30 days…April

Well, April has been a busy and exciting month. I did my first ever trade show; British Craft Trade Fair in Harrogate. It was overwhelming but successful in equal measures! I am just working through my orders and will share with you my new stockists in a separate post.I am pleased as punch about them, so they deserve their own space!

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top row BCTF preparations; lots of drawing, printing and painting. Oh and Cecile helping me choose my props.

second row my stand at BCTF, Billy bag and packing away after a busy few days (big black house design chair)

third row the school room at the Bronte parsonage in Haworth (I did a workshop there on the anniversary of Charlotte’s birthday), artwork from the children’s art club I run, SNOW!

 

 

 

All the cats I have known..part 3

Quite a while ago I started a project called”all the cats I have known” as I wanted to record my feline friends past and present.I am hoping to combine little stories about them with illustrations.I have really struggled with whether to draw the cats realistically or stylised. I initially went for realism but they seemed so laboured and not what I wanted at all. Anyhoo here are some screen printed cats that began as drawings which I am finally, finally happy with. I hope you like them!

billy

“Billy” copyright Julia Ogden 2016

cecile

“Cecile” copyright Julia Ogden 2016

monty

“Monty” copyright Julia Ogden 2016

odie

“Odie” copyright Julia Ogden 2016