Mr Tea loves Mrs Toast

I thought this an appropriate illustration to post today for Valentine's Day. Whilst not wholly supportive of this over commercialised day, I do support doing nice things for your beloved! And I do support the giving of greeting cards any day of the year, as long as they are well chosen and made with love so I guess I should get on board with it. I just think it should be about the little things, like a perfectly chosen card, a freshly baked cake, even a well needed cup of tea that you don't have to ask for, it just gets brought to you. That's where the idea for this illustration came about. For me what better way to show someone you love them than to make them breakfast! When I was drawing this, and deciding who was going to be gazing adoringly at who I started to feel like all the objects in the kitchen had little faces and were making eyes at each other! I think the knife and fork are particularly cute.

Let's Dance

Well hello 2012! I know I am just a little late in wishing you all a happy new year. I have been fairly well ensconced in holiday mode until being dragged out of it last Sunday for the first Eveleigh Artisans' Market of the year. Thanks to everyone who came by, it was lovely to see you all and great to be back at the market. It seems a lot of people had Valentine's Day on their mind and this illustration was a big hit in the card department. It's called 'Let's Dance' and was inspired by the M. Ward version of Bowie's song of the same name. The original version is of course very cool but M. Ward's take on the song is just so beautiful and I love the way he sings it. It's very romantic and the line "sway through the crowd to an empty space" is where this illustration began. I didn't always envisage a bear and a panda dancing, that just seemed to be an obvious progression as I worked on the idea!