Mellybee

Love time!

2012-02-07T16:03:00.000Z

Its almost that time of year again! For all those who don't mind buying into a bit of Love- you may like to hop over to my shop for these screen printed cards. There's also a free shipping coupon code you can add to your basket - just for February! Woo! Share | var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};

These are a few of my favourite things!

2012-01-16T16:41:00.004Z

First post of the year and I've decided to share a simple illustration on a few of my favourite things! I've had a bit of time to think about what I want to focus on this year and one of the things is to take time out and enjoy one thing at a time. So often I feel like I'm moving too fast - taking on one project after another and not taking time to appreciate the little things and in my

Festive Greetings!

2011-12-23T21:29:00.003Z

Here's wishing you a wonderful Christmas time and a peaceful start to the New Year. Share | var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};

How to make a Cracking Christmas Jumper!

2011-12-22T21:04:00.002Z

Yep its that time of year to bring out those wonderfully cheesy Christmas jumpers. Perhaps you have one knitted especially for you each year by your great aunt or gran, or maybe you have them donated to you by an older sibling or cousin, or if you are unlucky (or just too cool) you simply don't have one then joy of joys for this mini tutorial will have you wearing your own classic christmas

Festive Twitter Backgrounds

2011-12-15T22:04:00.000Z

Had some fun doing some festive repeat patterns - great for twitter backgrounds - catch them while you can, they'll be gone come January! If you have any I would love to see-pop a link in the comments below. Cheers! University College Falmouth @UCFalmouth Falmouth Christmas Festival @FalChristmas My Festive Twitter Background @mellybeeblog Share | var

Liebster Blog Award # 2

2011-12-08T16:42:00.001Z

The lovely Rebecca from Littletree Designs gave me a Liebster Blog Award recently - its my second time I've received this (Georgia Coote gave me my first back in April) which is exciting as I get to share some more blogs that I love reading and being inspired by-so without further ado... http://lizzlizz.blogspot.com/ - I've been following Liz on her zine comic travels via cyberspace

On the 4th day...

2011-12-07T13:15:00.001Z

Just a quick post to show you what I've working on lately- @minirice_uk aka Elaine Tang asked me recently to get involved with a 12 days of Christmas illustration project. Here is my day - the fourth- four calling birds. I would love to illustrate the whole lot - but maybe that's for a future project! I'll let you know when everyone else has finished their illustrations- I'm sure it's going

A Wilde & Rowan Christmas!

2011-11-20T18:22:00.001Z

Just wanted to share a post on a christmassy collaboration that is happening in the delightful North Devon village of Clovelly over two weekends leading up to Christmas! From the Wilde (online art boutique) and Rowan Tree Studio are getting together to open a real live Christmas Shop selling British Handmade gifts, cards and Christmas decorations in the village. The shop will be open for 4

Christmas Pop-up Shoppe!

2011-11-16T12:06:00.001Z

I decided to open a dedicated Christmas Shoppe just because it seemed the easier option whilst my laptop was in repair plus I wanted to test drive having a Big Cartel shop. You choose which payment plan you want - they range from Gold which is Free to Titanium which is $29.99 monthly. I chose Platinum ($9.99 per month) as it allows me to fully customise the site and add up to 25

Blog and Buy Sale Christmas Stalls!

2011-11-16T10:53:00.001Z

The ultimate Christmas Showcase is now open... ROLLLL UP! ROLLLLL UP! Every month the BlogAndBuySale online Stalls showcase the very best independent creative sellers. This month sees the launch of their 6 week Christmas special. Rummage through the online Stalls to find that perfect festive gift; from brussel sprout wrapping paper to gingerbread men decorations, they have it all. The

Movember & Lemon Popsicles!

2011-11-13T16:56:00.001Z

Hello there! I don't know about you but this is definitely a busy season for fairs and making. I feel like I haven't had time to stop and share what's going on even though it is something I like to do! Here are some photos from the last fair I was selling at on Bonfire Day! It was organised by avid knitter and felter Amanda Shepherd of Tiny Vintage and hosted at the Methodist Church in

Falmouth Oyster Festival & Christmas Decorations!

