A page from my sketch book, exploring ideas for this. MUCH more fun than housework.
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments on Rita, she's a 'sit and stare, until you figure it out' copy of this chap, basically just a fat square with bits added on.
That's it from me, the kids are on their half term holiday today and next week, as usual I am relying heavily on the bargaining/blackmail method of parenting, for example..
15 mins peace and quiet for Mummy = 1 ice lolly
and my 15 mins just ran out.
What a neat and lovely sketchbook you have! I usually have a hard time deciphering mine, even after a couple of days. I can't wait to see your finished products. Good luck with the kids's holiday!
Posted by: Rose | October 21, 2005 at 03:32 PM
That beats housework any day! Can't wait to see what you come up with next!
You should print that up as a postcard btw! (One for me, please...)
:-)
Posted by: Snowbear | October 21, 2005 at 04:32 PM
Hi! I found your journal and wanted to say hi. And sketching is definitely more fun than housework! I always love seeing excerpts from people's sketchbooks. The start of great ideas! Yum!
Posted by: Passions & Distractions | October 21, 2005 at 04:37 PM
I love the sketch pad page... artwork is always more important then housework- actually just about anything is more important then housework in my life... hmm, I probably shouldn't be admitting that :-)
Posted by: mimi k | October 21, 2005 at 05:35 PM
Look at what comes out of your beautiful, talanted head! This page is wonderful. I'd love to see it made into fabric.
Posted by: debbie | October 21, 2005 at 05:41 PM
Oh, I can definitely see those transformed into some kind of twill tape, note cards, embroidered on a skirt hem.... oh the ideas. Adorable.
And love LOVE the pink colors of Rita. So edible. (uhh... in the artsy sort of way... okay, that's seeming weird)
Posted by: Laura | October 21, 2005 at 06:25 PM
Your sketches would make the best fabric! Good luck creating your creature - do I ever wish I could visit Australia to see the Morphe show and see everyone's softies in person!!
Posted by: samlamb | October 21, 2005 at 10:41 PM
What a clean sketchbook! Thanks for posting it. I love to see other people's books.
I could see that whole sheet in a project BTW. I would love it in a wrapping paper.
Posted by: Amanda Lee | October 21, 2005 at 11:01 PM
I was going to say the exact same thing as the others, I so would buy that fabric! (I can actually picture what I would make with it too!) And why is Adelaide so far from Brisbane? And btw Rita was grogeous....
Posted by: Rachael | October 21, 2005 at 11:04 PM
I've never written to you before, my name is Mery and I'm a big fan of your blog and the beautiful things you create. Yes, I agree with the other you definetly must do something with your sketches, they are adorable! Fabric would be great and gift wrap paper and postcards or posters!!!!!!!! I'd definetly buy it =D ...you're so talented!
Posted by: Mery | October 21, 2005 at 11:14 PM
I've been doing the same thing, and it looks like we've been looking at a lot of the same sites for inspiration. Your sketches are so lovely, I can't wait to see what you create for Morphe. :)
Posted by: myra | October 21, 2005 at 11:47 PM
I have sketch pages a little like that (different creatures come out of my head though-I don't think my head is as cute as yours) but I tell you what...the hedgehogs are adorable! The chibichibi and the little kids aswell. Just so cute! And Amanda's idea of stripes and spots works great in that elephant down in the left hand corner. Actually I love everything on there. Fabric, postcards, wrapping paper...you've got a page full of buyers here! Good luck and have fun creating for Morphe!
Posted by: pyglet | October 22, 2005 at 12:03 AM
Your sketches are too cute not to share! I'd love to watch a kid have fun coloring those.
Posted by: Blair | October 22, 2005 at 01:27 AM
coloring book, postcards, fabric, yes, yes, yes!
Posted by: mrspilkington | October 22, 2005 at 01:32 AM
Your drawings are great and so cute!
Posted by: Nichola | October 22, 2005 at 01:54 AM
Thanks for sharing your sketchbook - it's always fascinating to see inside someone else's creative process. Can't wait to see some of the sketches materialise... they are all super cute!
