Lavender—pretty, has a great scent and bees love it.
These and a selection of flowers and plants can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysflowersandplants
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Lovely Lavender
Lavender—pretty, has a great scent and bees love it.
These and a selection of flowers and plants can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysflowersandplants
Monday 18 July 2016
Honest Policy
On school lunch breaks, we were always sent outside, whatever the weather, to get some 'fresh air'.
In the winter, it was bitterly cold. The wind would whistle up our blue-grey tweed skirts and knees would redden, barely visible above long grey socks, pulled up as far as they would go.
A cat and mouse game ensued, between us and the teachers as we tried to get out of the cold and find a warm place inside. A group of six of us, would hide in the music rooms, until we were discovered and ejected outside again. Eventually, detentions would be issued, for the following Monday, by unsympathetic teachers, with an over inflated sense of importance.
Detention was an hour and on one occasion involved writing an essay: Honesty is the best policy. I enjoyed writing the essay, because it gave me the opportunity to admonish the staff, who in my opinion, had treated us unfairly.
I neither heard, nor do I care what they thought of the piece, or whether they even read it. Suffice to say, their lack of empathy only fuelled the rebel in me; the next time it was cold, we headed straight for the music rooms once more.
More of my illustrative work can be seen on my Instagram
Detention was an hour and on one occasion involved writing an essay: Honesty is the best policy. I enjoyed writing the essay, because it gave me the opportunity to admonish the staff, who in my opinion, had treated us unfairly.
I neither heard, nor do I care what they thought of the piece, or whether they even read it. Suffice to say, their lack of empathy only fuelled the rebel in me; the next time it was cold, we headed straight for the music rooms once more.
More of my illustrative work can be seen on my Instagram
Sunday 17 July 2016
Flower Language
All the colourful sketches and watercolours of Zinnia I was making, were for a journal cover entitled The Language of Flowers.
The final assignment, after an inspiring, five month long, bootcamp given by Lilla Rogers of MATS
These and more flowers and plants can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysflowersandplants
Thursday 14 July 2016
Cast of Thousands
After a flower's petals have dropped, the left over seed cases and plant pods, filled with a few or with thousands of seeds, continue to make a garden interesting.
These and more flowers and plants can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysflowersandplants
Wednesday 13 July 2016
Vesper Shake
3 ounces Gordon’s gin
1 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce Kina Lillet
Green olives or twist of lemon peel
To make a Vesper, shake the gin, vodka and Kina Lillet with ice n a cocktail shaker.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a green olive ir twist of lemon.
This and more foody illustrations can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysfoodanddrink
Tuesday 12 July 2016
Victorian Tea
Victoria sponge—an inadmissible recipe in cookery lessons from my school days. The cake, also known as Victoria sandwich, was named after Queen Victoria, who was said to be partial to a slice or two with her tea. For the classic recipe: here
This and more foody illustrations can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysfoodanddrink
Saturday 9 July 2016
Mini Zinnia
Friday 8 July 2016
Floral Fantasy
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Chocolate Trio
Sunday 3 July 2016
Bloomin' Lovely
My submission for the wherewomencreate gift/cookie/pizza box contest. Incorporating one of my floral illustrations from the 100 day project, tag: #100daysflowersandplants
Friday 1 July 2016
Delicious Half
Wednesday 29 June 2016
Lemon Sicilian
The ceramic pot above was purchased on a spring jaunt to the beautiful island of Sicily, Italy. The ceramic shops of Ortigia in Syracuse, are filled with the bright colours of Majolica, adorning every kind of household object or ornament you can think of. As you can imagine, this makes choosing one piece exceptionally difficult.
The lemon pot, was in a row of pots on top of a wardrobe. Each as different in size and decoration as can be, which meant although my eye was drawn to it, it didn't grab my attention. On the second visit, the pot was brought down for me to take a closer look. I admired the light flowing lines of the painted lemons and leaves, coupled with jade, ultramarine and a rosy glaze—I was sold!
This and more foody illustrations can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysfoodanddrink
Tuesday 28 June 2016
Gushing Eastwick
The sweet tang of eating cherries in the summer is a delight, but I am unable to eat them, without the scene from the film: The Witches of Eastwick, popping into my head—you know the one!
This and more foody illustrations can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysfoodanddrink
Sunday 26 June 2016
Royal Pea
This could very well be the pea from the fairytale: The Princess and the Pea.
A charming fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, about how the extreme sensitivity and hence proven royality of a young girl, was proved by the addition of a pea under her mattress.
This and more foody illustrations can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysfoodanddrink
Friday 24 June 2016
Leaving Flower
A flower to mark the EU referendum results. The day the UK choose, by 52% to to 48% leave the European market. Only time will tell what the implications of this decision will be...
This and more foody illustrations can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysfoodanddrink
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Floral Parade
Saturday 18 June 2016
Fruitful Design
Thursday 16 June 2016
Coffee & Cake
Saturday 11 June 2016
Sicilian Orange
Friday 10 June 2016
Just Toast
Red Succulent
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Tuesday 7 June 2016
Latest nine
Friday 27 May 2016
The Hierophant
Hierophant by Alison Day
Here's my final illustration for the May bootcamp. The main assignment was to illustrate a Tarot card, which was the equivalent of my star sign of Taurus - the Hierophant.
In ancient Greece, the Hierophant was a priest, who passed his time interpreting the ancient mysteries. In Tarot, the appearance of this card has to do with education, beliefs and knowledge.
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