Too much talking

I haven’t spent much time in my studio this week. I started the week visiting the nice Timbertree Academy in Cradley Heath, West Midlands. I did a talk and another big picture with the children. I do so many of them these days I’m sure soon every school will have one.

On Wednesday I prepared for the Beeline Festival of Storytelling for Children at the University of Worcester

On Thursday I did two events there. We worked with children inside a pretty tent. Michael Kerins was there as well.Here is Michael in action. He was briliant.

Here are the big pictures we did with the children.

I did two events on Thursday with Suckley School and the other one with Hallow School.

On Friday I did the same with Perrywood and Nunnerywood schools.

The workshops went well and children were brilliant. They always are and I love their artwork.

Sometimes I wish I could come out with these ideas myself. Here is a flying cat.

 

Lion in the tank with fish.

Tortoise with wings and something… I think it’s a flying frog.

My highlight was also catching up with the great illustrator and friend Piet Grobler. Piet is an award winning illustrator and he teaches illustration at Worcester University at this moment.

On Sunday I was at the Manchester Literature Festival proudly stepping in for Anthony Browne. It was a last minute change, so even though people knew that Anthony is not coming, there wasn’t enough time to change the leaflets. I did that myself on my arrival.

The event itself was in Manchester Town Hall. A beautiful building and a nice place to do an event. It was really well organised and the audience was great.

I’m off to another school tomorrow. The next one is somewhere in London. Just where are my train tickets..paint..books, still in my bag…? hmm I have to get organised.