Auction update.

During a lecture this morning we discovered how much money the auction has raised so far for our degree show. We still have pieces to sell and as I mentioned in my last post the aim was to make at least £500.  The total so far?  Drum roll please.....*insert drum roll noise here.*
Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, a whopping £3,500!!!

That is such a fantastic amount which will go far and will help produce a fabulous degree show.  The noodle poodle was pretty pleased to!

NUCA Illustration Auction Fundraiser.

Last night the NUCA illustration course held an auction to raise money for our end of year degree show.  The aim was to make £500 and hopefully we achieved our target.  It was a fun night with a great turn out and we even had a professional auctioneer from Keys to guide us through the bidding wars.  The auctioneer was great and kept a good pace for the evening, it felt like we were on cash in the attic!  There was a good selection of work donated by students, ex students and professional illustrators from the likes of Rob Ryan and Eric Carle (the creator of the hungry caterpillar.  Here are a few photos from the evening and I'll keep you posted on the final sales figure.

The NUCA Gallery.

The piece I submitted.

A good turn out.

The Bar - we ran out of wine in around 10 minutes!

Observation Sketches & Photos.

It's been a while since I've posted anything but I've just begun work on my cookbook.  This might sound a little odd but for the illustrations (because my mum loved flowers) I want to turn the recipes into flowers.  For example, what would a Mexican meatball flower look like or a marble cake flower?  I think this could be a fun idea to play with and I'm excited about getting stuck in.  This week I've been looking at different flowers and making quick sketches to build up an idea of their structure.  Here are a few photos and a few sketches for you all.  More to come soon!

Rainy day doodles.

Do you remember the game where you draw a head, fold it over and pass it to a friend who then draws a body and then finally returns it to you to draw the legs?  Well this is the outcome of mine and Sian's rainy afternoon...

Brad.

Jonny.

Cod Knievel.

Chop-Stick.

McLovin'.

Ralph.

Sparkle.

Babs the Belieber.

Noodle Poodle Doodle.

Do you ever have one of those days where your brain just won't co-operate?  I've spent most of my day trying to come up with something original for my James and the Giant Peach brief and all my brain gives me is what I think is total rubbish.  By this point in the evening I would get stressed out and annoyed at myself for not being terribly creative.  But instead, tonight, I thought I should just make a fun little collage which may trigger something.  So here it is.  Introducing my Noodle Poodle Doodle.

Perhaps these could become a regular post for when I'm creatively stumped.  The Adventures of Noodle Poodle.....

Welcome to my Studio.

After living in our apartment for 2 years I've finally rearranged the 'Den', aka guest room, aka storage room into a space I can use.  It was a mess and it took a couple of days to organise but I now have my very own studio and I'm thrilled with the room.  We even bought a beanbag chair for my boyfriend so if he feels a bit lonely a few paces away he can come in and sit with a geeky code book or something.

This wasn't the state the room started in but you have to dig everything out to make sense of the chaos.   By this point I'd pulled so much out and reorganised the wardrobe I had the 'where do I begin' moment.

Ta-da!  My very own studio :D

My inspiration wall and a place to pop up work in progress.

As you can see at the bottom left hand side, a comfy spot for my fella.

Birds and Bugs.

A handful of new drawings and collages from my James and the Giant Peach sketchbook.