I am not a Peacock!

I find that my creativity is all or nothing, when I start drawing and want to create I can not think of anything else and much of my other interests disappear. I must find balance and learn to stop and have a break, although I am loving this as i needed to find some inspiration, seems like, Birds it is!

Christmas card ideas:

My true love gave to me...

More pictures of pheasant print:

New prints...Pheasant

I stayed up until 1am to finish carving the Lino but I'm glad I did as managed to go to the studio (John Howard's in Penryn) and print my first few prints. I chose a very deep red as I think the bird looks very proud, with elements of warrior symbolism-can you tell I watched the All Blacks at the weekend? I'm pleased with how the detail of the smaller feathers printed as they took ages to carve. Which bird or animal shall I do next? Any suggestions?

I eat meat...

I don't eat loads of it but i am a meat eater non the less. This weekend my sister had a gathering of fellow farmers, she married one years ago so I know the other side of supermarket shelves! They have what they like to call "shoot" weekends, imagine what you will from the title!
I doubt I would ever become a vegetarian but it got me thinking about how I struggle like most to see the brutal side of our diets. Even my husband on a fishing trip couldn't kill the mackerel we caught as it flapped around on the rocks gasping for air. Both of us dancing around saying "you do it", until we let it go.
(he was gutted as he loves fresh fish).
Looks like we are happy to let others do the jobs we don't like! Although I must stress I am strongly against killing for sport, I have to ask, if I had to for hunger, would I...?
So as a dedication to the beautiful birds that lost their lives this weekend I have drawn a pheasant in prep for a Lino to hang on my sisters wall so we can remember...

October sunshine

Back from Spain and have missed creating. Great light over there and feeling very inspired, more on that to come but saw these lovely flowers the other day and just had to print them!

Harbour Boat Lino Print- work in progress

Beautiful Newquay and the Harbour:

Living in beautiful Cornwall you can not ignore the influence of the fishing community and what the sea brings to our shores. I see the harbour nearly everyday in my town of Newquay, I often take my two boys down to the harbour to mainly chase the seagulls (they are huge here, the size of cats!!!) and admire the left over crabs that have been discarded from the 'catch of the day'.   

My drawing-Boat study; (Of course,  I didn't have time to do it when I was with the kids!!!):



Inspiration for Harbour Boat Lino Print



Lino print

Hand printed on Japanese rice paper.

It was a sunny day... I hope you like it :) Needs something...maybe some orange what do you think?