update

Hello gang.
Ok. I often don’t do this because I’m scared of publishers knowing how many things I’m working on at once! But here’s what I’m up to this month… It’s a partcuarly busy one and all great projects (which is why I couldn’t say no! Also, money is useful.). I’m leaving great swathes of the rest of the year for particular things which need all my attention. Undivided, uncompromised, un-hijackable attention.

In no particular order…

Three covers for a brilliant fantasy trilogy – Moorehawke by Celine Kiernan (A&U). I’ve read the first book and it’s an absolute winner. The chance to draw all three at once is sweet. I’m planning on making sure the design moves across all covers…

Maps for Christine Hinwood’s debut novel, Bloodflower (also A&U). It’s beautiful writing and I feel very honoured

A cover and internal illustrations for a lovely manuscript about Robert Ogilvie Crombie’s (Roc for short) experiences in the Findhorn area, Scotland. A very interesting and magical read. I’m so pleased to be drawing real fairies in a gorgeous old fashioned stye.

The drawings for an illustrated novel, Sarindi and the Lucky Buddha by Janine Fraser. An absolute gem of a book. These are in b/w pencil and it’s a HarperCollins book. I love doing these.

And of course my ongoing MAMMOTH TEXTLESS PICTURE BOOK, The Collector . Working on roughs, imagining the world… No, it’s not about mammoths. I just mean – it’s big. Huge.

And this weekend – my Sunday Arts at the Convent market! So that means a new painting Yay!

Oh, and I’m drawing pirates! Which I’m about to go to a cafe to finish off, now. It’s an illustrated chapter book for a UK publisher (Ragged Bears), called The Pirate Suit by Raewyn Caisley. I like pirates.

Generally, my reaction to this list is eek. Although, somehow, it all seems to be flowing smoothly… They’re all at different stages (design, roughs or final art) and require different head-spaces to be completed. So it’s a bit here, a bit there and then voila. At least that’s the plan.