Easy Like Sunday Morning

Firstly, for anyone who noticed, I was supposed to post last Sunday - sorry! I’ve been ill, and honestly am still a bit ill. It feels pretty unfair to have a cold while it’s 30 degrees outside.

Other than being ill, the last few weeks have been lots of gardening, drawing and family activities. We did have a little trip to Cambs Lock in Huntingdon which is a really fun rabbit warren of an old building, full of antiques and various interesting things! They also have a Pokémon card shop on the top floor!

Trying out a fancy new subtitle instead of just ‘Art’ - I may or may not have stolen the idea from another artist’s newsletter cause I really like it. Although, my studio is mostly just the spare room of our house with a desk in. But let’s pretend it’s a really fancy lovely artist’s studio with easels and paintbrushes and a big skylight.

I didn’t realise how much I’d done these past couple of weeks before I looked back at it for this post - so I’d recommend taking stock of what you’ve done every now and then, it’s pretty satisfying!

I’ve been working away on the picture book I’m writing. I’d like to get enough done in time to submit to the dPICTUS Unpublished Picturebook Showcase, but we’ll see. This week I finished sketching out all the pages, so next I’ll be painting a few as ‘finished’ samples so I can submit to a few chosen literary agents.

I’ve also been working on things for my Etsy shop - setting up files and ordering sample prints! I made a cute little business card and a packaging sticker to pop on orders, too!

I’m looking forward to doing a proper ‘launch’ when it’s all ready! At the moment, I just have one item on there - my watercolour cat commissions (which I’ve also been working on in the past couple of weeks!).

Lastly (!!) I’ve also been trying to use my sketchbook when I remember - although I do find it hard when you’re stuck inside (ill!) or rushing around parenting.

I feel like I’ve rambled on about art this time, so just a quick round up of tasty food.

Pain au Chocolat from Stir, fluffy pancakes (recipe!), an almond and plum pastry from Pastim, porchetta sandwich and poutine from Bread & Meat (for my fiancé’s birthday!) and homemade cinnamon rolls! The recipe for the cinnamon rolls is here but I didn’t follow it exactly - I proved them in the fridge overnight after rolling them instead of before. Less time waiting for a delicious breakfast in the morning!

I do feel like I should clarify I do eat fruit and vegetables the rest of the time - the spread is looking pretty beige (but delicious) this week!

• I am LOVING Widow’s Bay on AppleTV! It’s the perfect blend of comedy and scary - highly recommend!

• Ok this is not lately, but instead something I am excited about for next week! Paralives is coming into Early Access! I’ve been looking forward to this game for so long!

• We’ve been playing REPO again as they added lots of cosmetics and new monsters! It’s a fun time and a surprisingly chill way to hang out with friends!

Thanks for reading, and have a great Sunday!

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