Monthly Archives: May 2010
pirate penguin meets getrude woolsworthy
Comics artist Ray Friesen (raisegrate) came all the way from California to introduce the star of his comic, Pirate Penguin vs Ninja Chicken, to our fuzzy studio mascot and agony aunt. They danced happy circles around each other. At lunch … Continue reading
london capital ring: stoke newington to hackney marshes
Today Stuart and I walked Section 13 of the Capital Ring, which took us by the new Olympic stadium site. It was pretty impressive, but my camera had run out of batteries by that time, so I’ll show you some … Continue reading
kidweek theatre illos
I’ve just been working with Damian Kelleher and Helen Boyle on some images for Kids Week a great promotion where kids aged 5-16 can go free to London shows and take part in lots of activities and events. (More details … Continue reading
more toy boats
I couldn’t resist after yesterday’s visit to the Toy Boats exhibition; I combined getting some morning exercise with cycling back to the National Maritime Museum to do another morning sketch. More lovely boats! Cut me a bit of slack on … Continue reading
toy boats at the national maritime museum
Okay, I have a new obsession, it’s the amazing exhibition of toy boats in Greenwich right now. Here’s me back at the studio playing with the boats I brought back. Here’s a quick sketch I made of the world’s cutest … Continue reading
printer question
I had an amazing Epson Stylus Photo 1290 that printed A3 pages that looked as good as the original artwork. But it sucked up LOADS of ink and when one colour ran out, I had to replace the whole colour … Continue reading
co-writing morning & brain landscapes
I spent the morning with writer and illustrator David O’Connell (tozocomic) working on a picture book manuscript that’s gone back and forth to David Fickling about five times. We already have the contract for the overall concept, based on a … Continue reading
crafty hen session
My friend Charlotte is getting married and our friend Angela planned a great Hen Day session for her, booking textile designer and recent Kingston graduate Zeena Shah to lead us all in a craft session just down the road at … Continue reading
stitch yourself!
All these wonderful little packages have been arriving for my studio mate Lauren O’Farrell, full of people’s knitted self portraits. They’re a collaboration between Stitch London and London’s Science Museumfor an exhibition called Stitch Yourself, which launches with re-opening of … Continue reading
knitting book from deptford market
I had to pop over to the post office and on the way, noticed this book sitting on the pile of books in one of the bric-a-brac stalls, for 50p. I can’t wait to show it to my studio mates, … Continue reading
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