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Sometimes the simple decisions are the hardest to make… This design is available on the greeting cards shown below from my Etsy shop – good for (almost) any occasion! Don’t forget that if you subscribe to my newsletter you can get ...

I grew up in South Africa so my mum is actually my Mom. I remember when I moved to the UK the trouble I had trying to find birthday and Mother’s Day cards for her that didn’t say ‘Mum’ on ...

I’ve been having fun with stick figure couples! A couple of weeks ago I added listings to my Etsy store for custom Valentine’s Day cards with personalised stick figure drawings. They seemed to be quite popular, with several orders coming ...

This week I’ve been working on some more monotone ink drawings using some of the new pens I got for Christmas. I have a list of objects that I’m working through to save me trying to come up with ideas ...

I sometimes do custom illustrations when someone wants something specific drawn for them so I thought I’d share some examples here on my blog. The coasters in the photograph were ordered by a friend’s son as a bespoke Christmas present for ...

Today I decided I needed to have a bit of fun drawing – nothing technical or difficult, just a bit of doodling! These gift doodles are the result. The fun part was playing around with the different patterns on each gift ...

This week I’ve been working on some Christmas wreath illustrations – I know it’s only November but apparently other people are already looking for these things so I’ve got to be prepared in advance… I started with a holly wreath, adding ...

A while back I wrote a blog about my new pyrography kit and some of the wood burning illustrations I was doing with it. Well I got it out again and started doing some more experimenting with it. This time I ...

Last night I went to an event that was part life drawing, part Shibari performance. I hadn’t drawn real people for a long time (just stick figures) and was quite nervous in case I was truly awful! Here’s what happened… The ...

I’ve been working on some new designs this week and my favourite one is these wine glass illustrations. Apparently it’s best to drink each variety of wine in a “varietal specific glass” – who knew?! Personally I have tended to ...