it was such a novelty to see the 3D action,

even a couple of the trailers before looked so so fantastic! So clever.

I came out with a bit of a headache, not sure if this is common for these 3D films or just me being tired!

It won't put me off 3D though!

I wonder how long it will be before we all have 3D in our homes!

Happy Birthday Wallace and Gromit!! 20 today!

Can you believe its 20 years since Wallace and Gromit's Grand Day Out!?

Times flies...I remember watching it on video.

Google are celebrating this 20th anniversary on their home page, see image above.

Squint a bit and you can read 'Google'!!

Click here for an interview with the

very talented Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park

instore at Tesco.....2008

this was a little while ago now...Spring 2008 I think....

but I was so delighted to see this range of products with my designs on in Tesco.

The artwork was on photo albums, giftbags, gift wrap, pens, erasers,

pencils, rulers, notebooks, folders...

I spend way too much but just couldn't resist!

I've popped the original designs in the background. Doesn't show too well in the pics but the colours turned out really well on all the stationery and other products. Thanks Tesco!! :D

more pumpkins!

two more pumpkins! One cheeky, one evil!

There was lots of scary folk about on saturday night...

think pumpkins are the best thing about halloween for me!

I loved carving these, I found my old lino tools from school so they helped a lot!

Got me thinking about lino cutting again so watch this space!

On with work now...has been a very lovely weekend, full of family visitors,

would be so much better if we all lived closer.

my first grown up pumpkin!

a day to go...but I carved my first pumpkin of my adult life yesterday!

A little gift for a lovely friend who cooked me tea last night.

Going to get carving again later ready to decorate the house for our weekend family visitors.

Hoorah for the weekend! :D

Matte Stephens

I've been a fan of Matte Stephens work for a little while now, he has a lovely blog

where a lot of his work can be viewed. He's based in Portland, Oregan and has an impressive client list. He's represented by Lilla Rogers.

It really is a joy to see his work, such lovely colours and painted in his really very charming style.

AND....I've treated myself with some birthday money and

bought this print from Matte's Etsy shop:

Oh I just can't wait for it to arrive!

I have just the right wall for it in our living room and its going to finish of the room just perfectly!

Boo!

Halloween is coming round fast now!

I bought some vampire teeth yesterday ready for the weekend!

they were 3p...yes 3pence! Good old Wilkos!

Storytime.... Little Red Riding Hood

I created this little sketch to submit to a company who needed an

illustrator for a range of storybooks.

They seemed to like it but it wasn't what they were looking for.

..though it was great to have the chance to go for something new....

a change from the fashion and greetings world.

I really loved creating this.

Birthday Tea Party!

Its my Nans 80th birthday this weekend....its very hard to know what to buy an 80 year old so I thought instead of a present I'd put on a little afternoon tea party for my Nan and have made her this invitation.

Now to find out what her favourite cake is and put my baking skills to the test.

baby baby

I think cute lions and birds are some of the my most favourite things to draw!

I'm ready for the weekend...

a brummie family weekend coming up for me!

Hooooorah! :D