 It snowed, and I was inspired to make a forest with kitties staring at the viewer from behind trees as though caught in the act.
This is the only new work I made this week, because finally I have made the decision to get some of my images out into the world for sale. It has been something I have been looking into since 2013. At first I thought I would open an Etsy shop, which I still might do at some point, but right now I couldn’t handle all the emails and post and packaging associated with a store front as I have neither the time nor space. I am also not keen on laying out money for stock that may not perform well, and I have nowhere to store unsold work. I have been looking into various platforms for a while, and finally settled for Redbubble which is a print on demand platform. The site has a really laid-back vibe which I like, and I love the products they offer for printing; I am particularly excited about mugs, notebooks, cards and post cards, phone cases, bags and pencil cases as well as art prints and acrylic blocks. It has involved a lot of research and a huge learning curve, as well as getting down to cleaning up artwork for a really crisp, professional finish, and playing about with my images and designs which let’s face it, I love doing but so far it hasn’t yielded much of interest to share either here or on Instagram because everyone has already seen the images. I understand I won’t make a living through Redbubble, but I am very interested in licensing designs and any extra revenue stream from royalties on sales is very welcome, no matter how small. Besides which, it’s so satisfying to get your work out there and see it on different products! When I was 12 years old my biggest dream was to have my own line of stationery, and I used to sit for hours on end drawing designs for letter papers, envelopes, greetings cards and note books. It’s nice to see not much has changed in 48 years! - except I have graduated to a much larger room in the house, and I enjoy the ‘homework’ associated with what I do these days. Thanks for visiting, see you next week! Comments are closed.
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Welcome to my illustration blog, where I share what I have been up to during the week.
I illustrate under the pen-name of Binky McKee, McKee being my mother's maiden name. Binky was the name of every single cat my great-grandmother kept - about 40 of them during her 94 years of life. Given that, I have no idea how Doggie with his dead-pan expression became my avatar instead of a cat - something to do with popularity on Instagram and lots of jokes with him! Currently I am working on illustrating a children's book, pattern making, and of course I can't resist a good Instagram challenge such as Folktale Week or Inktober. I hope you enjoy your visit! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I keep lots of scrapbooks and sketchbooks where I develop ideas and design little creatures. Here's a peek inside one ...
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As you may know, I am also known as Heather Eliza Walker.
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May 2021
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This time, take a peek into my ceramic design sketchbook. I actually made some of the mugs, but I kind of prefer the drawings! The plate designs are painted on paper plates, a most liberating process.
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These watercolours are from my pattern sketchbook. I used coloured wax crayons to resist the washes of watercolour, also home-made rubber stamps dipped in bleach then printed on crêpe paper - the bleach takes out the paper dyes.
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A sketchbook I used for mark-making with unusual objects - corks, seed-heads, feathers, home-made rubber stamps, my fingers and lots of flicky things ...
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