Three Ships' is the second book I have been asked to create illustrations for. The series of books tell the story of Grandad Chris and Nana Fi as they circumnavigate the world in their yacht - 'Three Ships'. Chris and Fi have a great sense of adventure and have seen an enormous amount of the world during their 14 year voyage. They became grandparents whilst globe trotting and it is this which inspired Fi to write poems for her new family members. Not only to explain what Nana and Grandad were doing, but also to inspire them to travel and see the world. Fi was keen to include as many nautical details as possible into the story and drawings. Alongside capturing the sort of environments and wil
The Joy Spot 'I don't like pink ... but ... it is my favourite colour' was the brief from Michelle Lowe. 'Thats okay ... there are thousands of pinks in the world' I replied ... After several attempts at trying to combine neutral greys with deep purples and faded periwinkles ... we both had to admit it ... we were trying to create a brand which was missing the most important bit - Michelle and her passion for her new relationship coaching service... Hot pink just made sense. Michelle was keen to appeal to men and women equally with her branding which is where the concern for being 'too pink' stemmed from. However after talking through some of the aspects of her business we agreed that the ma
