Narrative unit

My current project involves illustrating a narrative. I have chosen a Japanese folk tale entitled 'The Sparrows gifts'. We needed 4 final images, but that was just too few to tell the story. Hopefully it'll all be complied into a book by the weekend... PRESSURE!! My dead line is the first. So here are my final images and a bit of sketchbook work for you to oogle.  

Basic plot : Woman nurses injured sparrow, this sparrow then brings her a seed, she plants it, and delicious gourds grow from it. The dried gourds even contain rice and the family become incredible wealthy. The neighbours are jealous and harass their mother to be just as successful so she injures a few sparrows and then nurses them back to perfect health. However these are some pretty spiteful sparrows, and she gets her comeuppance. They bring her seeds but these gourds are disgusting and the dried ones are filled with snakes and wasps, which eventually sting the woman and her family. 

Moral of the story : don't anger the birds. 

Sparrow Lino

Prints from my Lino. I wanted to to a few more layers but it wasn't possible as I went home for the holidays. Still, nice to try it out!

Bespoke Exhibition at Boscanova

Currently at cafe Boscanova art works created by AUCB illustration students are up for sale!

 Here's a few pictures of our opening night. 

I think the work is up until January, so give it a look if you get the chance. It was really nice to be involved in such a large group activity. After the opening night the work filling the tables was taken and sold on a market stall, went quite well I hear. Fantastic!

Step By Step

The Progress of an Ink painting which will hopefully be featured in our YR 2 illustration show at Cafe Boscanova. It begins on Thursday so pop down to the cafe to get a good look at all the students work, grab a coffee and chill out. The theme for this exhibition was winter, hence the arctic owl. Any excuse for me to draw owls really...

I like it at this stage... maybe I should have left it.

Like the genius I am, I accidentally broke the glass for this image's first frame, thankfully there was a frame of the same size in my kitchen, so I glued the broken glass together, (super glue you are amazing) and managed to do the ol' switch-er-roo. The glass was the perfect size, fantastic! Now I just have to find a way to haul it into uni tomorrow... it measures 17 x 21 inches approx. I don't think I will cycle in tomorrow some how...

Lino cutting

Been trying out a bit of lino, (heavily bullied influenced by my chum Rob, part of Schweet Collective) I will post up my results eventually, but for the moment, a few photos so you can get a flavour of the print room.

Robs Lino cutting

My sparrows

Also my chum Sarah (also part of Schweet Collective) and I did a crafty stall at our uni. It went rather well and it was nice to chat to students on other courses. I don't get out of the illustrator hub much really!

D'aww! Look how happy she is with an owl badge! You can purchase Sarah's sketchbooks from her Etsy shop