Monthly Archives: June 2011
sheep swap is baaaack!
To commemorate Derek the Sheep’s retirement from The Beano, my fab studio mate Gary Northfield and I have picked up a comics jam we left dangling about a year ago. You can’t keep a good sheep down! Thanks for the … Continue reading
weekending
I had a real weekend! No events, no studio work, well, quite a bit of house work, but it felt very good to have a two-day break, like people who have office jobs. My publisher has the thumbnail roughs for … Continue reading
shiny! bright! look what my sister and dad made
I just got off Skype with my family, and my dad showed me photos of the coffee table he made with my sister, converted from an old non-working pinball machine she bought while we were down in Portland. Doesn’t it … Continue reading
riverside morning sketch
For years now I’ve been hugely attracted to this rusty old crane on the south bank. I think it looks marvellous, and I love how it has this roof troll thingie sitting right behind it. So I finally got around … Continue reading
rainy morning thames path
I just complained on Twitter that I couldn’t have got more wet on this morning’s cycle ride if I’d jumped right into the river. The heavy drizzle set in as soon as I got out of the Greenwich foot tunnel … Continue reading
presenting… aphra mouse!
Here’s an un-wedding present that took me so long to do that it’s turned into a baby gift instead, for a lovely little girl named Aphra (whom her parents call Aphra Mouse). She’s named after Aphra Behn, who was born … Continue reading
playing now at the studio…
Woodrow Phoenix took affront at the music I considered ‘good working music’ (Okay, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a bit intense) and delivered this awhile back. Isn’t it lovely? Thanks, Woodrow! We also have an excellent compilation from … Continue reading
a little alpaca advert
Fancy some alpaca wool? I was going to get my Stitch London studio mate Lauren O’Farrell to post this for her knitters, but she’s too wrapped up in crafting her giant Stitched Solar System for the Science Museum, so here’s … Continue reading
postcards from the british library
These Out of This World postcards came in just a few minutes ago from Jill in Geneva: Image by Tyler Edlin, created for darkandday.com, Steampunk City Image by Peter Goodfellow, Supersonic Vacuum Train Did you know that Mortal Engines is … Continue reading
monsterville on crafty crafty
How monstrously marvelous! My studio mate Lauren O’Farrell (aka Deadlyknitshade) has featured Monsterville on her amazing crafts website, Crafty Crafty. It’s more than just knitting and crochet, OH YES. Find out more about Monsterville at Stratford’s Discover Centre in northeast … Continue reading
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