Emily's birthday

It was Emily's birthday so I wrapped up lots of lovely things, scribbled a sombrero birthday card and threw on my best day of the dead dress. We had an amazing lunch at La Choza, our current favourite place in Brighton for food and celebrated by munching our body weight in burritos and churros. 

Needless to say, it was a good day. 

Cold in Brighton

Happy Welshy day illustration!

St David's day tomorrow- don't forget to wear your daffodil and eat an abundance of welsh cakes. I made this illustration for my mum. My favourite Welsh lady.

Parky Doodles

I take great enjoyment in unexpected discoveries, especially those of a creative nature. This year I moved to Kemptown and during one new short cut home one evening came across this lovely bicycle mural. Upon flexing my detective skills (googling the signature) I found out the artist is Parky Doodles and is currently studying illustration at Brighton, here is their website, have a look because their work is really mindbogglingly good. 

Leeds

On a recent jaunt up to Leeds to see family, we had the fortune to have the time to explore the city. I loved some of the architecture we got to see and I highly regard Leeds Art Gallery. Nike Savvas was currently showing work in her exhibition titled 'Liberty and Anarchy', which involved big wooden geometric shapes with colourful material woven into the installed pieces, see the bottom left hand side image.

On top of that I was tickled to see work by other great artists including Bob and Roberta Smith and one of my personal favourites, Grayson Perry...

I love Grayson Perry.

Knit Wit

The only good thing to come out of winter, aside from mulled cider, is patterned knitwear. Just look at my mittens I procured from Oxfam for this year.

I'm currently obsessed and here is my doodle of a poncho clad lady to demonstrate my excitement.

Merry Christmas

It's always about rushed handmade Christmas cards. 

Its just tradition. 

Illustration Showcase

Emily at The Handmade Shop

When my sister isn't being a little cooking machine of wonderment. She is making amazing hair adornments. Bowbands have been the official favourite accessory to the much loved Get Cutie boutique in Brighton for some time now and I am excited to report that the Handmade Shop in Kemptown is the latest outlet to sell Emily's wonderful creations. The Handmade Shop sells a wide range of lovingly handmade items. Here is their blog and please go and visit them to see Emily's bows!

Dorset Holiday.

I went to Dorset for a camping holiday! It was bloody lovely.It rained. It shone. I petted cats, dogs, pot bellied pigs and horses. I ate my body weight in cream teas. I sat in little teashops and wrote postcards to my nearest and dearest. I looked for fossils on the beach. I drank cider. Dorset is beautiful and a bit funny. I want to go back soon.

LMNOP

I'm so excited. LMNOP is a creative design studio and gallery and shop in Brighton. The shop is a little treasure chest of illustrated wares. They really strive to stock a wide range of zines, books, comics, prints, cards and handmade accessories made by artists and illustrators. I'm really proud to be able to help them out by doing work experience with them. LMNOP is right up my creative little street and I'll be tweeting, blogging and helping them source new exciting products for the shop and online store on their new website.

 

Goodbye London. Hello Brighton.

I will miss you London. But I've been homesick. I've missed the sea. And Sussex. And my family and friends. And the choice of cider and vegetarian food. And going for walks on late summer sundays with my boyfriend and picking tiny apples off trees, you know the usual stuff.