Whirlwind first term....

Phew what a whirlwind of a first term. 

Starting off with missy starting school for the very first time and looking like a giant, definitely has her father's long legs! The reception area of her school got revamped over the summer with the help of volunteers from the Parish and school and they've done an absolutely amazing job. They've introduced a mud kitchen, bug hotel, gardening area, sand pit, theatre, wood working table and outdoor craft area. Needless to say she loves it and who wouldn't? Here she is on her first day climbing one of the tellytubby hills.....

The next big news I recevied was getting into the London Marathon which left me gobsmacked. I never thought I would actually get in so soon. I'm not going to lie the running is hard, very hard but on the plus side I get to see some amazing sights along the way from the changing seasons to a mother swan teaching her signets life skills. I wasn't too keen on the little beige furry thing that ran across my path but he was probably thinking the same about me!

I wouldn't consider where I live to be in the countryside but the wildlife I've seen is amazing including rabbits, parakeets, jays, woodpeckers, white egrets to name a few. Most importantly it makes the running just that little bit easier : )

Happy New Year

It's a little late but we've been hit with the usual winter bugs and have been couped up in bed. But apparently cupcake cures depression so after a mammoth cupcake session with my sister, that included 8 huge bars of chocolate, i'm now feeling back on track with a fridge full of cupcakes to keep me company!

Image came from fffound, a great site for lots of inspiration.

I did get a great Nikon SLR digital camera for christmas so when I felt brave enough to embrace the cold I went and got snap happy! Here is one of my favourite pictures that I took at Richmond Park of the parakeets near the river. I still find it crazy the amount that live in the wild over there but it's great to see them.

This is a basic sketch from my picture, I love to simplifly images as much as possible to create something striking. I then worked into a rough etching which i'm hoping will be really delicate.


Here's another of my favourite pictures that i'm working on for another print.

I'll post the outcome as soon as I get onto it. Which reminds me of my New years resolution, to finish things i've started!!
Kirsten