Just Married!

I'm back!

I've been a bit absent for the last couple of months as I've been rather busy having a lot of fun getting married and running away to Africa for some lovely honeymooning. But now I have shaken the confetti out of my hair, got the elephant poo out of my flip flops, and finally managed to use the words 'my husband' without looking like I'm going to choke on something, I'm back.

So, here are a few pages from the sketchbooks I took to Kenya. There was only a certain amount that I managed to do as I was quivering with excitement over all the animals, and trying to suppress repeated enactments of what I believe to be an extremely accurate impression of a wildebeest. Had to be reminded on several occasions that contrary to my own assessment of the situation, I was not, actually, Dr. Doolittle, and no, just going for a little cuddle with the lions was not such a great plan. This aside, Kenya was a wonderful country, beautiful, welcoming and wild, and I would go back like a shot for another dose of loveliness. Especially if I could just go and have a LITTLE chat with the giraffes. They'd understand, I know they would.

MA Degree Show

I have gone a little bit quiet recently as I have just finished my Illustration MA at Camberwell College of Arts. After a fairly crazy couple of weeks finishing pieces for my portfolio, putting up the show and doing some quite spectacular running around in circles, it's up! And now that I have spent some quality time lying down / cleaning the flat which had (somehow) got rather covered in pieces of paper and half drunk mugs of tea, it's time for the show to open. Hooray! So if you are in London, come and take a peek. You can see the rather fantastic work of people from my course, and how to get there here www.camberwellmaillustration.blogspot.com
Think I will do a bit more lying down, then will hit the streets renewed and armed with my lovely new only just started sketchbook. Hooray!

Sergeant Brown's Parrot

This is little illustration inspired by poem by Kit Wright, called 'Sergeant Brown's Parrot' and published in 'Poems on the Underground' in 1993. I think the Met might want to consider parrots for the forces. It lends them a certain pirate like je ne sais quoi.

Totally the last ones

More Slow Food

But maybe a bit much... Perhaps got a little carried away!

Go Slow, Slow Food Shoppers

Sketches for pitch my very brilliant friend Claire is putting together, for window drawings and branding of a slow food company that is starting a not for profit, eco friendly, community focused supermarket. A fine plan. Go Claire go! But slowly...

If you go down to the woods today..