HAPPY CHRISTMAS (almost)

Here are my Christmas cards this year. They arrived from the printers last week and they sure are a quality item, so I am only sending them to people who I really like (If anyone is upset by this I will use the excuse that I didn't have your address). I think it will take me until next Christmas to set up my Etsy shop, but next year I am going to order loads and sell them. Hopefully. I keep forgetting the name of the animal on the left but I am told it is a reindeer. I borrowed the squirrel character from a story I wrote about a hedgehog who wants to stay up late in the snow.

Paper Tiger cards

Here is an example of one of the 'basics' range of cards that I have produced for Paper Tiger. They will be coming out soon at a good price! Many occasions covered, more to be added!

It's Christmas next month

If you are in Edinburgh and happen to be walking down Stafford Street you will be seeing quite a lot of my work around the place. Paper Tiger and Studio One commissioned me to produce their Christmas advertising and here are two of the posters that are in their A-boards at the moment. I drew these ages ago now....time flies.....

And now for something completely different...

Somehow I am still managing to work on other great jobs despite Lollipop and Grandpa taking over my life. Studio One always have lovely work for me, and this is a poster we worked on together recently to encourage people to go down the stairs to their ace shop. It's important to balance my head out with big, bold shapes in addition to drawing characters and trees for months. I am also at some point going to be working with 3 bands soon, and I can't wait for that.

Have 2 months really gone by?

So 2 months have apparently gone by since my last post, SCARY! I have been working so hard on getting things ready for Frankfurt Book Fair that I don't remember what it's like to have a social life. If it wasn't for my good friends at swimming then I don't think I would have spoken to more than 4 people since last month! I think it is all ready now though, so I am sighing a huge sigh of relief and getting ready to draw the last 15 pages of the book (by the end of the month which is a bit tight!).

So anyway.....here is the cover for the first in the LOLLIPOP AND GRANDPA series, written by Penny Harper and illustrated by ME!!!! There will be more coming out in the next year. I can't wait to start on the next one which is set in a swimming pool.

More from Phoenix Yard

I am now featured on the Phoenix Yard website! Read all about me (if you want to!) here:

http://www.phoenixyardbooks.com/authors_illustrators.php

Now to get on with some illustrating!

Phoenix Yard Books

Very exciting news today on Twitter and the Phoenix Yard Books website.... they have announced that I am officially their illustrator for the Lollipop and Grandpa series of books! I have been working with them on this for a few months now, so I am pleased that I can finally post about this. Check out the link for more information.

http://www.phoenixyardbooks.com/news.php?id=37

Lions and Crocodiles and Elephants!

ROOOOOOOOAR! I was a very busy artist last month and gave myself a bit of extra work to do in the form of printing flat-pack animals to build yourself! Here is Mr Lion. He has two friends, Mr Elephant and Mr Crocodile. They are all printed now and will soon be available to buy in the lovely Paper Tiger in Edinburgh, and on my soon-to-be-created online shop Cate's Zoo! 

Grandpa version 3 (I think)

Here he is again. He has been with a moustache, without a moustache and now with one again. I love this crazy old guy. With a bit of luck (and possibly a bit more thinking and drawing) I will be spending a lot of time with him soon!

Two owls on a branch please

I have started a new venture in conjunction with one of my favourite clients this month. We are designing and printing wedding invitations, and all the associated bits and pieces that go with them. This is one of our first designs (to be printed as a folding A6 card so the design continues onto the back) which is for a lovely couple who gave me the brief: "We would like two owls on a branch". I was delighted with that and I hope that they love their wedding invites.