Isn’t that all a zombie cat ever wants? Why won’t anyone give her a hug and a scruffle, apart from the fact that her fur might come off completely? There’s a bit of a story behind this. You know those […]
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Ladybird Easter Eggs
Almost didn’t make it this year. Too much to do, not enough tentacles with which to do it. I’m bushed, well and truly, but I’m also chuffed with the result. No more chit-chat for me. Going to bed. Happy Easter […]
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Borobo Reef
I had planned to have finished the first draft of the next book by the 30th of March. To this end, I pulled out all the stops. I was writing day and night, lunch time, after dinner, before going to […]
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The Black Knight
The other day Rebecca handed me a piece of board and told me to get creative. Yesterday I handed it back to her: Word to the wise: the vinyl backing glue ain’t the best for sticking tiles to tiles. I […]
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Presenting – Grosvenor Lane Ghost
Wow! I’m bushed. I thoroughly gave a Synfig, Audacity, Anvil Studio, Gimp, Corel and good ol’ Microsoft Movie Maker a workout. I haven’t got a lot to say except that the promotional animation for Grosvenor Lane Ghost is now up […]
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Thank you… You’re Wacom.
One of my biggest bugbears when it comes to digitizing pencil scratchings is that I have to do my sketching on paper, get my phone out, take a photo – with a black piece of paper underneath to hide the […]
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Easter Eggs -Triumphs and Failures
Running with the purple and gold theme, I made up a few more eggs and painted them blue, graduating to white at the bottom. Then came the white vine squiggles, with round balls on the ends of white flicks. Finally, […]
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Easter Eggs – 2016
Easter caught me by surprise this year. Had grand plans to have everything prepped and ready, then I looked down for a second. Boom! It’s the 21st of March. How did that happen without anyone noticing? The theme this year: […]
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Blowing Eggs – The Easy Way
It’s Easter, Sunday 27th of Match, so for all you egg painting freaks, you’re probably thinking, “How am I going to blow all of my eggs in time?”, right? Am I right? I’m right, aren’t I? Fret not! A while back I put up […]
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Merry Christmas – Craft
For Easter I prefer to paint eggs rather than buy chocolate eggs, simply because I think it’s a bit more personal. When it comes to Christmas gifts, I must confess I’m resigned to simply purchasing them. Easter has a gifting […]
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