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Warmed twice
Look at all the digging I did this weekend! I am feeling proud, if a little achy. This weekend was the first dry(ish) opportunity to get over to the allotment and dig in all the lovely manure Big Dreamer had … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged allotment, biology, celeriac, centre of the cell, children, choosing wood, columnar cherry tree, digging, education, gardening, Hannah Foley, holly tree, illustrator, manure, microbes, munchkin pumpkins, Nigel Slater, plug plants, science, seed order, viruses
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‘What-if’ stuff
I went to sleep last night surrounded by precariously balanced piles of our belongings. I seemed to get the camping equipment and home brew kit on my side, while Big Dreamer contended with tins of paint and Christmas decorations. We … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Making changes
Tagged biology, blood vessels, centre of the cell, children, education, Hannah Foley, heart, illustration, illustrator, non-fiction
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Christmas cheer
The festive season is working up to its grand conclusion. Nativities (including real live donkey) have been attended, Christmas Fair stalls have been (wo)manned, carol concerts have been sung at, Christmas parties have been enjoyed, Christmas markets have been perused … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged archive, artwork, centre of the cell, children, christmas, crafts, display, donkey, East London Genes and Health Building, educational, fair, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, kids, markets, nativity, nursery, party
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A wet week
Prior to the arrival of storm Barney it had been a wet week here. Low mists bowled up the estuary and rolled around the houses. Other than a continuous drip-dripping from the eaves, all was silent. Down by the river … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged amber list, blood transfusion kit, centre of the cell, children, education, fog, gas mask, grey wagtail, illustration, mist, november, river, science, wet, WW1 medicine
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Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day coincided with me working on a lovely commission about medicine during World War 1. As we remembered those who gave their lives in that war and subsequent conflicts I was busily drawing nurses’ uniforms from that same time … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged centre of the cell, children, conflict, history, illustration, medicine, peace, prosthetic leg, Remembrance Day, science, workshops, WW1
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Sores, Spores and Sickly Bugs
At my writing class this week we explored the genre of ‘gritty realism’. Key authors in this sort of children’s literature are Jacqueline Wilson and Cathy Cassidy. In their books they explore themes such as divorce, living in care, and … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged cathy cassidy, centre of the cell, children's literature, education, gritty realism, illustration, jacqueline wilson, science, writing
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Centre of the Cell
Big Dreamer talked endlessly about picking the blackberries that filled the brambles across the road from our house. Of course he didn’t get round to it and now they have gone over. As everyone knows, the Devil is in blackberries … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Illustration
Tagged blackberries, centre of the cell, children, devil, education, illustration, puppet show, puppets, science, september
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