i'm working on some off the wall fairytales at the mo, and they'll be up here soon as dammit, but heres a glimpse at next month's Scarlet, Jan's line drawing for anti stress visiting massages and a recipe for the best damn cheese cake i've ever eaten. If you have a sweet-toothed intended who won't usually give you a second look, this recipe will deliver payday. Way better than the massage.

I like owls, but I won't wear feathers...

This is what I mean by an Owl costume folks!

I'm going to publish a wish list that will bore the crap out of anyone who doesn't like their clothing girlie, owlie and cool.

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Owl Jumper $288 from http://www.mariechantal.com/

Red 70denier opaques £6 from Topshop

Black fur lined boots £35 from M and S

Red scarf $28 from Aeon

Silver owl Necklace $20 from http://www.shanalogic.com/

Black Hitch skirt £70 from All Saints

Limited edition embroidered cami from gormanclothing

Owl me up. Like, now.

Drawings that I'm happy with this week...Mazda and Joe

Who's better than his brother Joe? Dominic DiMaggio? or maybe Shazza Ozzbourne...

Wed Mag continues to surprise and delight by letting me draw lots of fun odd people!

PGCE has left little time for much in the way of picture work, but I have been trying to rectify this over the holiday break. Firstly, a big shout out to all the illustrators that took part in the 24 Hour Comics event that was an enormous success and I have never been so proud of such a talented group. You should see the other blog for more details!

I am drawing vintage celebrity couples at the moment, i really want to get my teeth into some book ideas that i've been kicked around way too long! also my textile project is sadly neglected.
no doubt modules 3 and 4 are going to rule my life in Jan, along with the small matters of applying for my own job (fun) and moving house :) wait, i need to find somewhere to live yet.

I have been very lazy this week without college and trainee teaching, I have to get some motivation juice and not lie -a -bed til 10.30am.
Mornings will no longer be Big Bang Theory and Ugly Betty, until i find the strength to operate the vodafone dongle. i will rise, find a pencil and draw my little heart out. hmmm...work nearly over...where is the wine? Ahhh, i remember why i haven't been making it up in the mornings...

I have man-flu! wah!

Well this sucks some, but it is giving me a chance to catch up on some picture making, but my bed-covers are getting all painty, because i'm not leaving for no man. suck it.
I also have school tommorow and Black Maria have a gig in Exeter Saturday, so I'm downing the beechams my very good friend just wasted his lunchbreak buying for me like its Tequila and i'm 15 or something.

Busy week alltold, and i will post more pictures soon. i'm going to go find something to wipe my snotty face on...bleugh.

Moved by some beautiful dresses by Claire Armitage (search for her on www.falmouth.ac.uk ) and some seriously gorgeous reportage work by Anna Cattermole (I must find out if she has a website, I'm not sure my google hitting is bringing up the right lady) to properly pull my finger out, and explore the joy of illustration through textile design...and a song about wallpaper and heartbreak by the Black Maria Memorial Fund (please check 'em out! http://www.thememorialfund.com/ I am their newest member)
so watch this space! I'm loving the idea of putting together a design and having it printed digitally onto silk and wool and other lovely things, and a possible collaboration with Sarah Hunt, an immensely talented haberdasher and designer...

oh, I'm so excited I have almost forgotten my misanthropic ranting from the last post...

I start teacher training on Monday, so wish me some luck x

Congratualations and a big shout out for all the MA convecators whose shows are PVing tonight, doubt I can make it as am wearing IT hat tonight, but will be Falmouth-bound tomorrow to bother Paulie for tea, and I'll be snooping then.
The spirit of Brooker has subsided somewhat, now the weather has turned for the better. Still having minor intermittent rages at forms and being put on hold by the SLC. It's almost as if they don't want to give me free money. Baah!

Please, If you can get along to the MA Shows at Woodlane at 6pm tonight, I'm sure they'll be beautiful, and wine may be involved...

Today's nod to Illustration career...resizing images and saving to disk for streamlined fashio folio. I'll peg them on the website soon...laters