Rescue Kittens

Hello and sorry for the gap in posting.

I've adopted two sister cats from the local Rescue centre. They are 10 months old and had a miserable time prior to the rescue place.

They have settled in very quickly and seem to be very happy to have a comfy, sunny new home.

Rosie, the bigger, bossy sister.

Pixie, the naughty little one.

My next post will follow sooner!

Blossom in my Neighbourhood

I adore that time when blossom finally appears and makes even the dullest streets look pretty.

Here are some photos of the blossom in my neighbourhood that my other half took. 

I've made them look retro and dreamy by using Poladroid.

Cool graffiti in Valparaiso, Chile

I went to South America in February and one of the places I visited was Valparaiso, Chile.

It's a coastal town, 1  1/2 hours drive from Santiago. The town is so cool because it's covered in the most awesome graffiti.

There are also loads of individual little boutiques, cafes and bars. The food is excellent and very cheap and the red wine is by far the best in the world!!!

Have a great weekend.

x

Another day, another sketch.

Not the best but I think there's a slight improvement. I'm going to work on this on Adobe Illustrator now and see what magic I can come up with.

I did a fashion figure drawing course at Central St Martin's several years ago, it was really enjoyable and the tutor was very experimental. We were sometimes told to keep drawing without removing the pencil from the paper at all,  he also used to tell us to love every bit of our drawing! 

There are loads of really good evening / short courses at St Martin's, ranging from fashion design to millinery and pattern cutting. Have a look :)

On the way home...

After a lovely weekend in Somerset and Dorset, I saw two inspiring sites on the drive home...

Sorry about the blurred photo, I was moving in a car. Stonehenge is one of my favourite sites, I always enjoy driving past it towards the South West, I know I'm on my way home.

I then saw this very sweet, old bus in Surrey. I adore the old style, you can just imagine what fun it would be to catch this bus somewhere. I'm guessing it's from the 1950's?  Why don't they make them like this anymore? I hate those new bendy buses!

English Country Cottage

I just had to take some snapshots of my parent's beautiful country cottage as there are so many lovely things that I would like to share.

My Mum is extremely creative and also loves to collect unusual bits and bobs, as you can see.

My Mum the artist

I love this painting that my Mum has created, she's entering it into a local exhibition and I hope she gets first prize!

It's a scene of two wealthy woman in their fur coats, staring into the Cartier window, deciding which jewels their suffering husbands will have to buy them this week. 

To the right is a very modest lady with her checked shopping trolley who happens to come across these two lavish women and is probably a little jealous but also a little disgusted by their lavish attire and hair do's.

Keep up the good work Mum!