2011-10-18T10:28:00.000+01:00

photo courtesy of google images Hello! Well I'm still alive, just, having made it through the four day marathon 13th-16th October that was the Oyster Festival. I know I'm probably over exaggerating but it was pretty exhausting selling my wares, looking happy and chatting 10-6pm each day as well as putting up and packing down at the start and end of the event. Hey I shouldn't

Doodlers Corner!

2011-10-07T09:25:00.002+01:00

I recently had a little interview over on the 'I need curtains for the windows in my head' blog in the doodlers corner. Maintained by the wonderfully chatty Jules Young she shares and posts regularly on all sorts of interesting topics ranging from book recommendations to news and favourite items of clothes. What I like most about the blog is her openness- it does feel as if you're right

Peace to you

2011-10-02T16:40:00.002+01:00

Been getting ready for Christmas with a new range of screen-printed cards over the last week- although it has felt a bit premature with the weather we are having! Here's just a glimpse of the scenes from the garage last week- as you can see Peace reigns (excuse the pun)! I've been quite excited about printing on card and particularly Hairy Manilla-the brown eco-friendly card above. This

Oh GOSH!

2011-09-26T15:00:00.000+01:00

This is a project that was initiated via Twitter and organised by Jason Smith earlier in the year. It included 26 artists to illustrate collaboratively a a page each for a colouring book with the brief to use shapes to create the characters. The colouring book is now available and ready to buy- a great gift for a child or someone who just loves to colour in! The monies raised will go towards

From the Wilde

2011-09-16T11:18:00.000+01:00

I'm very excited to share that my products are now for sale on the online boutique website 'From the Wilde!' Owner, Helen Wilde has sourced a wide variety of products from a range of exciting and contemporary designer makers, artists and illustrators from the UK and carefully chosen international artists. As quoted 'These collections are for people with a love of the city, country and the

The Seven Wonders!

2011-09-09T10:54:00.001+01:00

Yay! So finally I can show you the designs I drew for the Versus 2 Exhibition.I chose to illustrate the seven wonders as I thought it would make a nice fit with my card number 7.However once I started I soon realised that trying to fit 7 things on to 4 cards demanded a bit more thinking time than initially expected...but I got there eventually and think along with the other 12 artists we made

VERSUS 2 EXHIBITION LAUNCH

2011-09-07T10:27:00.000+01:00

This is happening tomorrow evening in Bristol -so if you're in town get on down! Unfortunately I'm in Cornwall but am hoping to send a contingent of family members who do reside in Bristol! I'll be posting my full images after the event so you can see what my designs look like. Big thanks to Dave Ashby whose behind organising this and has been putting together some great looking designs for

Summer lovin'

2011-08-30T13:08:00.001+01:00

Hello! Just thought I'd share some images from over the Summer. This is our first summer in Cornwall since moving in February from Aberdeen and has been quite different. The fact I've been able to wear one layer almost the entire summer should tell you how much warmer it is this end of the country- I don't think I ventured out wearing my flip flops at all whilst in Scotland!

Versus Project

2011-08-02T13:38:00.000+01:00

Hello sorry it's been a little while since last post- as usual things have been a bit hectic-but in a good way. I've just completed a project called Versus- an awesome project, organised by Dave Ashby that enables artists and illustrators to showcase their work to creative agencies via an illustrated pack of cards. The call for entries came a while back with 52 artists submitting a card design

Endangered creature ALPHABET!

2011-07-18T08:00:00.181+01:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More alphabet Hello! I've been itching to tell you about a project I've been involved in since May but until now have had to keep things close to my chest! Well not anymore as it is now LIVE! Myself and 25 other artists were selected to be a part of the Endangered Creature Alphabet project- the brief was to draw and illustrate an endangered animal- one

Out of this world!

2011-07-16T12:00:00.000+01:00

I had drawn this space themed alphabet a little while ago and had put it away whilst I was concentrating on Fishy/Sea related products. However prompted by the call-out for SPACE related submissions for the Cardiff Design Festival, I decided to dig it out and finish it off. I decided to keep to a simple colour palette as the lettering did get a little wacky! Why not enter yourself - the

The Winner is...

2011-07-15T08:20:00.000+01:00

Its been a bit hectic this week with Stithians Show on Monday, finding a new stockist on Wednesday and dropping of products at StudioFourSeven on Thursday - I had almost forgotten to get on with announcing the winner of the Win a Print Competition! So...DRUMROLL please.... Picking out the piece of paper now....unfolding it ....reading it ....and the winner is.... GEORGIA COOTE! Congratulations!

