Jessie Hartland I

 

A cheeky, fez wearing squirrel by Jessie Hartland.

Fumi Yanagimoto

 

'Hello Cat' by Japanese printmaker Fumi Yanagimoto and many other tender moments of people and animals.

Klipok 所属

 

Paintings of characters with their reading materials by Klipok.

Françoise Delot-Rolando III

 

Just wanted to share this stairwell photo with the beautiful garment paintings of Françoise Delot-Rolando. Have a good week.

Tove Jansson III

I have become uniformed, the information highway of the internet becomes more of a swamp daily and I am turning off apps, turning off news, turning off!!!! 

My whole life I have worked, demonstrated and fought for good and right in the world but currently I feel cheated and beaten. Fairness and democracy a facade, like the curtain in 'The Wizard of Oz '. Things are done by governments of countries in the name of their citizens, that the majority of the people are vehemently against. Nothing is being done for the good of the planet, it's animals, ecosystems and of course its people. 

War war war . . . the heat turns up!

My daughter informs me that 'The Hobbit' has been banned in Trump's America, or the current Republican states, and ponders the insanity of this as she watches Margaret Attwood's 'Handmaids Tale' another banned book! This one requires no pondering as to why the incoming administration would wish it banned. 

Anyway I was reminded of the insanely, wonderful illustrations of Tove Jansson for Tolkien's classic and thought today a good time to share them.

Susan Wilder

Above; 'As The Crow Flies' by printmaker Susan Wilder , below; 'Double or Nothin'

Apologies for my absence I have been ill.

María Berrío

So the world has turned a few times since I was here and the humans have made more terrible decisions. With this in mind I want to share the work of  María Berrío, born in Colombia in1982 and now a visual artist working in Brooklyn, New York. María creates large-scale collage works crafted from layers of collaged Japanese paper with painted details, works that reflect on cross-cultural connections and global migration seen through the prism of her own culture and story as an emigre, and visualises women's narratives of displacement.

Eric Carle II

 

'The Very Lonely Firefly' by Eric Carle is today's feature because of the gloriously colourful and energetic firework illustration below and it is bonfire night.

Oliver St Gabriel II

 Oliver St Gariel has been making some creatures for Octo-grr, This year he has had them playing musical instruments, however this wee group, from last year are just going on an adventure! I love this illustration. 

Ken Smiths

 

'May I have some Cherries' by Ken Smiths made me think of harvest time and windfalls. 

Manon Gauthier VIII

 

A wonderful witch by Manon Gauthier. Happy Halloween.

Emily Doliner

 Halloween by Emily Doliner

Clotilde Perrin

 

An illustration by French illustrator Clotilde Perrin that reminds me of a halloween party. 

Robert Macfarlane and Nick Hayes

'Riversong', a "broadside ballad" which protests the slow death of rivers in the UK & around the world––& sings for their revival. 'Riversong' is free to print, share, set & sing, speak aloud on a riverbank, post on walls or windows, adapt, translate, perform, turn into a placard on a protest, colour in, share with schools, friends, community choirs, campaign groups...ANYTHING you want.'Robert Macfarlane. 

The illustrated frame is by Nick Hayes an artist whose work is driven by a love of nature and a strong compulsion to fight for what is right.