Posted by: suzy | October 22, 2005 at 02:29 AM
I can hardly wait to see what you make - all the sketches are too cute to choose from. And I love all the clever ideas, like the softie with a softie.
Posted by: Liesl | October 22, 2005 at 03:10 AM
THese are beautiful!! YOu have a lovely blog!
Alina
http://alinanimation.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Alina | October 22, 2005 at 06:36 AM
I would definitely buy a fabric made from your sketchbook. It would work both in colours and in black/white!
Posted by: Strikkelise | October 22, 2005 at 10:16 AM
How about getting the sketches made into a tea-towel. That would be a very hip piece of cloth with which to dry the dishes. I'd buy one.
Posted by: Kay | October 22, 2005 at 11:24 AM
you are a genius my dear!!
Posted by: Jenny Vorwaller | October 22, 2005 at 02:10 PM
Your drawings are so cute :)
Posted by: Donna Huffmaster | October 23, 2005 at 05:05 PM
Certainly beats housework - but unfortunately my house had got to the stage where something SERIOUS needs to be done!
Posted by: Samantha | October 23, 2005 at 07:12 PM
wow what great sketches. You have inspired me to get back to the drawing board. Plus you've made me crave an ice lolli now to boot!
Sounds such much yummier than a popsicle. teehee!
Posted by: roz | October 24, 2005 at 02:30 AM
love your sketches
Posted by: kath | October 24, 2005 at 02:45 AM
Cute sketches. Do you doodle when on the phone? I'm bad for getting off the phone and any piece of paper with in reach has some sort of sribble or picture.
Posted by: Gina l | October 24, 2005 at 02:46 PM
I must confess I seem to have the same problem... but somehow your sketchbook looks much more organized than mine.
Posted by: Inês | October 24, 2005 at 03:40 PM
Those sketches are so cute!! I hope you don't mind that I printed it out for my son to color. He loves looking at hand-drawn animals, and this will save me from struggling to draw things for at least 2 minutes!
Posted by: Amanda | October 24, 2005 at 09:09 PM
hurrah! you've inspired me to forgo housework and do something creative tonight when i get home from work. thank you, thank you.
Posted by: ani | October 24, 2005 at 11:05 PM
Lovely sketches! I tend to do mine on backs of envelopes, because notebooks scare me now (I used to draw, but the other side of my brain took over when I became an academic... your page may inspire me to go back to it).
Posted by: Jess | October 25, 2005 at 01:20 PM
Ohhhh look at that page, it is all so cute!!! I love every single little one!!!
Posted by: monica calvo | October 25, 2005 at 03:27 PM
How cute your sketches are! They would make for some great stationery! :)
Posted by: Leslie | October 25, 2005 at 10:28 PM
those are beautiful! so much cuteness all in one page-
:)
Posted by: tania | October 25, 2005 at 11:53 PM
Love seeing your sketchbook... maybe I should break out of my fear of drawing and give this a try!
Here here! for the bargaining (and bribery in our house!) method of parenting - without it, Brynne would never eat her dinner, I would never be able to have a quiet phone call, and we would never be able to get her out of the bathtub! What do you want to bet that the best negotiators are parents as well?
Posted by: kelly | October 26, 2005 at 08:52 PM
Your sketch book looks very fun and inspiring!
Posted by: Jojo | October 27, 2005 at 11:20 PM
If that's just a page from your sketchbook, then your sketchbook must be pretty amazing!
Posted by: Debbie | October 28, 2005 at 01:38 AM
Your sketches would make great rubberstamps! Consider it pleeeezzze!! :) -t
Posted by: tracy | October 28, 2005 at 07:37 AM
Hehe, just how great is it to find 1,000,000 other things to do than doing housework or uni work... ; ). I think "finding-other-things-to-do-than-what-I-actually-need-to-do" is my best skill ; ).
Nice blog and I totally adore the felt Panda. Think I am trying to do one as well.
Greetings from
Jantina
Posted by: Jantina | February 22, 2007 at 10:05 PM
Oh, that looks like a page out of a perfect little coloring book! Love it.
Posted by: Stephanie | November 18, 2007 at 02:31 AM