Here's a cartoon I made this time last year... Inspired by the Melbourne Cup.
The Reality of Movember
Here's a little cartoon I made last night, to celebrate the first day of Movember. While the cartoon below may be true for some, its still an awesome cause and one that is very much worth supporting.
Departure
Today I had the final class of the year with my current cohort of Visual Communication Design students for 2013. I always find this to be a very emotional time of the year. Partly because I'm completely exhausted, but mainly because I've never been good at saying 'goodbye'. After working with my students over the course of a year, I've seen them all quickly grow into a group of young adults, each with their own values, views on the way they see the world around them, and each with positive futures ahead of them. Today my one piece of advice before we parted was the following quote below. It's one that I remember seeing somewhere a long while ago, I can't remember where or when, but I've never forgotten it. Its a quote that I try to live by:
Inktober
Here's a little Inktober illustration I made today in my new Moleskine journal. ...Imagine that, a snail that can draw!
If you don't know what Inktober is and would like to know, go here to find out more.
The Balloon Cloud
I'm pleased to say that I've just finished off a new picture book project The Balloon Cloud. I found this to be a really tricky job to work on as it deals with the difficult topic of bereavement and the questions raised by it for little kids such as "where do people go when they die?" The main character named Henry (pictured below) looses his balloon on a windy day, and from that point forward the story of The Balloon Cloud is told. While this is a tender topic, I feel that I've treated it really well through bright and uplifting illustrations that celebrate life and put a positive spin on a dark subject.
The Balloon Cloud will be released in the next few months.
