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.

Dark Tales

At the moment I am working on a really wide range of things which keeps me as balanced as I possibly can be. After the bright colours of 3-7 year olds and band stuff I have enjoyed working on illustrations for 8-12 year olds. This is one of my favourite things lately which is for some really quite nasty and dark stories for older kids. 

GO SEE THE MODERN FACES!

Here is a great looking flyer for a great band!

And look who they are supporting, how very exciting. 

I love doing this kind of work so any bands, please get in touch!

MORE birds (makes a change from foxes)

Birds birds birds.

21 pigeons to be exact. This is what I am doing today, although the actual work is for kids so this version is purely for me. I redrew the little blighters to be more kids-book friendly and have just finished it. Again, it's for a publisher so fingers crossed once more.

Why do roughs look better than finished artwork?

Here are 2 characters I am working on at the moment for a publisher. Fingers crossed they will love them and ask me to illustrate their books.

These guys are pretty much me and my Grandad in the old days when everything was fun and I was still small. Although at 5'2" I don't think I've grown that much!

My Grandad was an amazing artist and I think of him everytime I draw.

I think he accidentally threw me in a river once. He definitely covered me in ketchup (by accident) and he could build anything at all with a few boxes, sheets of cardboard and a roll of masking tape. Genius!

Modern Faces

For those of you who don't know me, I am REALLY into my music, and love working with bands.

These guys are the amazing Modern Faces from Dunfermline (and their loyal and enthusiastic fans) at Capitol in Glasgow last a couple of weeks ago. 

I was being their photographer for the evening, and after immediately breaking my camera upon arrival I fixed it with a screwdriver and a miracle, and got some good shots.

Hopefully I will be working with them on artwork and things in the future.

They are supporting Kasabian next month at two of their English gigs, very exciting indeed!