Monday, 23 August 2010
Friday, 20 August 2010
Poster 1 (Summer Project)
My first poster mock up. The text that's meant to be coming from the fox needs some work, it looks horrendous right now I know! It's meant to look like a film poster...? *EDIT* Just changed it slightly resulting in a second image. The text looks better I think? But does it still imply the fox is saying/thinking it and that my poster isn't just about killing toddlers? Some feedback would be gratefully received.
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Got my crew... (Summer Project)
Some prep for a mock up of a poster idea I have for my summer project. I'm also thinking of getting this printed on some black t-shirts? Though my printer is very broken right now so it would involve getting them done else where which I imagine would cost a fair amount, so ONLY if people think it's worth it!
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Sunday, 15 August 2010
(Summer Project)
Too cute for what I have planned
And a hard nut who's perfect for what I need him for! :)
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Fences (Summer Project)
Many fox hunters (up until the ban) hung their dead foxes along fences due to the tradition that in victorian times gamekeepers done it to show how well they were doing their jobs, and more recently to worn neighbours how they will treat a fox that gets onto their land. Nice people.
This is from a picture I found on flickr. It's very difficult to get photo's of fox hunters and other fox hunt traditions since the ban so I'm relying on the internet and books!
This is from a picture I found on flickr. It's very difficult to get photo's of fox hunters and other fox hunt traditions since the ban so I'm relying on the internet and books!
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Dude (Summer Project)
Dude the cock killed a fox to protect his hens! This was taken from a photo in the Metro of him!
Monday, 9 August 2010
Also
You can now buy prints of my work on my Folksy. If there's any images that you would like a print of that I haven't listed let me know and I can list it for you!
The link is on the left!
The link is on the left!
Domestic pet attacks (Summer project)
My friend Sarah's staffy
(not that she's into domestic violence, but staffies get a fair amount of bad press, this staffy is lovely and friendly though)
And my cat:
He is fairly violent, but he has no teeth and blunt claws so is pretty useless.
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Saturday, 31 July 2010
Friday, 30 July 2010
Scary Dog (Summer Project)
Hopefully this image is scarier then the fox one! It scares me more at least...
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Research (Summer Project)
I have been doing lots of research for my uni project lately. I was going to look at the recession and the affect it has on society focusing mainly on jobs and housing, however, then the twins fox 'attack' came into the news and this really annoyed me!
Without knowing much about foxes I knew that a fox wouldn't just decide to go and attack 9 month old twins laying fast asleep in bed and I figured they must have got lost and scared and panicked. The same with the 4 year old in Brighton whom lost his ball in a bush and reached in to get it, obviously startling the fox who would be sleeping during the day, and who could possibly have had young foxes at this time of year which it was protecting!
My research so far has taught me that foxes are normally scared of cats which are slightly smaller then them, and their prey is normally very small, consisting of rat carcasses and rubbish left by humans. They would therefore not be planning on eating the twins! Foxes will also only kill for food, and only kill extra food to bury incase they can't find any the following night, this means they would not purposely attack the children just for the 'fun' of killing. When rescuers etc have caught foxes in the past and the fox has gotten wound up enough to bite, they back off after biting once, making it extremely unlikely that even if it did purposely attack one of the children, it would not then go back and attack the other, but that when they get trapped in a room they panic and run around it, which could indirectly cause the children some harm.
This obviously doesn't make it any more sad for the parents that their children will be scarred for the rest of their lives and could have died, but for people to be in up-roar and wanting to cull them seems extreme!
Dogs in comparison attack large numbers of people every year, yet dogs are 'mans best friend' so with the exception of a few breeds, it is fine to not cull dogs and furthermore continue to breed dogs! (I love dogs too, and I would be mad if it was widely suggested that dogs should be culled too! It's just a comparison!)
Rant over for now. Thanks for reading if you get this far!
Without knowing much about foxes I knew that a fox wouldn't just decide to go and attack 9 month old twins laying fast asleep in bed and I figured they must have got lost and scared and panicked. The same with the 4 year old in Brighton whom lost his ball in a bush and reached in to get it, obviously startling the fox who would be sleeping during the day, and who could possibly have had young foxes at this time of year which it was protecting!
My research so far has taught me that foxes are normally scared of cats which are slightly smaller then them, and their prey is normally very small, consisting of rat carcasses and rubbish left by humans. They would therefore not be planning on eating the twins! Foxes will also only kill for food, and only kill extra food to bury incase they can't find any the following night, this means they would not purposely attack the children just for the 'fun' of killing. When rescuers etc have caught foxes in the past and the fox has gotten wound up enough to bite, they back off after biting once, making it extremely unlikely that even if it did purposely attack one of the children, it would not then go back and attack the other, but that when they get trapped in a room they panic and run around it, which could indirectly cause the children some harm.
This obviously doesn't make it any more sad for the parents that their children will be scarred for the rest of their lives and could have died, but for people to be in up-roar and wanting to cull them seems extreme!
Dogs in comparison attack large numbers of people every year, yet dogs are 'mans best friend' so with the exception of a few breeds, it is fine to not cull dogs and furthermore continue to breed dogs! (I love dogs too, and I would be mad if it was widely suggested that dogs should be culled too! It's just a comparison!)
Rant over for now. Thanks for reading if you get this far!
Poster
My final attempt at a poster for Westminster RAG 2010 (www.westminster-rag.co.uk).
Elisabeth Lee drew the peoples!
Elisabeth Lee drew the peoples!
Monday, 26 July 2010
Monday, 19 July 2010
*grr* (Summer Project)
Some angry foxes.
Finally got to the drawing stage on a project for the summer brief that I think I may actually keep to! It's a bit late to change it again now and I quite like it!
Finally got to the drawing stage on a project for the summer brief that I think I may actually keep to! It's a bit late to change it again now and I quite like it!
Also the cup hands without the animals for that competition thing...?
It's gone horribly pixelated, even though I done it at the right size from scratch so I'm confused, so any advice would be appreciated...
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Competition
I just done this design for a competition to design a cup for a coffee house for the winter...
I don't like it much, so I don't think I'll enter this one, but here it is anyway...
I don't like it much, so I don't think I'll enter this one, but here it is anyway...
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Goodies!
I just put together some goody bags using some new bags, my colouring books, plus some little extra's!
You can buy them here: http://www.folksy.com/items/637537-Children-s-tote-filled-with-gifts-?shop=yes!
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
All on my own
I maded a website all on my own
www.westminster-rag.co.uk
And I changed the logo on it...
It's probably still going to be changed a little more though.
Also, another new bag listed today. Go have a look on my Folksy shop! :)
www.westminster-rag.co.uk
And I changed the logo on it...
It's probably still going to be changed a little more though.
Also, another new bag listed today. Go have a look on my Folksy shop! :)
Monday, 5 July 2010
Owl bag
I edited an old pastel drawing and transferred it onto a bag for my Folksy shop today.
Owl:
Owl:
Bag:
Thanks :)
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