Wrap Magazine

A big thank you to Wrap Magazine for doing a beautiful write-up about my work! You can read it here

2013 // Dot-to-Dot Gallery

So it is a brand new year, and a new start... 2013 - I feel like I'm in a sci-fi film!

It has been a few months now since I returned from my 3 year traveling adventure, it's been much harder than I expected re-adjusting to the 'real world' but I'm gradually getting my head around it! I'm really enjoying the chance to focus on my art and start elaborating more on all the ideas and themes that have been developing over the last couple of years on the road.

In other news, I'm very excited to be the 'January Artist' at Dot-to-Dot Gallery in Letchworth, there's lots planned including an interactive live wall, or 'living evolving mural,' workshops for kids and adults and a chance to get my paints out in a wonderful studio space, have creative fun and drink yummy coffee!

It's also a really cool project, the gallery is being run as a fundraiser for Rhapsode, an organization that looks to create ways of connecting artists with the public through festivals, workshops, schools etc - making art more accessible to everyone and spreading and inspiring creativity. It's right up my street :)

Hopitty-Hop down to the Shopitty-Shop!

Happy Sunday everyone! I have been busy trying to get my Etsy shop up and running again, and am doing mammoth listing of new work including christmas cards, prints of all shapes and sizes, and some other nick-nacks. I had an exhibition in Bristol last weekend (photos coming soon) and I worked nonstop for at least a month making things for it, so now I have HEAPS of new work for sale. So far just prints in the shop but little by little there will be some originals too so keep an eye out for those..

Etsy

Just a heads up to announce that my Etsy shop is now up and running again, with new goodies being added all the time and heaps of new work. Yay I'm excited! 

Cox & Kings

Hello! I've only just got back from my travels and was itching for a fun project to get stuck into when I was invited to take part in a 'bloggers challenge' for Cox & Kings, the oldest travel company in England (established in 1758!). The theme is 'Inspiring India' which couldn't be more perfect since I spent 6 months there during my travels, and it really was so inspiring.. especially all the naughty bandit monkeys!

Anyway the challenge is to create a piece of artwork, which will then be exhibited at a special India themed evening at the Royal Geographical Society in London, (the highlights will be a talk by Mark Tully on The Mind of India, as well as a specially curated exhibit of maps, photographs and archival material from the Society’s India-related collections spanning more than 500 years!)  All artworks will then go to a vote at the event, and the winner gets an amazing prize, so fingers crossed :)
If you're interested in attending the event go here -  http://coxandkings.eventbrite.co.uk/  also if you want to go on a dream trip and escape the English winter, check out Cox and Kings luxury holidays, as well as their group holidays which all look lovely.

It's going to take a little while to get my head around being back after almost 3 years away, but for now I'm loving spending my days cycling around and drawing and catching up with old friends and making new ones, I'm also hoping for a nice late Indian summer now that there's a hint of autumn chill in the air.. x

Papernstitch

Yay the new Papernstitch shop has launched today and the current exhibition goes on til the 29th of September. There are loads of great sellers so go and check it out x

The Dark Tree

It's friday(!) and I thought it was probably about time I formally introduced my new shop The Dark Tree. It wasn't really a secret, I guess I just wanted to try something a little different, without mixing it up too much with all the other stuff I'm doing. Anyway these are a few of the new paintings - from the top Genevieve, Edmund, Lulu, Charlie and Fifi (some of them have sold already - i can't believe it!) and I also have prints available too. As you can see they are quite a bit cuter than anything else i've done..
www.thedarktree.etsy.com
www.thedarktree.blogspot.com

Feed Your Soul

Hey guys,
I'm very happy to announce that one of my prints is available to download FOR FREE from the Indiefix website. Loads of other great artists including Ryan Berkley and Gemma Correll have also taken part so go and check it out. Enjoy! x

Showtime!!

Thanks to everyone who came and made it such a brilliant night!!! :)

The Show

Wooo it's the private view of my graduation degree show tonight! If you live in london do come along, lots of free drinks for everyone! I am very excited now that most of the hard work is done, the venue is amazing (it's a massive basement space underneath baker street that used to be an airplane hanger during the war)!! Anyway the link with directions is here and I will post lots of photos asap for those of you that live very far away :)
xxxx

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe it! I just got a phone call from Macmillan Children's Books telling me that my storybook 'Strange' has been given a highly commended award in their competition! Yippee, i just had to tell you all straight away!!

(you can read more about this amazing competition here)
P.s. these are some of the spreads from my book :)

Cherry Cherry is now OPEN!

Hi guys, well Cherry Cherry opened with a bang on thursday night, and looks absolutely amazing! Here is a sneak peek courtesy of Gemma and Kate (what a wonderful job they've done!) more pics can be seen here. If you look very carefully you may even be able to spot a few Mr Foxes running around in there :)

Cherry Cherry

Woo Hoo, The lovely illustrators Gemma Correll and Kate Seaward have started a shop called 'Cherry Cherry' in Norwich (at the Perfect Pad Gallery). They will be selling all sorts of designer illustrated goodies by up and coming young illustrators, including (drum roll...) ME!!!
I'm so excited to be a part of it, yippee!
Anyway the shop is being launched this week (10th April) so if u live in Norwich please go and check it out, and if you don't then you can check out the website (not quite finished yet) at www.cherrycherryshop.com :)

The Cat is out the Bag!

Hey everyone! We'll I've been keeping this a little quiet until it was all sorted but now I can reveal that I have been included in the latest 'Pika-Package' over at Pikaland! For those of you who don't know about Pikaland, it is the absolute BEST illustration blog out there, and every few months they organize the pika-package, in which they select up and coming illustrators to submit 12 items which then get promoted, sold (and some given away!) ,this is amazing exposure for a young artist like me! Anyway these are some of the things that i sent to them, you can click on the image to go and check them out on pikaland (i'm number 8) and also keep checking back there for the official launch of the pika-package when u will be in for a chance to win your very own Pika-Package! So exciting!!!

(KAK).ru

Haha, check out this random article about my work, I have absolutely no idea what it says!!

A is for Armadillo

Well to show my love for all the wonderful etsians out there, I have decided to embark on an A-Z of the best hand-made animals on Etsy. (Armadillo is tricky so there are a couple of Ardvaark/Anteaters hiding in there!)

Check out their lovely shops on Etsy, Links below start from the top left :)

Inkspotworkshop, foxyandwinston, Seboldoriginals, Lunule, Arcanearts, Juliepeach, Beadmarkers, Intheforest, Sandrahealy, lizart29, Tadpolecreations, Venneart

Time Wasting :)

Thank you to Leah from 'More Ways to Waste Time' for featuring my Mr Fox notebook on her blog! Go Foxes!

Dream Mist Land

Hi Everyone!
The lovely people at Dream Mist Land have added my shop to their website,
click on the image to see it, and if you like it please give it some stars!!! Thank you xx

Foxes are TOTALLY in right now

This is a collection of my favorite hand-made foxy products on Etsy! (Links below start from the top left)
yumiyumi, MadisonCraft, blackoutwell, amberalexander, DropOfTheSea, melodyseal, MadisonCraftStudio, joannarutter, AndrewNeyer, erinaellis, facesarefunny, myjennywren, esoule, penandpaper, Gonald, Koicreek.