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May 7, 2014
APRIL 2014 FILMS
20 films this month including; 3 appearances by Matthew Mcconaughey, 2 by Al Pacino, another Jack Lemmon/Billy Wilder collaboration, some plastic bricks, a bunch of super heroes, some stripping, some food, some testing friendship, a few romances, a couple of bumbling wedding speeches and a quite a few deaths.
April 2, 2014
Book Addict Anonymous...
Hello my name is Helen and I am a book addict....
I don't think I realised I was a book addict until I had to move house - more boxes with books in than anything else!
it took many days to unpack and shelve the booksI write this after coming back from a week in Bologna, for the Bologna Children's Book Fair for the first time. It was amazing and definitely didn't do much good to my bank balance or shelf space. I came back with 8 wonderful picture books to add to my already squished book shelf. (it could have been more but i was travelling easy jet so had that against me)
Bologna is not just a great place because of the book fair, but it also has lovely food to offer, is very walkable and great things to see and do (all holiday snaps are of books - it really is all about the BOOKS!)
such array of books to choose from, these were my final choice.I call it research but really i am using that as an excuse - see I am an addict.One of the things i really enjoyed was the Benjamin Chaud exhibition at the Hamelin Associates, as part of the fair there was also a talk with Benjamin too. Its always a pleasure to see how other illustrators work and their sketchbooks as well as the original works…
pomelo on the walls.I also really recommend visiting the bookshops if you visit, especially Giannino Stoppani Libreria. This is a bookshop that solely sells children's books. Everywhere you turn there is a book that you will want - it was hard to restrain myself.Why aren't there more shops like this in the UK?!
heaven for any book addict
Penguin In Peril on show at the book fairIf 8 new editions to the shelves wasn't enough, the week before I had headed up to Newcastle to visit my cousin and made the obligatory trip to Seven Stories. If you haven't been yet I urge you to go, not only do they have a great collection of picture book art work that includes original drawings by Judith Kerr, they also hold great exhibitions. Past ones include Kerr, John Burningham, Puffin and Enid Blyton. And have a super bookshop, which they were rejigging when we visited but I still managed to find some great books.
Seven stories purchases...Also that week we took a visit to Alnwick - we walked past the castle that has been used in many films and t.v series including Harry Potter and Blackadder, but the highlight was a stop off at Barter books…
I made no promises about not buying anything.Barter Books is one of the largest second hand bookshops in Britain and if you take a trip to Alnwick and you are a book lover its worth taking a few hours out to peruse the shelves, you never know what you will find - and there is a small cafe to keep your blood sugar levels up to help you on your mission.
Barter book finds.So thats was March in books, I think I will spend April looking for a new bookshelf… oh the possibilities.
If like me, you find yourself becoming a member of Book Addict Anonymous then you might want to take a look at these great blogs to help you find some wonderful gems…
The BooksnifferPlay By The Book Read it Daddy! The Illustrated Forest StoryTellers IncBookTrustThe Guardian Kids
Child Led Chaos
Nice Picture Books from My Book Shelf
I don't think I realised I was a book addict until I had to move house - more boxes with books in than anything else!
it took many days to unpack and shelve the booksI write this after coming back from a week in Bologna, for the Bologna Children's Book Fair for the first time. It was amazing and definitely didn't do much good to my bank balance or shelf space. I came back with 8 wonderful picture books to add to my already squished book shelf. (it could have been more but i was travelling easy jet so had that against me) Bologna is not just a great place because of the book fair, but it also has lovely food to offer, is very walkable and great things to see and do (all holiday snaps are of books - it really is all about the BOOKS!)
such array of books to choose from, these were my final choice.I call it research but really i am using that as an excuse - see I am an addict.One of the things i really enjoyed was the Benjamin Chaud exhibition at the Hamelin Associates, as part of the fair there was also a talk with Benjamin too. Its always a pleasure to see how other illustrators work and their sketchbooks as well as the original works…
pomelo on the walls.I also really recommend visiting the bookshops if you visit, especially Giannino Stoppani Libreria. This is a bookshop that solely sells children's books. Everywhere you turn there is a book that you will want - it was hard to restrain myself.Why aren't there more shops like this in the UK?!
heaven for any book addict
Penguin In Peril on show at the book fairIf 8 new editions to the shelves wasn't enough, the week before I had headed up to Newcastle to visit my cousin and made the obligatory trip to Seven Stories. If you haven't been yet I urge you to go, not only do they have a great collection of picture book art work that includes original drawings by Judith Kerr, they also hold great exhibitions. Past ones include Kerr, John Burningham, Puffin and Enid Blyton. And have a super bookshop, which they were rejigging when we visited but I still managed to find some great books.
