Oh no, a hot flush! WHAM!

Kate Talbot ...the fricking awesome things you can find on google if you look hard enough <3 was thinking of writing my own textile-based comic for my next canvas so I wanted to see what was already out there. Not a lot thankfully, not that I pretend google search is be end-all of research at all. Honest.

Ms Talbot kinda reminds me of Roy Lichtenstein if he was funny and totally rad at textiles ^_^ she gets a bunch of old comic frames, re-appropriates them and then sells prints and posters.

I need a new project to work on

"Woe to him whose good name is more to him than goodness" Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Canvas update

-Decided to add buttons into the canvas to tie in with the arts and crafts DIY feel of the painting. Plus, buttons are cute ^_^ 

-Added some oil pastels over the acrylics to create a more vibrant contrast and although you can't see it in the photo, I have stitched into some of the wings and profile of the bird on the top half of the canvas (apparently it's a canary?). 

Definitely coming together, all excited because this will be the first ever completely self-directed project I have finished.

Why seek ye living amongst the dead?

Quick doodle of the chapel at Lulworth Castle and a half-finished detail sketch of one of the windows. Had a dance on top of one of the castle towers, twas grand :)

Got stressed out and decided to take a random camping trip where I was able to cool down and do a bit more design work. I have my first bowl built and waiting for firing. Recieved a lovely email from Potterycrafts which was incredibly helpful as to information about my grandfather's kiln. Just need to do a bit of research into exact temperature ramps for bisque firings, but I'm getting very close to having my first bowl completed and I'm loving the way my designs are headed.

good things grow from dark and unexpexted places