Rate SHARK ATTACK!

2011-07-05T08:41:00.001+01:00

Hello just a quick post to invite you to rate my Shark Attack Design over at All Tropical.Its based on one of my prints and I thought it may work as a Tee! If you think so to, do please vote for it before the week is up and it may be made into one!Many thanks, Yours Truly x Share | var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};

Win a Print Competition!

2011-07-03T15:30:00.001+01:00

Hello! Having launched my shop last week I think it's time for a competition. The PRIZE is a signed digital print, of your choosing either A4 or A5 from my shop! These are printed on 300gsm Somerset Enhanced paper and have a lovely textured feel. So here's the deal should you decide to enter: Make sure you're following along on twitter then... Take a browse through the SHOP and CHOOSE a product

SHOP NOW OPEN!

2011-06-25T16:11:00.001+01:00

After quite a few weeks of procrastination and talk I finally knuckled down and got on with the job of making my online webshop...and at last here it is! It is NOW OPEN for business! Why not have a gander and head on over to have a looksy- I would love to hear your feedback. (I actually have butterflies thinking of what folk will say). There is also a nice little opening offer of the first 20

Fishy things at Here & Now

2011-06-23T09:20:00.001+01:00

My Fishy themed artwork is now for sale in a few places, one of them is in my favourite independent shop in Falmouth Here and Now Gallery. If you manage to pop in (and you won't be disappointed if you do) you'll find Kate O'Leary (owner) stocks all sorts of fabulous designs from a a wide range of artists. Take a trip to the seaside, have some fish and chips as well and make it a grand day out

Featured in BurstMagazine

2011-06-16T10:00:00.002+01:00

Thought I'd let you know I've been interviewed by Burst Magazine for their latest issue on Typography. Although I wouldn't say I was a Typesetter I do love to create quirky hand-drawn lettering and so you'll find a few of my newer pieces centred on my nautical theme are featured alongside the interview. It was a bit of a surprise to be asked but I found the process a great way to reflect on

Sneak Peeks

2011-06-13T14:13:00.000+01:00

Here's what I'm working on currently- my new webshop- which will sell prints, screen-printed tea-towels and other hand-made nic-nacs! I'm really excited to see it coming together and hope to launch it on the 25th June (that's the plan anyway)! There'll also be some opening treats- the first 20 sales will all have some extra goodies included in their orders. You'll find the shop here on my

And the winners are...

2011-06-04T08:51:00.000+01:00

A little while ago I had some Tea related prizes up for grabs over on the TEA Appreciation Society website. So here are the winners: Prize One: Amy Seymour Prize Two: Colin Oakley Prize Three: Gemma Dunning Hooray and Congratulations! You can see a couple of the packages getting ready to be sent off above and there are more pictures of what they won over on the original Tea Appreciation blog

Something Fishy going on...

2011-05-29T15:33:00.000+01:00

Hello-I've been a bit busy these last couple of weeks preparing new stock for the River and Fish Festival that's been happening over the bank holiday weekend here in Falmouth. I thought I'd just post a couple of photos of the stall as well as some production shots of some of the bags being screen printed in my garage. The newest line is based around the theme of Fish and joins my I ♥Tea and

Tea-rrific prizes could be yours!

2011-05-14T09:47:00.001+01:00

If you like Tea then YOU should definitely check out The TEA Appreciation Society- not only do they love that warm comforting drink they are also offering a chance for you to win 3 great prizes if you sign up to receive their newsletter. Which, you'll be pleased to know are my tea-towels, art prints and an original illustration! Yay! So what are you waiting for? Get over there and sign up! Happy

Croquet East Gazette

2011-05-10T10:21:00.000+01:00

A peacock, some coloured balls and a mallet - fancy a game of croquet? This was the image I came up with for Croquet East's gazette competition organised through CreatureMag and rather surprisingly it has been chosen along with some other crazily coloured entries to appear in their quarterly gazette! Hoo-rah! Share | var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};

Royal Wedding

2011-05-03T13:19:00.001+01:00

Here is my doodle illustration -included on Amelia's blog post on the Royal Wedding, that I did to commemorate that special day in between watching the ceremony and buying cakes! How did you spend yours? Share | var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};

Painting Sale!

