Author Archives: small world animations

Print & Collage Pictures

This is a lovely, accessible way to make beautiful prints, and used by a lot of illustrators to create fascinating and bold images. Using simple materials: black poster paint, corks, bubblewrap, sponges and corrugated cardboard, we printed onto A4 paper creating beautifully patterned sheets. After drying we cut the paper into shapes to make people,Continue reading “Print & Collage Pictures”

“The White Frontier”

This was a really interesting piece to work on –  a monoprint based on the Inuit exhibit at Exeter museum – it’s part of  group entry with Double Elephant Studio for a show there. The exhibit is pretty small, but contains amazing things like waterproof parkas made entirely from seal gut, plus toys and artefactsContinue reading ““The White Frontier””

Christmas Decs at Magic Carpet

OOh! Just slightly late with this post… We made some fab Christmas decorations at Magic Carpet in December last – reindeer xmas baubles, some xmas angels also for the tree, and handmade wrapping paper (the pic is the one I did as an example for the guys 🙂 Everyone was very chuffed with what theyContinue reading “Christmas Decs at Magic Carpet”

Lumen Nature Prints and Painting

The beautiful sunny weather in Honiton yesterday was perfect for a nature walk and creating lumen prints 🙂 Using just sunlight, the lumen prints were made by exposing leaves, twigs, grasses and flowers onto black and white photography paper for just a few minutes. A quick dip in fixer and the images are set.

The Imaginary Library

And we’re off! I’ve started planning in earnest for my latest project “The Imaginary Library”. It’s a children’s show, and will feature puppetry, projection mapped animation and a live score. I’ve managed to get a crack team together so it’s all quite exciting 🙂 Concept drawings below – now for the Arts Council application. ChocksContinue reading “The Imaginary Library”