Nosy Crow Bologna Catalogue..

The Children's Book Fair in Bologna has been and gone and lots of exciting things are happening!

Here is Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam in the Nosy Crow Bologna catalogue (or should that be dogalogue?) sitting beautifully next to Tracey Corderoys other new title 'Whizz! Pop! Granny, Stop!

The proof of Shifty McGifty is now with us and we are just tweaking bits and pieces and sorting out the cover but its nearly all there!

Illustration/Animation artwork Auction...

One of my prints is to be featured alongside some wonderful illustrators and animators, including the amazing Shaun Tan at the ArtSprint auction this coming Friday 16th March.

Click on the flyer below for more details on the artists involved and the charity it is all in aid of;

The piece I am auctioning was from my first exhibition and is entitled 'High Tea with Lady Pinky!'

Lovely Jubilee!

I have just finished my first of three Diamond Jubilee illustrations.

This one is of the Queen in 1952(3) at her Coronation.  One of her little Corgi's has crept in for a nap the cheeky chap!

This design will be featured in the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.

More designs and info on where they will be seen coming soon.

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam ruff ruffs!

I have very nearly finished my first picture book with author Tracey Corderoy and the lovely folk at Nosy Crow.

There is still the odd tweak hither and thither to do and the cover is still being worked on but it's looking lovely!

I can't upload any finished images at the moment but here is a tiny sneak peak of the roughs that I did towards the beginning of the book creating process.

This was a few meetings into the book and we cleared the meeting room table at the Crow's Nest to lay out my sketches and to discuss changes/additions/what delicious cakes these are Kate/etc...

Many of these spreads have now since been drastically changed but the characters and the overall feel of the book were very much set in stone at this stage.

I can't wait for the finished item to be shown at the Bologna Book Fair later this month!

My first proof!

Five Christmas Penguins arrived through the letterbox this morning and it looks very lovely indeed - I'm very happy with it!

It is an INCREDIBLY SHINY and CHRISTMASSY book full of sumptuous foils and embossing - I think children will really like it in the run up to Christmas.

Helen Holmes at Little Tiger has done a wonderful job at taking my designs and adding glitz galore to every page :)

More news on Five Christmas Penguins nearer the release date but for now here is the VERY SHINY INDEED cover!

...and here is a sneaky peek of the VERY SILVERY first pages - WEEEEEEEEE!

Dudley the Dog comission...

I have just completed my first picture book written by Tracey Corderoy (creator of Hubble Bubble Granny Trouble and lots of other wonderful stories).  'Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam' is now in the hands of fabulous Stephanie Amster at Nosy Crow who is preparing the files for the printers - all in preparation for the Bologna Children's Book Fair in March.

I can't wait to be able to share some of the designs of Shifty and Sam over the coming months, but in the meantime here is a recent commission -  a cute little dog called Dudley :)

I'm now about to start another series of greetings cards for Lagom so after an hour of respite and a cuppa, it's on with the show!

My first Board Book...

...is now in the Little Tiger 2012 catalogue and is soon to be doing the rounds in the book fairs and shows.

Entitled 'Five Christmas Penguins'  the book is very shiny and foily with embossing to help show the cheeky family of Penguins all having lots of fun preparing and partying at Christmas time.

I'm very excited about this one because it will be my first published board book.

A Penguiny sequel is currently being sketched too :)

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