2011-05-02T14:12:00.001+01:00

As some of you may know we relocated from Scotland to Cornwall this year and so far it has been lovely. However we are still trying to find a place for everything and more boxes than desired are cluttering up our living space. It appears that moving from a semi-furnished flat to an unfurnished house contributes quite a bit to this- as we just don't have enough furniture to put stuff away. So to

Surprise Feature

2011-04-27T17:03:00.011+01:00

I had a lovely feature on my work from artist/writer Lorrie Whittington aka Illusio Creative the other day on her arty blog. It came as a sweet surprise and it was interesting to hear how she sees my work- so often it's just me and the page/screen/studio so having feedback, comments, interaction with others is something that gives me great encouragement and a fresh perspective! Read the blog post

A right royal Pop Up!

2011-04-26T10:00:00.001+01:00

Lovely Pigeon are the organisers behind a quirky Pop-up exhibition and shop that will coincide with the Royal Wedding on Friday this week! The exhibition is titled 'Beards and Tiaras' and yes you've guessed it features beards and tiaras. I submitted work earlier in the year and have found out that my piece will feature alongside 24 others from the 28th-9th May- Murray Library, Anstruther,

Let's Link Up!

2011-04-25T17:50:00.000+01:00

I'm currently putting together a CREATIVE LINKS page taking the idea from @illusiocreative for improving traffic to my blog! So, if you are an artist, illustrator, creative or gallery and would like to be included in the new CREATIVE LINKS page please send a 200 px by 50 px banner to me at melanie.chadwick(at)gmail.com and I'll add you here with a link to your blog/site. In return please use

Peculiar Bliss!

2011-04-25T09:29:00.000+01:00

Here's an interesting online place- its called Peculiar Bliss twitter follow @peculiarbliss and is "a stream of doodles and images, featuring creative, original works from sketchbooks and other mediums into one location, with the hope to inspire continued creative thinking". If like me you appreciate looking at other artists and illustrators for inspiration and general creative visual enjoyment

Handmade at the Poly!

2011-04-23T21:27:00.005+01:00

Here are some photos from my first fair I've been selling at in Cornwall! The fair, called Handmade has been organised by crafty gal Lucy Tutte with her textile business, Lulubee- I joined for the 3rd fair they've run in an quaint old building called the Poly in the centre of Falmouth town centre. If you've been reading my blog you'll recognise my Tea collection in the photo below- complete with

Zine Trades

2011-04-22T18:25:00.003+01:00

I just wanted to share a couple of zines I've recently received through trades with my Tea zine. Both have come about through twitter. The first zine package is from @jessicagowling and travelled all the way from Canada. This is her first zine- prompted by an unfortunate bout of tendinitis (which I hope is starting to calm down) and has been inspired by mountains and bears. As she puts it:

More Tea?

2011-04-05T17:26:00.000+01:00

An exciting morning was spent hanging my tea-themed work at the Here and Now Gallery in Falmouth. I have a selection of original illustrations, hand screen-printed tea-towels and cards, notepads and a zine on the theme of Tea now on show there until the end of May. Near the bottom of Killigrew Street this gallery is packed full to the brim with quirky illustrations, prints, zines, cards,

And the award goes to...

2011-04-05T16:26:00.000+01:00

Much to my surprise I recently received a blogger award from creative pattern-catchall Georgia Coote- whose bright and crisp designs I have regularly taken a look at over on her blog. The award is simply to support bloggers and showcase others. So thank-you Georgia for the Liebster Blog Award! -in accepting this award my job is to: write a blog post on receiving this award and add the Liebster

Andy Smith Illustration

2011-03-18T10:00:00.000Z

I love receiving things in the post and here is a recent package I received from a quirky illustrator called Andy Smith. As well as designing delightfully bright postcards, zines and posters he has also screen-printed a number of little books- and the one I'm tickled with is called My Nose Smells Funny. Filled with a lovely cast of animals all with grumbles not too dissimilar from humans this

Whatcha mean what's a zine?

2011-03-16T10:00:00.003Z

Just wanted to share a coupla' books on zine/self publishing that I've come across recently! Whatcha Mean What's a Zine by Mark Todd and Esther Watson is a great publication on the art of making zines and comics packed full to the brim with illustrations, drawings and doodles all neatly bound in this inspiring book. If you haven't discovered zine making then this is a must-read - included are

Take a Peek at this Pika-Package!

