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Blackwells Bristol.

All I can say is eat your heart out JR Hartley.

I popped into Blackwell’s bookshop on park street yesterday to find Anna Hibiscus song in pride of place.

Big thank you!

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Business Machine.

 

 

Here’s a card I did for “Internal workings”

a business advice company.

illustrating the business mechanic at work.

http://www.internalworkings.co.uk/site/

 

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Publication Day for “Anna Hibiscus Song”

Woo!

and apologies again for blatant self publicity.

well it is my blog :-)

and it is a hugely special day for me.

and Atinuke, of course.

 

It’s both Me and Atinuke’s first picture book and i am very proud of it

 

 

 

Anna Hibiscus Song hits your local bookshop today ..and of course Mr Amazons emporium of stuff.

so do have a look (maybe buy it ) and if you liked it leave a nice comment on mr Amazon.!

(obviously if you think it is rubbish please don’t :-)

Huge gushy thanks to all at Walker Books.

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A Few Very Early Sketches

I am aware their has been very few drawings posted lately so i thought i would post up a few very early sketches.

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Jaynes Been Weeding

The allotment has been a bit neglected lately ..celebrating , illness, house moving and one thing and another so this week my allotment ” oppo ” (Bristolian for mate)

has been weeding with a vengeance .

I wafted about dead heading the flowers and wilting quickly (that’s me not the flowers)

anyway it’s looking a bit more homes and gardens ..sorry  allotments.

getting ready for the annual balloon festa picnic/Barbie/gathering..

note the greenhouse has now sprouted bunting!

 

 

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New Book

Back from Walker books and seeing they have twittered it i sort of think its ok to mention .

I am just starting the next Anna Hibiscus picture book .

Woopee!!!

The picture of my desk looks a bit somber. but actualy its full of exciting new starts and if you look really closely you can just make out my thoughts for page 1!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Allotment

Thought I would blog the cause of my weekend disappearances.

as you may of noticed i am a bit obsessed with my allotment ..but am now just procrastinating before a flurry of jam making. starting with raspberry woooooo!