 Last week I wrote about flooding the kitchen. This week it was fire. A pork loin steak I was grilling at high temperature exploded and shot a large chunk of fat onto the grill element where it burst into flames, shooting fire upwards into the air where it got fiercer and bigger. The flames then ignited the whole grill tray, and it seemed it was never going to stop, but it burnt itself out once I removed the flaming tray and no harm was done except soot up the front of the oven and a scorched towel. The pork was delicious, by the way. So, water last week, fire this week - what next? Earth and wind - a hurricane of mud, perhaps.
Aside from kitchen incompetence, I did get some work done. I embellished the Happy Days lettering to make it more fun and give it a touch of boho. I am currently working on illustrations which I can’t share yet, but here is a scene depicting an expanse of sky with little puffy rain clouds, a mysterious apparition, and daisies. The main characters and clues as to location etc have been omitted, but I thought there was something special about the way the image stands just like this. I am also developing new hand lettering for the same project, something I love doing; and I began working on a pattern of wands, stars and moons. Until next week, be safe in your kitchens, folks! - and as always, Thanks for visiting, see you next week!  I took an almost total break from unpacking boxes from the house move this week and immersed myself in creating nocturnal gardens; more Binky McKee work (I really must get around to updating Binky's website!) The bottom two images read like a cartoon: (1) Trees disturbed by noisy jiggling stars, and (2) Trees organising the stars. The Binky McKee website may not be up to date but I am posting images on Instagram, link here. Thanks for visiting! See you next week. |
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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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September 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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