Right, this is the most preposterous one so far. But from the very beginning, I kept on thinking how cool it would be to catify everyone on this particular album cover. I can tell you one thing, there is a lot more than meets the […]
The Mengardon-Coates
The one that started it all… this is my very own family, a couple of years ago – I know because it ‘only’ includes three cats, and we have since acquired three more. We read a lot of Going on a bear hunt for my […]
The Brittons
Meet ‘team’ Britton, or possibly the most outdoorsy family you’ve ever met. They live for the great outdoors, and this has to be reflected in this portrait, and this is how they found themselves on a kayak, and happy too! Their little boy exhibits classic […]
Matisse egg
One of my daughter’s school project was exploring artists. With little time to spare (due the following day!!) and a Matisse exhibition in town and a little pinterest for inspiration (saw a balloon covered in leaves) and inspiration hit hard – we would make a […]
La Palucca
You have to be a seriously grande dame to be known simply as ‘La Palucca’. Dance in the 1920s in Europe underwent something of a revolution. With bauhaus emerging, the idea of breaking from the convention was ready to take flight. Gret Palucca felt constricted […]
Ana Laguna
Ana Laguna is smoking, but in more ways than one. Her Carmen, choreographed by her husband Mats Ek was electrifying, as she stomped and charmed cigar in mouth. Maybe she was a particularly apt choice for the role, her Spanish roots at the heart of […]
Alice in papercut land
I attended a workshop by paper artist extraordinaire Jessica Palmer at the weekend. Papercutting has been high on my list of interest for a while – there are so many amazing, creative, delicate things out there, that I was itching to have a go but didn’t […]
Domino pendants!
The thing with creative fun is that it can take you in unexpected places… this is certainly the case for me with my latest obsession: domino pendants. It’s a pretty well travelled craft road, and Etsy is full of them – but the common factor […]
Jill’s beautiful brood!
Jill contacted me through Etsy to create a portrait for her family – she knew she wanted it in her kitchen and that it had to pop! Jill sent me lots of pictures of her lovely family, we discussed how they would appear and what […]
Family diorama for Andrew
These deep box frames have been a great way to create these family dioramas – adding a bit of background/ depths to family portraits – this one was for Andrew’s birthday from his family 🙂
David Bowie tribute – David Meowie Hairy Monsters
Happy new year! It’s been a while since the last cat cover and it was high time to remedy that… And of course with a sad anniversary to mark, Bowie it had to be… What I love about doing the cat covers is that you […]
Abby’s family portrait
Latest Etsy commission, this time for Abby in Cambridge! The idea was to capture a happy time for this gorgeous family, including nods to some more or less obvious likes and hobbies – from gardening to mermaids, history books and Pinot Grigio, there is definitely […]
Todd’s cycling family
Another lovely brief all the way from Melbourne this time! This was a present from Nina to her husband Todd on his 40th birthday from which was just a couple of days ago!! The family loves nothing more than an outing on their bikes in […]
Alicia Markova, la chatte
More fascinating ladies of dance… Alicia probably wouldn’t have believed she would ever turn into a splendid she-cat for Balanchine as a star of the Ballets Russes. For a start, she was born Lily Marks, a jewish girl from Finsbury Park in North London. She […]
Vita of Gryffindor
Celebrating Vita’s birthday with a nod to her favourite series of books!
Martha Graham
Back to my heroines of contemporary dance – this time we’re not talking meak flower on the wall of dance history, but tackling the uber influential Martha Graham – we are talking THE mother of modern dance. She believed in the deep meaning of movement […]
Karuski's little shop of colours 