Dreams and Doodles

Tomorrow the wonderful new Stampington  publication, The Coloring Studio will be launched. 




I am so happy to have one of my illustrations featured in this great new colouring book that is much more than just a colouring book. Everyone who knows Stampington will know how gorgeous their magazines are; full of the most inspiring art and innovative techniques.

Today I thought I'd show you some of my other illustrations. These are copyrighted so please don't copy them but I do hope they will inspire you to draw some in your own style. Next time I will do a step by step on how you can start to doodle some illustrations of your own.

So here are some of mine...
This first one is an illustration for a wedding invitation. It is hand drawn in black ink.

 This one is a diorama of the Owl and the Pussycat in a little mint tin. Again drawn in ink and layered.

And these next ones are textile designs. They are drawn in black ink onto painted backgrounds.

Tomorrow I will show you how to start an illustration of your own with step by step photos. I will also be teaching this very soon so let me know if you'd like to be added to my mailing list for illustration, journalling, gelli printing, handmade felt or altered books and tins. You know you'd like to have an ARTY new year! Perfect for your New Year resolution for 2016.

Getting published!

Isn't this a lovely little note to get in the mail?

It is always a screamy moment when I see this on the cover of a magazine as it comes through the letterbox.
When it is attached to a copy of a magazine as lovely as the Stampington ones it it even screamier!

I have got a lovely double page spread in Stampers Sampler this month which has some of my mixed media art made with some of Paperartsy's Lynne Perrella stamps and all kinds of different techniques and materials.

Here is a little peek at one of the pages. They have done such a great job of photographing it. See if you can spot some of the techniques and materials. Buttons and sewing, stamping,watercolour, beading, sinnamay fibre, doodling, vintage book pages, and more...

The whole magazine is full of beautiful projects which all feature the best of stamping techniques with all kinds of other media. Rainbow Silks sell all the Stampington magazines and do a great mail order service.
www.rainbowsilks.co.uk