shop update!

Recent drawings now available!

New prints!

Not much else to report here apart from I am behind with everything including announcing shop updates!! New prints and many recent drawings are now available over in the Restless Things shop...don't forget christmas is coming!

sneak...

I have been busy today trying to finish up the new book I mentioned a few posts ago. Sadly, the sun has buried itself beneath masses of clouds and does not look like he's coming out to play today and I just can't get enough good pics - bah! Here's a little sneaky peak for the time being...

sketch 5th november: it all comes down to this...

pencil and gouache on book page

our lives are buried in snow...

I didn't think I'd have enough time since getting back from my hols to

listen to a great deal of music. But I was wrong. Here's my top tunes

from the past couple of weeks with tracks from le loup, the aliens,

el perro del mar, rain machine, balmorhea, magnolia electric co.,

callers, the balky mule, anna ternheim, alela diane, and

molina and johnson...there's always time for music, right?

I forget where I came across the work of Hannah Kasper but it's really special.

I'm pottering around today trying to tie up lots of loose ends as I have a busy (not in a good way) week next week. Fingers crossed, there will be some new prints in the shop on Sunday plus some of the 'my secret self' sketches I was working on before I went away. I was hoping for there to be more of a series of those but I just can't seem to pick up where I left off...

I'm also working on a new book which I'm hoping to debut next sunday. I'm really enjoying playing with the whole book format at the moment as it's something I've been wanting to dive into for a while but the way into it has been eluding me...

I'll leave you with some great tunes on Daytrotter for your weekend...

Magnolia Electric co.

Wye Oak

Happy halloween!

ed and jean

Ed and Jean, where are you now?

Thing of beauty or a thing of 'eewww' - I'm sure people will be divided on the matter. But I, of course, am completely in love with this little bundle of golden hair. I love how it's two separate shades of gold but over the years in the envelope they've felted together...

I bought it at a flea market whilst away in New York and whilst holding it in my hand as I browsed through the other fine junk I was thinking - how do you put a price on an old lump of hair? Would it be $2 or $20 - hmmmm...

Me: how much for this?

Vendor: (looking horrified) just give me how much you think it's worth...

Me: how about $2? (cunning, no?)

Vendor: weeeelll, I was thinking more like $5...

Me: ooh, I'd have to think about it (I am a cheapskate)

Vendor: ok! ok! call it $3!

Never has there been so much haggling over a lump of old hair!!?

Now, what will I do with it?

sketch 28th october: dust study...

pencil on book page

sketch 2nd october: similar, but not quite the same...

pencil and gouache on book page