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Get well card designed by Little Shed Designs while  in the ZONE!!

Well as you can see there has been yet again a little break in my blogging, not my own fault honestly!!!! circumstances out of my control and a stay with the wonderful NHS. Anyway now being back in the driving seat again i shall pick up where i left off, just fast forward a little.

Inspiration at the show

 father's day animal cards were abundant.  I also managed to do a quick ten minute sketch of the scene below us, if you can imagine cows. The stand went well and sales mostly of farm  moooing for 8 hours you will get the picture!!!!!!

More from the show

The Staffordshire County Show

Last week as a member of www.simplystaffordshire.co.uk i helped Emily on her stand at Staffordshire County show.  We had a good two days up above the indoor arena, with all the sights and sounds that only a building full of cattle and sheep can make.  In between manning the fort I took off into the show to see what I could find......

There was a curious wig in a cage, Lots of sheep and wayward pigs and even the actual  FA cup!!!!!

The Squirrels made it!!!

I am so happy that the squirrels made it to London !!!!

Squirrels hanging out the bunting for the Diamond Jubilee

With the Diamond Jubilee reaching it's peak this weekend I have even caught the squirrels hanging out their bunting!!!! I am hoping that the sun shines on everyone's celebrations, have a great weekend.

Confession and new brochure

I must shamefully confess that I have not blogged since Wills and Kate tied the royal knot!!! and now we are nearly upon the Queens Diamond Jubilee.

 On the upside though I have been busy busy with Little Shed Designs trying to make my mark in the wonderful world of greeting cards.  In this year since my previous blog! I have continued to illustrate more card ideas which seem to include a lot farm animals, sheds and flowers.  I now have my cards printed professionally which is a great relief, so all I have to do now is pop them in a cello bag and send them out. 

The greatest breakthrough that has helped me with selling is that I have designed a brochure to collate all of my designs together, as carrying around 40 different cards was becoming problematic, especially when you  make a prospective card suppliers counter look like a card crash!!!!

Duncan Macgregor Marine artist

Last month my friend asked me to go with her to look at and possibly buy a print by Dungan Macgregor http://www.demontfortfineart.net/events/PDF/DMAC%20In%20Attendance%20Invite_Gallery3.pdf
She had an invitation for the evening so jumping at the chance i went with her.


His work is very bold and energetic and paints mainly about his relationship with the sea.  Acrylic paint is applied thickly, mostly with a palette knife and this makes his paintings very spontaneous.

After viewing all of the paintings some originals and some  limited edition prints and after two glasses of bubbly!! my friends mind was made up and she went for the beach huts, added to her excitement the man himself  even signed the back of the print. 

 This purchase called for  a small celebration so afterwards we raised a glass to my friend (and her painting) for appreciating art and the starving artist!!! (well something like that anyway)

It now hangs proudly in her kitchen and she say's it makes her happy every time  she looks at it, and thats what buying a piece of artwork is all about. 

Happy Mother's day

Happy Mother's day or as our Vicar likes to point out Mothering Sunday.  This year i was lucky enough not to receive the present that i donated for the school Mother's day stand as i did last year Hoorah!!!! I also received flowers(Tesco's finest) and three lovely cards from my own budding artists, one of which was fromTinkerbell the cat (he's very nifty with a few crayons and a felt tip!!!)

Hope you all had a nice day as i  certainly did .

Last week i went to Derby Museum and art Gallery to look at a photography exhibition by Bruce Gilden famous "street photographer", called "Head on"www.bjp-online.com/.../exclusive-video-bruce-gilden-goes-head-derby .  The reason being my friend's dad had been photographed by him at Derby cattle market ( him being a farmer and all that).  All of the photographs were taken in black and white of characters in and around Derby, and my friends dad was the face of the marketing campaign!!!!! i must say though, he was the only one with a glint in his eye! street photography can be quite harsh, when you come face to face with people who you would only normally glance at in a crowded street.  Anyway we had a nice morning its good to get out of your shed now and again and see what other people are up to.

Although not as hard hitting this is a quick sketch of an urban/street pixie, coming across a mushroom that reminds him of home aaahhhhh bless.