Trip back to the UK

So last week i went back to the UK for a wedding and visit my family

I made a sketchbook to take with me:

I made it out of a random selection of papers, bound with a couple of heavy duty staples, and a nice charcoal grey cover.

I embossed the front with a little message:

I was quite excited, i'd never flown on my own before. And of course, by excited i mean worried everything would go wrong and fall apart!

So i did quite a bit of sketching mostly when i was traveling. Which i did a lot of. reminded me of how much i hate trains. so glad there isn't any here.

New BIG CARTEL Shop!

i have a few things up for grabs on my big cartel! 

All items are limited edition, and will only be available until November-ish when i switch the stock around for some more festive items! (and or they sell out… which ever happens first… i think we know which one will happen first…)

We’ve got a tote bag, and a lorra greetings cards for the moment with some tea-towels and fabric goodies to come.

Ghosties - Spoonflower competition

I’m entering my first Spoonflower competition, and im going to pick one of these

You can find my fabrics here

oh and here's a silly little gif i made of the ghosts

Buddleja

My new pattern, using water colour sketch paintings of the tiny flowers that make up the Buddleja flowers. More commonly known as the butterfly bush.

available on spoonflower: http://www.spoonflower.com/designs/2484236?view=

calendular

A quick calendular for a friends birthday - HOW IS IT OCTOBER ALREADY?!

Ratcliffe

This is the pattern that greets me when i enter my building. 

I’ve seen this on a few houses here in the Isle of Man, but i don’t know if it is specifically Manx. If you’ve seen it before, let me know :)

I made in the same way as my ‘morocco’ pattern

available on spoonflower:  http://www.spoonflower.com/designs/2466162?view=

A new collaboration - Bourne Creative

Playing about with making drawings translate to screen print, for tote bags hence the canvas texture.

Two colours, 
1 Beige/sand half-toning
2. Black line-work

The half-toning is two different patterns, Dots for the face, lines for the clothing.

Some cacti

Ask and you shall receive

I asked some random strangers to tell me what to draw: 

my cat:

A fox and a peacock:

and an ice queen: