It's inktober and I find myself, once again, thinking of having a go... I know I always say that I will do a month and end up with only a few days, but this year I'm determined. So here's day one Poisonous
Tag: illustrations
Mope
I try not to. I hate to mope. But I am a perfectionist. And the result is that I can do a drawing and then mope about it for ages because I think it isn't good enough. It happens with the writing as well. I have over 50 unfinished blogs because I thought they weren't… Continue reading Mope
Christmas Cards
Am I late? I have a feeling that I am... But better late than never. So I have designed three Christmas cards. They are almost in production. I'm awaiting the envelopes but I thought I'd give you all a sneak peak. They are my first digitally designed cards. Enjoy and message me if you fancy… Continue reading Christmas Cards
Art
Everyone is doing inktober... And I'm not. Should I be though? Well, I already draw everyday so it seems silly to add more onto my plate. And those drawing are all digital at the moment. Don't get me wrong. I am doing a load of pencil drawings but they are for artwork that is due… Continue reading Art
Illustrating
I have started to illustrate one of the three childrens books that I have written. Oddly, each was for a competition and all got to 'almost' stage and then fell to the wayside. So I thought - why not publish them...? The first is with the editor at the moment and she is hacking it… Continue reading Illustrating
Irrational Fear
The other day I went to the Firefly launch (Firefly is a Welsh publisher of children's books). There were a load of good readings and I got chatting after. One of the editors asked me... "Do you illustrate your own books?" "No," I said, but what got me was that I was filled with fear.… Continue reading Irrational Fear