IZM: Day 18 Treasure

The prompt for my International Zine Month 2020: Zine A Day project for Day 18 was Treasure. For me, that meant making a zine all about Geocaching… Geocaching is a treasure hunt for the digital age. A geocache or cache is a small waterproof treasure box hidden outdoors. Geocaches come in all different shapes, sizes, and […]

Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 34

Day 34 – 25/04/2020 This morning I was lazy and stayed in bed until 11. I was awake, but not in the mood to get up. It is Saturday after all, I think sleeping in is a given – especially as I was sad not to be going on one of our usual adventures. However, […]

Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 33

Day 33 – 24/04/2020 Today we took advantage of the nice weather to go and spend some time with my Grandparents. They were having trouble with their iPads, and as this is a big source of entertainment and connection to the outside world for them, it was fairly essential that we fixed them. The sunshine […]

Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 28

Day 28 – 19/04/2020 This morning I got to leave the house for a ride in the car! Is this how dogs feel? It was weirdly nice to just get out of the house and be driven around. I was out with my Mum to pick up our Click and Collect shopping from Tesco, and […]

Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 26

Day 26 – 17/04/2020 Happy Birthday Brother! Happy Birthday Grandma! Celebrating a Birthday in Lockdown is just not quite the same! We tried our best, but blowing out a virtual candle does not cut it!! We have all promised to treat Jamie, and my Grandma to meals out when all of this is over. We […]

Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 22

Day 22 – 13/04/2020 “We are still not passed the peak of this virus…” was the news snippet I caught from the dreaded radio this morning. I am not sure who said it, but their words scare me. It means the Lockdown will be extended, and the death toll will only continue to rise. I […]

Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 19

Day 19 – 10/04/2020 I worked on myself again today. I am advancing my watercolour skills, and putting the Skillshare classes into practice. I am painting a space whale. Today has been a Good Friday indeed. My first attempt at the whale did not go so well. Oh whale. I am not getting despondent, but […]

Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 16

Day 16 – 07/04/2020 I started working on my Skillshare watercolours course this morning, but was rudely interrupted by house guests!! Jamie and Danielle (my brother and his girlfriend) popped round to pick up a few tools from Dad’s garage, as Jamie is starting a gardening business with Danielle’s Dad to make a little money […]

Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 12

Day 12 – 03/04/2020 Every morning, my routine is the same. Wake up. Turn on our tortoise’s (Elvis) lights, and open his vivarium door. Shower, and ready myself. Give Elvis’s house a bit of a tidy up, change out his water, and feed him his breakfast. I mist the millipedes, mantis, and scorpion enclosures, and […]

2019 Reflections & Moving Forward into 2020

2019 was a mixed year for me. Fantastic ups, and melancholic lows; it really was the year of ups and downs, dips and peaks. My 2019 started with an epic high! I graduated from the Birmingham School of Jewellery with my Masters degree with Distinction in Jewellery & Related Products. In January, sadness […]

Puff the Magic Ratto Over the Rainbow Bridge Illustration

Puff the Magic Ratto sadly passed over the rainbow bridge, and I wanted to honour my sweet fluffball in a portrait. Puff was a part of my rat mischief, and he will be sadly missed by us and his furry brothers. I miss my sweet little dude, and I wanted to make this rainbow bridge […]

Gamora: My Pet Praying Mantis Illustration

Gamora is my pet Praying Mantis. She is a Giant Rainforest Mantis – Hierodula majuscula. Gamora is such an unusual and alien creature, and I adore having her as a part of my family, so I had to immortalise her short life in an illustration. I would love to know what you think of Gamora? […]

Christine: A 75th Birthday Commission

To mark the occasion of my Grandma’s 75th Birthday I decided to illustrate her a family portrait. I picked out a photo of my brother and I as children, and set to work rendering it in inks. To finish of this piece I had the pleasure of wandering down memory lane to look out a […]

Jamie: A 21st Birthday Commission

2019 was a special year for my brother; he turned 21! and to mark that occasion I decided to illustrate him a family portrait. I picked out a photo of the two of us that I really liked, and set to work rendering it in inks. To finish of this piece I had the pleasure […]