2011-03-14T10:00:00.001Z

A couple of weeks ago I received this lovely selection of Zines and cards from 4 of the participants in the Zine Pikapackage 2010 Project- curated by Amy Ng 16 artists/illustrators were involved in this international exchange. The artists sent to me were: BeavoryLori Dean DymentMinifanfanMissy Kulik As much as I love browsing artist's work online nothing beats having the real thing to hold and

Watching The Lake Poets

2011-03-10T21:50:00.001Z

CreatureMag have used my illustration along with a few other artist's work for their latest music review of upcoming band The Lake Poets. I took inspiration from one of the band's songs- Windowsill- about a girl who just watches the world go by from her windowsill- not quite connecting with life. Read the review and see the other illustrations here. Share | var addthis_config = {"

Valentine's Hat Trick!

2011-02-14T18:25:00.000Z

So I did make some time to create some illo love for this romantic day! They've been featured in 3 great creative online places: * @burstmagazine -Small magazine packed with exposure from up and coming creatives * @creaturemag- online arts magazine, publishing inspiring illustrative work and great resources for upcoming creatives. * @iheartdotdotdot - making thingmyajigs & thingmyabobs,

'ello me 'andsome!

2011-02-13T18:08:00.000Z

Hello! Well from the last time I blogged I have now moved homes, climates and countries- from Newport in Wales to Falmouth in Cornwall, England! Our house is near the sea and if I crane my neck and stand on the bed I can just catch a glimpse of it. The climate is a bit more moist and damp but I've been told this'll do wonders for my complexion ;p! I'll soon be getting back into the routine of

My Favourite Place

2011-02-02T10:21:00.000Z

Okay so Newport, Casnewydd, a city in South Wales- a place by land and by sea- sure it may not be the first place you think of for a holiday destination but it is the place I grew up in and hence why it features in the latest collaborative zine project by @iheartdotdotdot- MY FAVOURITE PLACE! 9 other artists have also contributed to the theme and here they are with a little blurb: 'from New

Creature, creature

2011-02-01T20:07:00.000Z

Hello- just a wee blog note today to let you know I did some mini banners on the weekend for the online art mag Creaturemag featuring my mice and teapots! Creaturemag even published their own blog on them so I was pretty chuffed to read it -you can read it here. Creaturemag for your info is:"an artist run online art magazine publishing inspiring illustrative work and great resources for

Love is in the air...

2011-01-27T18:15:00.000Z

In between travelling and packing and sorting boxes for our move I've been working on some wedding invite designs for my brother-in-laws upcoming wedding. Starting with a pencil sketch and then inking in with my favourite Rotring pens it was then transferred to the computer to colour and tweak- I'm still waiting to hear thoughts on the colours but wanted to blog on this happy project! It's also

Roll up...pikaland zines are here!

2011-01-14T19:01:00.001Z

Yippee- it's been a while coming but finally the next fab project from Pikaland has arrived and is ready for folk to read/stroke/indulge their eyes and buy! For those not in the know, the PikaPackage Project is a specially curated themed package that consists of a swap meet (for the artists) and a mystery package of various sizes containing items from participating artists available for sale (

New Year- new things!

2011-01-02T15:35:00.001Z

Firsty may I wish you all a Happy New Year and secondly I just wanted to share this stop-motion short directed by my 6 year old nephew Ethan. Made during the lull between Christmas and New Year to experiment with/ sorry I mean 'occupy', Ethan and I came up with a few short films. This one uses the alphabet and post-it notes inspired by this fantastic animation called Deadline. It was refreshing

Planting the seed!

2010-12-21T20:51:00.000Z

Hello, well this is an interesting project from Sean and Anna over at the sub-studio lounge. Named Follow the Leader, artists/illustrators are invited to choose a 'seed' from a selection of 6 and then draw whatever they like to incorporate the 'seed'. I'm not sure why cowboy imagery came to mind with the boot seed I chose but I enjoyed the process-I think I may also make a seamless pattern from

Emmy's Illustration

2010-12-14T14:16:00.000Z

It was my niece's 1st Birthday on Sunday and as usual I was leaving things a bit late to head for the shops, so I ended up deciding to do a wee illustration based around her age. It has been hand-drawn with pen and ink and then painted with liquid acrylic to make a bright piece of artwork that I hope she will admire in years to come!Share | var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}

Ice-skating, polar bears, christmas time.

