July, Summer Sun and Fun

It's been a busy month and I find myself in July already.

Chickpea turned 5 last month so it got a bit crazy with organising birthday parties (yes, more than one) and baking cakes! 

Chickpea had requested a mermaid cake which had me stumped for a while but the final idea turned out okay:

And we were pirates (and there were mermaids too) for the day of her class party. Hurrah! Everyone had a good time.

I've been updating my website with new artwork and artwork that is more in keeping with the same style. Have a look here:

http://www.terismyth.com

Also after lots of people asking I've printed some of my illustrations and I am selling them as A3 prints and greeting cards in my Etsy shop here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/PlayfulStories

Here's a peek at a few of the items that are currently available:

I've been doing some sketching too. I had to sit at an airport for a little while and it's fascinating watching all the people wandering about. Here's something from my sketchbook:

I've also been sketching while watching TV:

I loved Mr Norrell and Mr Strange! 

Amazing Spiderman 2

From The TV series Penny Dreadful.

Also some other sketches:

Ninja Nana

And without her disguise 

All is till very busy here and I'm also counting down to the school holidays as well!

Thanks for reading my blog,

Teri

Round up 15th June

This week has been a bit less busy and I managed 4 out of 5 Daily Doodles plus an extra for Judith Kerr's birthday (The Tiger Who Came To Tea) which was Saturday.

From my sketchbook...

The Emperor's New Clothes:

The Little Mermaid:

This is a homage to my favourite mermaid, Iris, from Oliver and The Seawigs by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre (you can follow them on Twitter @philipreeve1 and @jabberworks). A brilliant book!

The Princess and The Pea:

If it's not peas keeping her awake, it's princes waking her up! 

The Tortoise and The Hare:

This lead to me having to remember/make up the story to tell Chickpea. Which of course means it's her favourite story ever (until the next one)!

Finally it was Judith Kerr's 91st birthday on Saturday 14th June and I wanted to do something as The Tiger Who Came To Tea (amongst her other books) is such a well known classic and iconic book.

She's a fascinating person and there was a brilliant documentary on her last year (I think it was BBC but I'm happy to be corrected). If it's still around do watch it.

Sketch Dailies #Mermaid

From my sketchbook:

If you are on Twitter and draw then it's likely you will have heard of @Sketch_Dailies  

It's a great idea. Each day there is a different topic and off you go. I don't always have time to do them but I enjoy it when I do.

Why not pick up a pen and join in?

My Little Mermaid

From my sketchbook:

Mermaid Day

It's the lovely @Jabberworks (Sarah McIntyre) birthday and so here's a mermaid for her.

If you've not discovered her books I strongly urge you to go find them in your local book shop and buy them. They're awesome!