May 7, 2009

Willow

willow

Or is it a bit sea-weedy? Anyhow, this is two words in one; Willow and Parish. I discovered I belong in the parish of Angell Town, and that not only was stripped willow used to beat the bounds, but sometimes the heads of small boys too! And, yeah – I made it repeat pattern again…(couldn't help myself!)

May 5, 2009

Marzipan

Every Day in May — Tags: , — goldtop @ 6:19 pm
Marzipan

Marzipan smells and tastes delicious (if you are so inclined) but is pretty underwhelming to draw until someone has made it into marzipan fruit or icing.

However it did make me think of soft, cake-y colours and the latticework of pie crusts so here is a marzipan pattern instead… I quite like how the pattern looks a little stained glassish too.

For some beautiful examples of *real* stained glass, head over to Flora's blog

If you love the smell, try out Smitten from Lush; smells of Playdoh / almonds… yum!

May 3, 2009

Newt repeat

Newt repeat

3rd May and still playing with newts… This time using a newt on a leaf to make a repeat pattern… I'd like this on fabric to use to make a skirt.. Maybe in the blue or purple too! Time to visit Spoonflower?

May 2, 2009

Newt in a jar

Illustration — Tags: , — goldtop @ 5:44 pm
Newt in a jar

May 2nd, and it's a newt in a jar!

May 1, 2009

Catkin

catkin

Eugh – been a little while since doing some painting, and feels a bit stiff; these catkins (although I'm happy with the colours) look a bit like gherkins to me! Still, it was fun using the masking fluid and having to think backwards a bit (masking is quite like skil-screen printing in that respect), even if I was too impatient in waiting for it to properly dry – ooops!