2010-12-09T09:32:00.000Z

Thought I'd spread a bit of festive cheer with these christmassy banners as well as experiment with a bit of texture! What do you think? Merry Christmas. Share | var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};

Amy Blackwell

2010-12-03T16:40:00.002Z

Well here is an illustrator who shares a love of doodling and drawing tea cups and the like. Her name is Amy Blackwell and she is based in Nottingham where is lives, works and plays! Her favourite colour at the moment is lime green, and she likes sewing, reading and the circus. I really enjoy her brightly coloured illustrations in particular the Bunting Polaroid and this Nordic jumper which

Haus Stories

2010-12-02T10:36:00.000Z

I've been wanting to have the opportunity to do a fuller illustration than just characters and so here is my submission to the Haus Stories Project- set up by Sandra Dieckmann. Artists/illustrators are invited to draw a new storey for one giant house. Having spent some time living in Hong Kong I was used to seeing neighbours washing and paraphernalia hanging from the windows and so used that as

ALL AT SEA

2010-11-30T17:14:00.000Z

Here's my mug for a charity auction that's raising cash for the ANCHOR Unit in Aberdeen. There are 8 mugs lined up in the auction each individually designed by artists. Mine is called 'All at sea' and has been hand illustrated with old boots, ships, sea life and teapots-follow this link to bid:Here are the details should you like to put in a bid:Starts Wednesday 1st Dec at 9amOpening bid for

Bex Glover

2010-11-26T09:00:00.003Z

I really enjoyed finding the work of illustrator Bex Glover this week- and the way she combines painted watercolours, inky lines and digital textures. She is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer based in Bristol where she works under the name severn studios. Her inspiration usually comes from nature, the environment and humour and her distinctive style has been used in a variety of

Creature Curiosity

2010-11-15T14:04:00.000Z

Here's my submission for a project called Creature Curiosity- artists are invited to draw either the front or back end of an animal/imaginary monster and then children will be asked to draw the other end. My creature initially started off as a chameleon but then I decided to add scales and thick blue hair and finally once I began colouring him he took on a life of his own... so now I've just

MY FRIDAY FIND

2010-11-12T14:08:00.000Z

I've been meaning to be a bit more community minded on my blog, so have decided to share on Fridays about other creative people I find in and around my online wanderings- I'll call it My Friday Find. Hopefully I'll manage a weekly submission but if not it'll definitely be on a Friday! Anyways for my first FRIDAY FIND here's the work of a fellow artist I stumbled across a while back when looking

Stanley Moves in...

2010-11-03T19:32:00.001Z

I'd like to introduce you to a new friend of mine- a fairy called Stanley. No I'm not going mad, I've just been working on creating the illustration for a character of a new book about a grumpy fairy who likes to live under a drip in a washbasin. The author Jack Ross aka Bill Kirton contacted me via a mutual friend-Fiona Jane, and from there he and I have been bringing Stanley to life. It's

Fisherman Cat

2010-10-19T10:07:00.002+01:00

I was asked recently to paint a cat-the unusual bit was that it was a 15" high concrete cat and one that Aberdonians would recognise as it adorns Union Bridge- the iconic Kelly’s Cats. Ten artists have been asked to customise each cat to help raise money for the Grampian based charity Diced Cap Charitable Trust. They help improve the health and well being of any deserving persons, resident in

Musa Musings

2010-10-07T12:31:00.001+01:00

In between packing and moving boxes into storage I managed to spare a couple of hours to have a go at coming up with a poster for cool Aberdeen venue MUSA. Not sure whether its the winning entry but I had fun coming up with the design- quirky, simple and hopefully eye-catching! See the venue here.

I HEART ...Zines

2010-10-07T12:19:00.000+01:00

I love it when things you don't plan come together quite unexpectedly & effortlessly! This is what happened when I saw an opportunity tweeted by the lovely Iona Bruce of @Iheartdotdotdot - a collaboration to produce a limited edition zine! I had been wanting to do this very thing for a while and having just completed my I love Tea range it seemed the perfect time to submit my I ♥ TEA card.

