Today I started my illustraton yet again and this time it is working! It was touch and go for a while but I am finally happy with the progress. In celebration of this small success I thought I would show this 'Proclamation' created by Mac Barnett, Brian Biggs, the lovely Sophie Blackall and the company of other forward thinking illustrators. I have this piece of paper pinned above my desk so that when the clouds come I remember the thing I am striving for.

Today I almost threw my brushes and stamped my foot with frustration because an illustration I am trying to complete is giving me the runaround. After muttering to myself crossly, I cleaned my paint palette and have put the image aside while I think of another way to approach it. Spending two days on an illustration that needs to be started again makes me frown. A new day tomorrow though and I have an idea that might work.

This drawing of me, is going to be a new rubber stamp for stamping my new studio address on envelopes and anything else I can find! 

I am waiting to hear back on roughs, so in the meantime I have finished a painting for the 9x5 exhibition. Will show the picture soon. This week is for tieing up odds and ends before our holiday. I whipped up a tiger outfit for tapdancing which is tonight. We are preparing costumes for 'Animal Crackers in My Soup'!

The studio is finally complete. Hooray! The last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind but all the hard work has been worth it. Plans Presses are now in place, painting walls all done, store room no longer leaks and we even have a chubby little coffee machine. The space is all ready for creating some illustrations!