New Design: Sweet Little White Flowers (With An Unlikely Beginning)

Pretty White Trailing
 Clematis Flowers Design

Hello there

Yes, I'm back from the land of scheduled posts and holiday, to a something-like-posting-more-normally, pace. 

Yes, there was inspiration aplenty in the Lake District (if you're reading this from outside the UK, that's waaay northwest of London, near to Scotland, and the place most associated with such luminaries as Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth, if that helps).

Was it inspiring? Absolutely, eg in the pattern above (and the new-look logo and "BoundingSquirrel" labelling, if you're interested/eagle-eyed about such things).

Inspiring then, yes...

But not just in the ways you might imagine...

For example, anyone familiar with the area might assume that my first inspiration back came from the Lake District, came from, oooh, I don't know...A lake, perhaps? :-)

There were plenty to choose from, after all. (The photo below is of a tiny part of Coniston Water, with thanks to The Computer Man for his excellent photography skills).

Photo of Coniston Water

But it seems like the art fairy of inspiration doesn't quite work like that. No, she has much more of a sense of humour.

The real inspiration for that floral design is in this photo:

Wild white daisies and clematis flowers

Yes, people. For some reason, some wild white daisies and clematis-type flowers at the edge of a petrol station forecourt (yes, you read that correctly) were the first inspiration I took from all the beauty that is Cumbria.

No, I can't really understand it, either.

But if it led to things that look as nice as this duvet cover (shown king size, but all are available)...

See the "White Trailing Flowers", design on this
duvet at Spoonflower...

Then who am I to grumble?

I'm more than happy (and humble) enough to be grateful for the inspiration, regardless of its source, and leave the insistence on high-minded inspiration to the Wordsworths of this world.

Thanks ever so much for being here, and for reading down this far.

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Have a great week. And, as ever,  there'll be...

More soon.

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Watercolour Sketch: " These Used to Be Green Tomatoes"

Image: "These Used to Be Green Tomatoes"
Line and wash Sketch by Clare Walker

Hello there, and hope life is treating you well.

Am posting this to reassure you that all's well, and nothing bad has happened, despite radio silence from here for a couple of weeks.

What's been happening?

In fact, quite the reverse, as we've been away on holiday, to Exmoor. There was even some sun (and a random herd of wild goats)...

Wild Goats at Valley of Rocks, Exmoor.
(Taking it from the car seemed like
the best way to leave them undisturbed).

Sketches to follow (probably when there's less to draw, illustrate and talk about around these parts). 

In the meantime, despite the lovely holiday, this week, for some reason, in the week of clothes-washing and re-kiltering that always seems to follow a break of any length, I've been fascinated by...My mother-in-law's tomatoes. 

Why tomatoes, for goodness sake?

Green-house grown and as different from their supermarket counterparts as they could possibly be, these beauties  have ripened up better than I could have imagined, to a range of fascinating colours that complements their higgeldy-piggeldy shapes and sizes.

Though I'm going to have to disappoint both her and myself on the chutney front (she was right: I'd need six times more for that :-)) they'll be lovely to cook with at the weekend.

In other news...

Though have not been back long, can tell you that the autumn berries from the previous post have made it into a printable background in my Craftsuprint shop, and a project I'd love to tell you about (and will soon) but can't yet.

In the meantime, here's smaller and lower-res peek at the berries in action:

Grab this bright Autumn Berry Background
at full resolution in my Craftsuprint shop

And with that, I'd better leave you, and get on with that mysterious new project...

As ever, thanks so much for being here, and for reading down this far.

More soon.
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A Whimsical Christmas Ecard...

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Hello there, and hope life is treating you well.

It's a busy season for many, so will keep this brief, and announce that, in what has become a tradition here, this year's ecard is ready for you, with grateful thanks for your being here and reading these posts.

You're also welcome to download and send this to anyone else should you wish to do so. All I ask is that you don't sell it, and that the copyright stays with me.

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Hope this helps you (or someone you know) this season, and thanks again for taking the time to be here.

More soon.

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