No.43 at NEOS

2010-09-13T18:27:00.002+01:00

Hello... I've finally finished new work for the NEOS week 11-19th September. Now in it's 7th year North East Open Studios welcomes the public to visit over 200 artists based in studios, halls, shops, galleries as well as pop-up spaces and garages! I have set up shop with OPUS of Aberdeen on Holburn Street and am fortunate to be able to display work in their window space as well have prime

Happy Birthday Ethan

2010-08-14T15:29:00.000+01:00

E is for EthanToday is my nephew's birthday-he's 6 years old! Thought I would do a little illustration for him-plus it gives me a chance to have go at a bit of creative typography. It didn't take as long as expected and was fun to do- I hope the little man likes it-although for now he may get more enjoyment out of his cars and trains!

Moo time!

2010-08-04T16:11:00.003+01:00

If you haven't discovered the mini world of Moo then here's some pics on what I've used their moobots to do for me. Printing in small quantities with as many different images as you want the possibilities for small creative types doing business is moo-tastic! As I've used them on several occasions I get CODES to pass on to others who may like to try. So here's a code you can paste in and use to

30th July 2010

2010-07-31T10:43:00.003+01:00

Had to doodle these- classic design that hasn't yet been moded up! Brings back memories of school yard at break time...

Doodle Diary 29/07/10

2010-07-30T07:30:00.002+01:00

Spent the day looking after art exhibition - these are the biscuits my tea had for company!

Ruby Loves Mellybee

2010-07-28T08:02:00.005+01:00

Ruby Loves Red shop now stocking my Mellybee range of accessories and stationary! How exciting to see it in their online shop. Share in the joy and have a peek over at rubylovesred.com.About Ruby Loves Red...www.rubylovesred.com aims to bring you some of the best handmade and printed products by today's most talented designers and crafts people. This shop has been

Upstairs, Downstairs in my lady's chamber!

2010-07-27T15:12:00.002+01:00

Here are some of the images from Teacosy Carousel which happened over the weekend. A fantastic selection of art, illustration, design, printmaking and jewellery all on sale direct from the makers. There were over 25 stalls taking over what used to be the Pier outlet in Belmont Street, Aberdeen-ideal for gallery space due to it size and open plan layout spread over 3 floors. Smart Consultants who

All the fun at the fairs!

2010-07-24T06:28:00.005+01:00

Things have been a-brewing along the north east coast of Scotland and today in conjunction with the 2012 Open Weekend Teacosy will showcase around 27 artists, illustrators and designers all pulling out the stops to showcase their freshest ideas and products! And it seems that Aberdeen is not the only place having a art resurgence. Edinburgh will from today have 2 more

Doodle Day Montage

2010-07-20T12:42:00.003+01:00

Been busy snapping new stock for my Doodle Day range. All will be available at this weekend's Teacosy Carousel Fair-looking forward to it and seeing all the other arty crafty things on show!

CUT-CLICK EXHIBITION

2010-07-12T09:00:00.003+01:00

Just a wee doodle for the Cut-Click Exhibition taking place at Magpie's new shop The spider and the fly- due to open on the 24th July in Edinburgh! Their store will be 65 on Bread Street.

Mirror, mirror on the wall...

2010-07-09T17:51:00.004+01:00

Well not quite on the wall but you can take these lovely pocket mirrors with you everywhere! They're based around my doodle day designs and will be available to buy v. soon!

Button Badges are here!

2010-06-23T18:16:00.002+01:00

Yeah- new badges are now ready for sale- packaged and labelled! The designs are based on my doodle day card range. Available to buy online from etsy right now!

Mice to meet you- Tee Shirt Design!

2010-06-14T08:49:00.000+01:00

Here's my try at my 'Mice to meet you' design for a tee. Over at Threadless it's in the process of being voted on- always a scary thing being left in the hands of others to critique- but good in other ways... So if you haven't already voted go and do likewise! (Btw it remarkable how that girl looks like my sister...)

Mice to meet you!

2010-06-12T20:06:00.000+01:00

Appropriate for my first post-Mice to meet you!This is a design based on my doodles, spruced up in illustrator and ready for print.Ready as a card and for sale in my etsy shop!