kew gardens

kew gardens on a hot summer day; the glass houses were amazing, a mixture of tropical and sub-tropical environments. you can walk above the trees and palms as well...it was so humid i started to feel a little light-headed. a brilliant day and some amazing patterned leaves....

new blog link

my life in illustrations

this is a link to another blog i am starting called 10X15, i am hoping this will spur me on to do some more drawings (working 9-5 5 days a week is sapping my creative impulses), a kind of illustrated diary. i hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think.

claire

xx

lemon shoes and cake

i made this delicious lemon drizzle cake the other weekend

and found the perfect pair of shoes to go with my dress for my brothers wedding in november. now all i have to do is find a bag.......

"A you-neeeee-cooooorn!!!!"

this weekend we watched 'a kid for two farthings' a brilliant film from 1955 about a young boy who lives on 'fashion street' (petticoat lane), he is told a tale about the unicorn; if you own a unicorn all of your wishes will come true. in his desperate wish for his father to return home from africa and to grant wishes to those around him (including sonia played by diana dors), joe goes in search for a unicorn amongst the bustling market place rich with imigrants from around the world.

joe does find his unicorn; be it a goat with only one horn and uses his powers to better those around him.

this film made me smile so much and the acting by little joe is flawless.

'its a unicooooorrrrrnnnnnn!'

summer days

apples in our garden
lea river canal
bumble bee
mansion houses
blue sky, green trees
our garden, our station
church path
mind the gap!