Zine ~ Will Loves Food

For my March zine I did a lot of research into different ways of folding paper to make booklets and kind of ran out of time to make any proper content. So, I made this regular zine with some of the many photos I have taken over the years of Will enjoying food. I realise this won't be as funny for anyone other than Will and myself so I haven't bored you with a long post of photos of all the pages and haven't included every page in the gif but it made us laugh so much and I wanted to have every months zine included on the blog in some form or another so here is a peek into Will's love for food. Trust me, it's the best zine ever.

Illustration ~ Yolandi

Yolandi Visser of Die Antwoord. I love Yolandi she's cute but could (and would) totally beat you up if necessary. She's also all about people being themselves and fighting against the idea that there is one way everybody should be, which I think is pretty important. I'm thinking about making a series of drawings/zine/prints/something of awesome women and thought she was a mighty fine way to start it off.
Here are a few wip shots of the main painting. (I started the inking before I thought to take a picture but you get the idea.) I do rough sketches then work on the lightbox to pencil the final line work onto whatever paper I'll be using, paint then ink. I find if I ink first the paint can sit on top and I like a really black line.



I'd love suggestions of awesome ladies you're a fan of. It's one of many zine ideas I have floating around in my head and I like the idea of having other people suggest their own don't give a fuck ladies so by working on this little project I get to know some new ones and the zine isn't restricted to my limited knowledge of the world! So if you have a lady hero (and I use the word 'lady' as inclusively as possible) who I could google/library search then let me know.

Crochet ~ Humpback Harry

The new issue of Simply Crochet (30) includes my whale pattern. He's just the right amount of simple and satisfying I think. The body is a cone shape and it's how/where you add the pieces that gives him his cute, chubby, whale shape.



I'm at risk of sounding like a creepy stalker (I'm not, honest) but having my work in a magazine that is also featuring Twinkie Chan is bringing out the squealy fangirl in me. I've loved her work for quite a while (I even mentioned her in my interview for the magazine a few months ago) and seeing my whale sitting next to her is really quite exciting. Eep.

Easter Weekend

Over the Easter weekend chocolate nests were made (and munched), mum and dad came for a visit, hot cross buns were consumed, eggs were hunted and the city was wandered through. I took the weekend off from work (pretty much) and it was a rather lovely break. If you ignore that gnawing feeling of 'oh my god why aren't you working you lazy scummer you don't deserve days off!!!'. Everyone gets that though don't they?

What My Phone Saw ~ March

My very own booklet // Amigurumi get pretty mad when you don't arrange their innards properly



Will and me have matching knee bats, coz we're cute // Bernard doodle



The coolest tattoo studio in the fine city. Not that I'm biased or anything...



Thinking about using shrink plastic again. I don't know how many versions of pens/varnish/glue I've tried and given up on over the years.



The council say this guy won't give you diseases, I agree // Working on my fiddly fiddly wrist

Sketchbook ~ Orange Carrots?

Here's a few pages from the end of my 'free mistake' sketchbook. These first two have some drawings I did by referencing old paintings. I really like drawing from old paintings. It makes for a good mix. These are clearly drawn by me, I didn't try to directly copy the paintings as such, but Will could still tell who the artists were. Maybe Will's just magic.



I'm finding at the minute that I'm doing some stuff I quite like in my sketchbooks but when I sit down to do a 'proper' piece I can't get anything out. Just pratting about in my sketchbook has no pressure but then thinking I need some actual portfolio type pieces has loads of pressure attached to it. Even though there shouldn't really be a difference. It's all just drawing. What's most annoying about it is I know I'm doing it.

Days 89 - 96 // 365 2015

Day 89 - Norwich being good at colours.



Day 90



Day 91



Day 92 - The simple joy of making Easter nests.



Day 93



Day 94 - Making a friend.



Day 95 - Egg hunt.



Day 96 - A rather tasty looking basket.