I’m taking part in an online project called “Virtual Hug for Gaza”. It’s organised by a wonderful illustrator called Yulia Gwylim, and seeks to raise funds for locally-based, Palestinian-run charities providing food and healthcare in Gaza. Each contributor offers an illustrated favourite recipe to the online zine – I’m really looking forward to see whatContinue reading “Virtual Recipe Book for Gaza”
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Ancient Sea Monsters at Paignton Library
Hi Everyone Here’s the final compilation of all your brilliant animations. You all did so well and it was lovely working with you! 🙂
How to Train your Dragon Animations – Teignmouth Pavilions
Here are the animations everyone made at last Wednesday’s workshop. Thanks so much for coming, everyone, you all did brilliantly!
“How to Train Your Dragon” Stop Motion Workshop
Come and join me at the Pavilions Theatre Teignmouth on July 30 to make your very own “How to Train Your Dragon” 2D stop motion animation. Make and animate your own Toothless and Hiccup, or invent your own dragon and flying Viking riding across the sea and through the sky! See all the details belowContinue reading ““How to Train Your Dragon” Stop Motion Workshop”
Small World Animations – where Fireball XL5 meets Button Moon!
Scouring the backwaters of the ITV Hub for a period drama to watch (!!), I came across Fireball XL5 – all the complete series. An early 1960s Gerry Anderson “Supermarionation” (yes, that’s where Super Mario gets his name from) children’s series, I absolutely LOVED this when I was a little kid, and would always watchContinue reading “Small World Animations – where Fireball XL5 meets Button Moon!”
The Amazing Squirrel Circus!
So here’s the animation we made at the recent Small World workshop in Teignmouth. Such a lovely bunch of children, mums and grandparents, all full of brilliant ideas and creativity! Well done, everyone 🙂
Do try this at home – Read for Good story generator
Have a go at this – it’s brilliant. Here’s the story it generated for me (aka Lavinia) The Pop Star by Lavinia I am smally olives, the famous pop star. All my fans threw their hot pants at me when I went on Top of the mops to sing my new single, ‘jumping tuba’. whichContinue reading “Do try this at home – Read for Good story generator”
Roll up, roll up for the Amazing Squirrel Circus animation workshop!
My next kids workshop will be a 2D stop motion animation workshop about a circus featuring the exploits of some very extraordinary squirrels! Suitable for ages 5-12, it’s on 7 April from 10.30-12.30pm. You can book through Teignmouth Pavilions . Come along, it’ll be lots of fun! And here’s a little squirrel in my garden!Continue reading “Roll up, roll up for the Amazing Squirrel Circus animation workshop!”
Sensory pictures for spring
Spring is taking a while to get to Devon this year, so to brighten up the day we made some colourful, sensory spring pictures with bees and spring flowers. I’ve been working for a few months with a small group of adults with very different abilities at a local care home. They really enjoyed creatingContinue reading “Sensory pictures for spring”
“Fantastical Forests” Illustration Workshop
Venue: Teignmouth Pavilions Tuesday 18 February 2025 10.30-12.30pm Who lives in the Fantastical Forest? What strange and extraordinary creatures live in its trees and lakes? What magical plants grow there? Come and paint, draw, print and collage your own fantastical forest illustration full of magical creatures and plants. We’ll be using a wide variety ofContinue reading ““Fantastical Forests” Illustration Workshop”