Monthly Archives: November 2010
greenwich tree sketch
I got up this morning feeling like death, so I knew I had to refuel with a another tree drawing. I was surrounded by noise in the park; the direction of the wind meant London Airport’s departures made constant booming … Continue reading
Leeds Thought Bubble comics festival
Hurrah! I finally met Gillian Rogerson, writer of our book You Can’t Eat a Princess! And here’s Gillian at Thought Bubble, with a fab editor from Scholastic named Ellie Parkin (whom I first met at the Edinburgh Book Festival, when … Continue reading
the fleece station’s in the beano max!
Look, we’ve taking to the skies with Derek the Sheep and Lenny! Life doesn’t get better than this. Cheers, Gary! See everyone this weekend in Leeds at Thought Bubble! Besides my picture book writer, Gillian Rogerson, and the whole Fleece … Continue reading
the excitement of watching gary open a spiderman kinder egg
game city on itv
Hey, my artwork showed up on telly! This is Nottingham Game City, where my DFC colleague John Aggs and studio mate Ellen Lindner and I spent two days painting murals. (Link via gamecity on Twitter.) YouTube link Thanks for the … Continue reading
what the net did for us
A few weeks ago, I came back from my Foyles event to a busy studio, where photographer Laura Babb was doing a night-time shoot for her blog project, What the Net Did. She originally planned just to see Lauren, but … Continue reading
oxford meeting, many biscuits
Today Dave O’Connell and I went up to Oxford to meet with our publisher David Fickling and editor Hannah Featherstone about a picture book we’ve been working on for ages. We haven’t even started the artwork yet, but we’ve rewritten … Continue reading
david o’connell interviews comics creator ellen lindner
One of my best friends and writing partner has done an in-depth interview with my fab studio mate, how much better can it get? Read Dave’s interview of Ellen here! Here’s Ellen’s website.
emma: what i want to be when i grow up
Just had to post the latest interview with Emma Brink-Morrison, winner of the recent Vintage Classics Secret Garden cover art competition. I had a big silly grin on my face when I read it. (Posted on Twitter by bbonthebrink.)
the night we ate off vern’s face
This weekend a big group of illustrators and writers got together in Winchester to celebrate the launch of a whole bunch of our books and toast the tenth anniversary of the British branch of the Society of Children’s Book Writers … Continue reading
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