Category: idea

“Cowboy Come home”


Working with text and pictures. The text is written and the layouts are nearly done. The working tittle is above. Here are sketches showing the treatment of the text which, to me, should be almost illustrated. The final exploration will be to bring type and image much closer together. Recently, agents and publishers have asked…… Continue reading “Cowboy Come home”

What about other cultures?


I spent time in book shops over the festive season.  I realised it is still a better experience than being online. I also noticed the lack of contemporary stories for children about other cultures. Most, if not all publishers have an anthology of folk tales from ‘the world’. Then, most publishers have the obligatory ‘multicultural’ collections, or a…… Continue reading What about other cultures?

Txt me- a collection of hand lettered text messages between friends and family.


There was a time before texting, you know. While the world has become enchanted by the mobile phone and its unchallenged convenience and up-to-the-minute-ness, we’ve lost the charm of the hand-made message. Following on from the land lettered nursery rhymes project which is now underway, here is something a little more grown up. Here is…… Continue reading Txt me- a collection of hand lettered text messages between friends and family.

Baa Baa Black Sheep


The earliest publication for the “Baa, baa black sheep” rhyme or poem was 1744. The Music that we know today was first published in the early nineteenth century. The song  makes a link between wool and sheep. Babies imitate the sounds or noises that animals make –  onomatopoeia – as part of  learning through playing. The…… Continue reading Baa Baa Black Sheep