Thursday 31 December 2009
the finished article... Beakys baby quilt
so here is the finished baby quilt that my superhero mum made from one of my designs...
now that is real love and craftmans-ship and patience all rolled into one.
Friday 27 November 2009
Monday 23 November 2009
orchard ad in japanese magasine
It is a full page ad in Japanese magazine called Kinokuniya
and was produced on behalf of Orchards special sales team.
Thanks special sales team for using my cover illustration from picture book "Don't Dip your chips in your Drink Kate!"
Friday 20 November 2009
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Friday 13 November 2009
last day at my studio
all of this pegged up chaos and scruffy smudgey artwork has now been dismantled as i have left my lovely studio
(sniff sniff)
but now i get to work in my garden shed studio again
(yey!)
there are cats and squirrels and everything pottering about in the garden which is good
(and slugs too sometimes unfortunately)
Monday 9 November 2009
"don't dip your chips in your drink kate!" launch in sheffield
Everyone who went to the launch got to gobble up one of these yummy looking cakes.
mmnn.... why didn't I go again? what a fool.
one of those cakes had my name on it I am sure.
here is Caryl Hart (the author of the book) reading the book.
this HUGE poster with fabulous colour in cakes that the children at the launch made is now on display in the Sheffield Library.
You can see more photos of the party and other fun bits and bobs on Caryls blog
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Limelight Larry goes to Frankfurt!
Show off Limelight Larry is the star of my new picture book which will be out next year ....
He forced Orchard books to put him on the front of their Frankfurt Bookfair booklet.
(He doesn't realise how lucky he is).
I hope he didn't make a nuisance of himself at the bookfair and that he made lots of friends. (fingers crossed!)
Labels:
limelight larry,
orchard books,
picture books
Monday 19 October 2009
what we did at the Smile! event (polka dot theatre)
here is just some of the fun bits and bobs we did that day...
we all coloured and snip snipped
we read the book and talked about what makes us smile (gazing at clouds, chocolate cake, funny jokes and watching dogs run about)
then i was starstruck and met the lovely Roger McGough (that made me smile by the way)
he signed his new book for me, and I signed my book for him (crumbs... fancy that!)
... ah, what a nice day (and what a pink cardigan)
i do hope that everyone else had a nice time, thanks for comming!
what a BRILLIANT place the Polka Dot Theatre is.
So much fun and creativity in one place.
I must go there again soon.
we all coloured and snip snipped
we read the book and talked about what makes us smile (gazing at clouds, chocolate cake, funny jokes and watching dogs run about)
then i was starstruck and met the lovely Roger McGough (that made me smile by the way)
he signed his new book for me, and I signed my book for him (crumbs... fancy that!)
... ah, what a nice day (and what a pink cardigan)
i do hope that everyone else had a nice time, thanks for comming!
what a BRILLIANT place the Polka Dot Theatre is.
So much fun and creativity in one place.
I must go there again soon.
Labels:
polka dot theatre,
Roger McGough,
smile,
Sunny McCloud
Monday 5 October 2009
Friday 2 October 2009
Thursday 1 October 2009
Friday 25 September 2009
some paper cutouts having a look round the book
i have made some crafty cutouts in preperation for my SMILE! event at the Polka Dot theatre in a few weeks.
leighs polka dot theatre event
Labels:
crafty,
paper cutouts,
picture books,
polka dot theatre,
smile,
Sunny McCloud
Tuesday 22 September 2009
lovely mention of colins american alter-ego BORIS on Izze's book blog
Rating: 4 kitty purrs.
I find a bird on every page! (This is only partially true, there are a lot of birds).
Boris is a cat, he "leepy" (sleepy)
He in a box.
"We not want this cat!"
NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!
Boris be sad.
Mr. Marshmallow eat only fish!
We ever not have a cat, he would eat "Oviler" (Oliver is Izze's fish).
Then he find a lady!
She sooo happy!
Izze loves the art, the collage style.
Vegan note: Mr. Marshmallow eats fish from The South Pole. Boris wishes he had fish, because he was hungry.
I think Izzes description of the story is the bees knees.
SO pleased you like my book Izze...
Boris is very happy that he has found a friend like you!
http://izzelovestoread.blogspot.com
I find a bird on every page! (This is only partially true, there are a lot of birds).
Boris is a cat, he "leepy" (sleepy)
He in a box.
"We not want this cat!"
NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!
Boris be sad.
Mr. Marshmallow eat only fish!
We ever not have a cat, he would eat "Oviler" (Oliver is Izze's fish).
Then he find a lady!
She sooo happy!
Izze loves the art, the collage style.
Vegan note: Mr. Marshmallow eats fish from The South Pole. Boris wishes he had fish, because he was hungry.
I think Izzes description of the story is the bees knees.
SO pleased you like my book Izze...
Boris is very happy that he has found a friend like you!
http://izzelovestoread.blogspot.com
Thursday 10 September 2009
presenting the shrunkled shrinkydinks!
Wednesday 9 September 2009
shrinkydink broaches
Monday 7 September 2009
design for beaky baby quilt
Friday 4 September 2009
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Thursday 20 August 2009
what's on your washing line?
Friday 10 July 2009
booktrust interview
to read the booktrust interview do clicky here
sigh.... always charlie and lola, well it is a great show.
sigh.... always charlie and lola, well it is a great show.
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Thursday 2 July 2009
SMILE! on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_-Jie7sjQg
my smile! animation has appeared on youtube!
my smile! animation has appeared on youtube!
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Monday 29 June 2009
Wednesday 3 June 2009
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Friday 1 May 2009
mr honeycomb
Friday 24 April 2009
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