Seven stories purchases...Also that week we took a visit to Alnwick - we walked past the castle that has been used in many films and t.v series including Harry Potter and Blackadder, but the highlight was a stop off at Barter books… 
I made no promises about not buying anything.Barter Books is one of the largest second hand bookshops in Britain and if you take a trip to Alnwick and you are a book lover its worth taking a few hours out to peruse the shelves, you never know what you will find - and there is a small cafe to keep your blood sugar levels up to help you on your mission. Barter book finds.So thats was March in books, I think I will spend April looking for a new bookshelf… oh the possibilities.
If like me, you find yourself becoming a member of Book Addict Anonymous then you might want to take a look at these great blogs to help you find some wonderful gems…
The BooksnifferPlay By The Book Read it Daddy! The Illustrated Forest StoryTellers IncBookTrustThe Guardian Kids
Child Led Chaos
Nice Picture Books from My Book Shelf
MARCH 2014 FILM
14 films including; 3 documentraries, several disguises and undercover moments including Dustin Hoffman as a women, 2 classics films and many memorable lines… "I could have been a contender…"
March 1, 2014
FEBRUARY 2014 FILMS...
12 films for february & such a mixed bag too.
Paul Newman has the bluest eyes (they are even bluer than Daniel Craig's - although this film was in black and white i feel it needs to be said), I loved the Apartment with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine - if you haven't seen it try and find it (i think Billy Wilder is a favourite of mine now), and the cat in Inside Llewyn Davis was AMAZING and goes on to my list of great cats in film.
Having been quite busy this month I haven't got round to finishing any illustrations for this bunch of films yet, so here is one from 2013 - The Godfather.
February 14, 2014
Waterstones Childrens Book Prize
Great news to celebrate this week.
Penguin in Peril has been nominated for the Waterstones Childrens Book prize.
The winner is announced April 3rd, but in the mean time you can view all the shortlisted books and read more about the prize over at Waterstones site.
I also had the pleasure of talking on BBC Radio Manchester Yesterday, if you want to hear me you can listen again here, I am on at around 2hours, 43minutes.
Penguin in Peril has been nominated for the Waterstones Childrens Book prize.
The winner is announced April 3rd, but in the mean time you can view all the shortlisted books and read more about the prize over at Waterstones site.
I also had the pleasure of talking on BBC Radio Manchester Yesterday, if you want to hear me you can listen again here, I am on at around 2hours, 43minutes.
February 6, 2014
January 6, 2014
199…
Lincoln.A new year and a whole new list of films to go watch (too many perhaps)… In the coming months I hope to make this a regular feature/post - (something I had actually wanted to start last year, but never got round to doing it.) Each month I will post a list of the films I have watched and add a few pictures too. In the mean time here are the films from 2013…199 of them. Last year included 8 Hitchcock films, 4 Marilyn Monroe films & 3 Ealing Comedies. It's also the year I finally got to watch Roman Holiday all the way through, decided I might not be clever enough for Woody Allen, decided Paul Newman's Eyes may beat Daniel Craig in the Bluest Blue eyes awards and the year I decided Cary Grant is one of my favourite Actors.
Some of my favourite films this year included; Gravity, Mud, The Departed, The Philadelphia Story, Roman Holiday, To Catch a Thief, Kings of Summer and The Sting. I will gradually get some other pictures up in the next few weeks an hopefully into a book in the next few months, you can see 2012's film book here.
January 5, 2014
hello 2014...
I hope you all had a great holiday and are ready for the new year. I hope 2014 will bring lots of exciting things, I am looking forward in sharing new projects and events through out the year.
December 16, 2013
Lamberts Yard
I am really happy to have some of my prints and cards at Lamberts Yard, Leeds.A new pop-up space filled that opened at the start of the month, with lots cool things for sale. An ideal place to head for christmas shopping.
Check out the website for more information and follow them on twitter for pictures and updates.
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