To The Lighthouse Poster

I've been working from the photographs I bought in Brighton to make a poster for Virginia Woolf's novel 'To The Lighthouse'. This is my first draft, without text yet.



I want to refine the actual drawing, and I would like the blue to be more of a navy blue.
What I'd like to do is have one sheet with the group of people, then a circular border surrounding them, then block colour, with two panels of text at top and bottom...maybe. But I need a photocopier for this. And then I shall go screen printing and try different colours. I was thinking white on blue coould work well- the text, the group and circular border in white, on dark blue paper.

The poster is based on something Hermione Lee wrote in her introduction to the novel- "Is the life of the Ramsays in the garden and house enclosed by the outside world as if in parenthesis, as the lighthouse is surrounded by the sea?". Thus the circle surrounded by blue.

Babysitting

I looked after Ty on Thursday morning and we drew this awsome picture of a coral reef. The morning also involved beetle hunting, strawberry picking, and butterfly drawing. Very good.

Brighton

Yesterday was my first day off since finishing the FMP on Friday, so we went to Brighton. I hadn't ever been before and it was real nice. I bought these photographs and have started drawing from them to make some prints. I really love this first one...it looks like the cat and dog are high-fiving!

And the last one, what a player.

I also bought To The Lighthouse, as I lost my copy last year without finishing it. I'd like to do a poster of Mr and Mrs Ramsey. More to come.

Holiday on Hanbury Street

About two weeks ago now Jake and I moved into our friend's house for a holiday. It's pretty fun so far.

We wondered if this family have twins?

And there is always a cat sitting in the grass as you go up the stairs to the flat.

It's been amazing not living in a box room, being able to cook with other people and play music in the mornings. Plus we are right on brick lane so can pop to spitalfields or up market very easily. It's been really interesting too as the flat is in a council block predominantly inhabited my Muslim families, and there is a mosque down the road. Totally different environment from New Cross.

99p Mason Strathmore China

A few weeks ago now I bought a full china set for 99p on Ebay!

Jake and I went to collect it.

Melody Maker

Yesterday I went up on Angus George and Tristan's roof and did some singing and melodica playing. It felt so elating to make music with someone else again. I really hope this carries on.

Amazing light rigging.

This is fun.