Yearly Archives: 2009
day trip to ghent
During the holidays, Stuart and I took the train out from Brussels to the Flemmish town of Ghent and spent the afternoon wandering along the canals, craning our necks to look at buildings, and trying not to get run over … Continue reading
belgian christmas, part 1
Stuart and I just came back on the Eurostar from Brussels, where we stayed with two of our best friends, Mags and Manoelle. (Mags was my flatmate during the second year I lived in Moscow; she’s the one I poured … Continue reading
happy christmas, everyone!
Have a look at Gary and Viv’s festive sheep over at the Fleece Station! Hopefully you will be seeing a lot more of these sheep in the new year. (Lettuce and the bunnies send a big cheery hello, but Vern … Continue reading
festive pub scribblings
Last night a few of us with the same agents met up at a pub in Shoreditch and started off drawing pictures of James Turner, which disintegrated into haiku and ultra-thoughtful English philosophy. (I’ll leave off signatures to protect anonymity.)
radio show with our fab cafe owner, the one with the big baps
Jaine Laine, who runs The Metropolitan Tea Rooms downstairs from the Fleece Station, talks with Val Phoenix about her vision for the cafe and her photo history project, culminating in the Deptford Museum. Jaine grumbles that she sounds like Princess … Continue reading
luverly cards & women in comics recording
Just to prove I’m still drawing things, here’s a decorated envelope for one of Stuart’s Russian-connection friends. And here’s the best non-handmade card I’ve had this Christmas, from James and Asako, which isn’t even a Christmas card, really, but is … Continue reading
dandling cat and baby
Yesterday, we officers at the Fleece Station got a warrant for baby inspection at the home of Mousehunter novelist Alex Milway and editor/journalist/publisher Katie Lee. Baby passed inspection with flying colours, despite being asleep for the whole time except for … Continue reading
sounds like english
Fabulous, I just came home to find this video linked on drewweing‘s blog, an Italian pop video made to sound like they’re singing in English, even though it’s total gibberish. So have a listen, you can find out what American … Continue reading
seattle diary date
Man, I wish I could be in Seattle for this one! But my artwork will be there, along with lots of lovely Seattle comics people such as dlasky, inkboy and mr_sadhead. We’ve all picked a different playing card and illustrated … Continue reading
meerkat heaven!
Hooray! Have a look at this great picture by Rachel Dukes, otherwise known as poisonrational! Rachel has been offering some fabulous deals to help pay for her medical expenses and I was more than happy to jump on board. And … Continue reading
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