Ollerina

A brilliant find

Me and Ollie happened upon this book, Owl at home, by Arnold Lobel, at a charity book sale while doing our weekly shop.

It is genius! The stories are so simple wise and funny.

 

Tear Water Tea

In this story owl thinks of many sad things. Like pencils that are too short to use, mornings nobody saw because everyone was sleeping, etc. He makes himself cry so he can fill the kettle and make tear water tea, which is a bit salty, but always very good.

Strange Bumps

In this story owl can't sleep because he is afraid of the strange bumps in his bed, (his knees.)

The Guest

In this story owl thinks winter is knocking so he invites it in. You can guess the rest. I'm not allowed to read this one to Ollie, He's a bit scared of it?

Upstairs and Downstairs

There is also a story where owl runs up and down stairs trying to be in both places at once. He gets upstairs and calls, "Owl are you downstairs, no because I am upstairs." He runs up and down faster and faster etc. Oh it's so good!

These stories always have Ollie in stitches. Much respect to the writer, it's brilliant!

bits and bobs

I think I have a large amount of time lately learning about money. About time really but the current crisis has given me incentive to get clued up. It's also been eating into my art time, too busy checking Pestons picks everyday.

I have found an amazing photographer on flickr Radonich Aleksandra. Everything about her photographs including the way she describes them is so beautiful, soft and magical I am truly in awe.

I am going to redesign my Ollerina characters soon, this time more grown up and traditional. I came across this book The firemakers daughter by philip pullman, illustated byNick Harris. I love these illustrations and want to try something like this.

I've also been reading The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett. I know I am extreamly behind the rest of the world with this realisation but the man's a genius. Little things like a withch called Miss Tick make me chuckle, much fun.

bad blogger

I am being a really lazy blogger. I am so into writing at the moment, I've gone to ground.