Starting a new year and a new Book

              To inform and entertain you in the creation of a new book

    Beginning work on a new piece of art is always great fun. Beginning work on a new book is even better! This is a process of hard work, persistence, creativity and  truly an adventure, one that will take many months to complete.

"Deep into the woods of Hopalong Hollow, there is a path that you can follow;

Winding neath cool canopies of leafy, gnarled chestnut trees,

Past river bend and crystal spring where woodland thrushes nest and sing;

 Just up and over the Blackberry fell, where Mamsey Bear and Mopkin dwell."

Come with me.

So begins my introduction to a tale of two bears. In the next few months I will be showing you bits and pieces of the illustrations as they progress  and sharing information on how I create a book, so.....

Welcome to my studio, the little room at the top of the stairs..

Please, do come in!

This is a small room, but big enough to have everything I need within my reach. My 8ft.long, old oak table came out of a printers shop, it is from the turn of the century and still has old ink marks on the surface, I love it! I store my supplies in baskets, drawers, boxes and shelves. Over 150 books share my room. I refer to these for reference and inspiration.

 continued on the website..just click....

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