It’s two months since I posted anything, and I’m feeling a bit like I’ve lost my thread. It’s been a funny old time. I wouldn’t say that motivation has entirely left me, just that I haven’t had the energy to keep up with my art practice on top of everything else. For ages there, IContinue reading “Slump times”
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Draw the Line books – limited advance copies in the UK
Street Noise Books’ edition of Draw the Line won’t be officially available in the UK until it launches on 10 March – but I have a limited number of copies that I can ship to UK addresses now. Please visit my new shop to purchase. (Yes, I’ve set up a shop page! Very rudimentary, and I’m awaitingContinue reading “Draw the Line books – limited advance copies in the UK”
Draw The Line: out December 7!
Originally posted on Draw The Line:
Can I get some jingle bells? Lords a’leapin’ perhaps? And a deeply satisfied ‘Ho ho ho’… Yes, I know it’s early, but it’s very much time to get into the holiday spirit because Draw The Line, published by Street Noise books, will be available from 7 December – and…
Cut From the Same Cloth
Originally posted on Longreads:
Myfanwy Tristram | Longreads | September 2019 | 14 minutes (3,863 words) ? A clatter at the door. A small package plops through our letterbox. It’s come a long way. I can see that by the sticky labels, foreign postmarks, and scrawled scripts of postal workers around the world. This was…
Four colour linocut Christmas card
For some reason, when it’s time to make Christmas cards, my first thought is always to turn to linocuts. It’s a shame that my first thought doesn’t happen about four weeks earlier than it does, mind you, because I’d really like to spend a bit more time getting my technique nailed down. That said, thisContinue reading “Four colour linocut Christmas card”
Really important cartooning: Threads by Cartoon Kate
I’ll post the last of my daughter’s daily outfit drawings at the end of the month – might as well bundle in the last two days with week 4. Meanwhile, there’s nothing that makes little fashion sketches look so inconsequential as a cartoon doing something really powerful, political and potentially game-changing. This week myContinue reading “Really important cartooning: Threads by Cartoon Kate”
Underdog triumphs!
I was honoured and very surprised to hear that my one-page comic strip Underdog won second prize in the comic art competition at Thought Bubble. Thought Bubble is a massive annual comics convention in Leeds, encompassing all types of comic, from super heroes to hastily-scrawled zines. I was particularly touched that there is also roomContinue reading “Underdog triumphs! “
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