Bramble and Burdock

It's been a long time with no updates on this blog but I've come out of hiding briefly to write a catch-up post and make a little announcement.

Soon to be sold at a charity stall on behalf of Cats Protection , these slightly weird looking cats are part of my first batch of greeting card designs, printed by Moo ! The original pictures were made in pen and watercolour.

"Waiter, waiter! There's a fly in my soup!" "Well sir, don't speak too loudly or everybody will want one...!" Yet another slightly tenuous offering for Illustration Friday . This two-tone style always puts me in mind of those magazine illustrations from the 1950s. The third fly also seems to have turned out a bit Gorey ...