Magdalena Koziel-Nowak I

 Love, love, love these dynamic illustrations for Dr. Dolittle by Magdalena Koziel-Nowak.

Laurence Winram IV

My days are mainly hard graft, but on rare occasions, I have days of wearing straw in the Lothians of Scotland standing in trees and surf helping to create images and collaborating with friends.

These are the photographs of Laurence Winram an Edinburgh based photographer who with the help of costumier Rachel Frost has been making work exploring the pagan Shetland tradition of the Skeklers.

Josephine Birch I

Josephine Birch has been working on large scale monoprints that explore the themes of; ‘Traffic’ and ‘Contrails and Murmurations’., which she intends exhibiting between tiny etchings of trees, beasts, and homes. 

Andrea Antinori IV

This new anthology of poetry 'The Crazy Gardener's Song', illustrated by Andrea Antinori is just divine, the limited palette of just blue and black is sophisticated, the illustrations full of clever visual humour. Just published by Bruaá, I know what I want for Christmas!

Cécile Berrubé I

Minature, characterful illustrations by Cécile Berrubé a French illustrator based in Scotland. 

Emily Isabella

I love it when illustrator Emily Isabella plays with food, especially micecream, but a baguette see-saw looks fun too.

Awld I

'Blue flower giver' by Awld, this character's bonfire bum has caused his selection for bonfire night.

Polina Oshu

I am in awe of Polina Oshu's pattern sketchbooks and I love the way she presents them on similar coloured backgrounds.

Sam Boughton I

Sam Boughton's tiny sketches of dogs, soft and questioning, and lovely.

Zosia Dzierżawska I

What's not to love about all those little feet making waves, fabulous illustration by Zosia Dzierżawska

Eliza Moreno

I don't usually extend Halloween beyond the last couple of days of October but this year as it falls midweek, I will be taking Halloween kids workshops this weekend and can justify sharing the glorious ghosts by Eliza Moreno.

Roger Duvoisin XVIIII

 'Wobble. The Witch Cat'  1958 by Roger Duvoisin, Wobble the cat does not like riding on broomsticks, the solution is a vacuum cleaner.

Pippa Dyrlaga

The magnificent lace-like, cut paper creations of Pippa Dyrlaga are today's second pre-Halloween post.

Blair Lent I

1966 Baba Yaga illustrations by Blair Lent (1930-2009).