j is for jellyfish

 

I is for Iguana

 

H is for...

In an effort to do something that wasn't an animal I started off with house.

But it looked really boring.

So...

alphabet cont...

We went to Centreparcs for the weekend. I did these before I went, intending to post them every day. But we were having such a good time that I couldn't be arsed getting my computer out. And I've no idea how to post on here from my phone any more... 

Anyway.... better late than never...

made it to C already...

 

illustrated alphabet...the beginning

 Here goes ... the first two letters of my alphabet..

Hello again!

I'm growing increasingly irritated by instagram. This is really quite sad cos I used to love it so much. 

It used to be: Post some nice pictures, look at other people's nice pictures, have some lovely conversations, make some new friends, job done. 

But it's not like that any more. 

It's not just the fact that nobody actually sees my nice pictures any more (and they don't... my average post gets less than 1000 views now, despite having 22,000 followers) but my feed is just full of absolute shite. Every 3rd post is an ad. And even the posts that aren't ads seem to be screaming so loudly in order to be seen that they FEEL like ads. And I can no longer have the sound switched on when I scroll without wanting to punch someone.

It all just feels really desperate. 

 

Anyway, I decided I'm gonna draw an alphabet this month, a little personal project. I'm gonna do one letter a day. But posting it on instagram really feels like a desperate attempt to win favour with the algorithm... so I'm toying with the idea of putting it on here instead. Dunno, haven't decided yet, might double-dip for a bit....   

 

Here's my colour palette...

hello hello!

If you've found yourself here and are wondering where the hell I am.... fear not, I'm still alive! I just got fatigued by posting on multiple platforms and so for the last couple of years I've mostly been showing up on instagram, with a monthly newsletter on substack, and the occasional post on LinkedIn - when I remember it exists.

I do miss writing this little blog though.

Maybe I'll come back to it? Instagram does my head in most of the time so hold the line caller... I MIGHT re-discover this space!

xx 

news

So the news in my actual NEWSletter, if you haven't read it, is that I got myself an agent!

I've been in to see them already and they're so lovely. I'm very excited.

I've thought about getting an agent on and off for the last 10 years so let's see what happens now I've finally taken the plunge...

I've started adding work to my portfolio on their website if you fancy a nosy...

news in a newsletter

My new newsy newsletter is out now. Earlier than usual. And with some actual news!

Must be Christmas!

Read it here.

ready for Christmas?

The main thing that makes me panic about not being “ready for Christmas” is other people panicking about not being ready for Christmas 🙄.

This comes only second to the people showing off in October that they’re “all done and ready for Christmas”.

I mean it’s just one day. How much “readying” can one actually do? And what do the people who are “ready” in October do in December? (Get “ready” for Easter? Or their summer holiday? Or NEXT Christmas?) 

Anyway. I’m NOT “ready”.

But that’s ok because it’s still only Wednesday.

Illustration is part of something exciting that I might be ready to announce this week... (an announcement about an announcement, something else I absolutely love 😂)

festive pattern

Lil pattern I made at the weekend.

feeling festive

Finally.... it's now ok to be all jingle-belly-christmasy and fully festive.

so bloody dark

It didn't actually get light today. And it was foggy. And wet.

I might need to get one of those SAD lamps to prod me out of my grumpy mood.

I bloody hate winter.

christmas jumper day

Apparently today is christmas jumper day. 

Not here though. 

Here in my studio its just NormalWoollyJumperDay.

To be precise it's TheNewJumperMyKidsBoughtMeFromCosDay....as it has been every day since my birthday last week. Best. Present. Ever.

Stay warm peaople!