Saturday, April 28, 2012 Spitfire in situ

Remember the spitfire I made for my Grandpa back in March? Well, here's where it lives now. Patrolling the skies above the dining table in his home. I like how somehow this photo came out with the background perfectly matching the plane. Film is full of nice surprises.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 New York Stories: Prices

My dollars ain't worth the paper they're printed on.

Green & Red in Hackney

More photographs from London.

Friday, April 20, 2012 Serious Prayer Candle

Sometimes you really, really want to be heard. I made this about a month ago and it is quite burned down now. Uncertain times.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 New York Stories: Bed Bug Fear

Spring Sale

Just a heads up to you loyal followers, I'm having a bit of a spring sale on both my etsy stores at the moment. Partly to offer discounts to international people who couldn't take advantage of the Fab.com sale. People abroad need to save money too!

There's 15% off everything 'til the end of April. The code is (predictably) 'SPRINGSALE' and here are the stores:
For illustration, prints, and garlands - http://www.etsy.com/shop/kayeblegvad
For jewelry - http://www.etsy.com/shop/datter

Monday, April 16, 2012 Gold leafed lino

You know what's a good time It's gold leaf. I've been applying it to some of my lino prints (and also to flowerpots, a biro, a rock, drawings, cups, etc) and enjoying the feeling of great wealth that it gives me.

On a similar note, I've finally got the un-gold-leafed lino prints in my etsy store. The gold leafed ones are available on request, should you desire one.

Star pillows

I've been playing around with designing fabrics for a while now, but can never make something I like enough to actually go ahead with. This is an idea for a reversible pillowcase... But as usual, I ain't sure about it. Looks too much like it's for a kid's room I think. And I am, as evidenced by all I think and do, a Grown Up.

Saturday, April 14, 2012 Seven sisters

Photographs from a bright day in London six weeks ago. A visit to Decca's beautiful flat, and a walk in the sun where we saw the moon was already up.

Friday, April 13, 2012 The Daily

Hooo boy, it's been a while. I've been moving apartment and dealing with a huge swarm of deadlines, which combined has made me pretty lax at updating. Things have calmed down a bit now though, so I'm gonna get back on track.

Here's a drawing I did for someone who can maintain frequent updates - The Daily. For an article about finding a good doctor, and how much of that is up to chance. It was nice to cut up bits of colored paper again, it's been a while.

Saturday, March 31, 2012 New York Stories: Fire Priorities

In the end, there wasn't actually a fire, but the important thing is that I know where my loyalties lie.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Falmouth beach

When I was in England recently, I visited Falmouth for a couple of days. My dad was talking to the illustration course at Falmouth University and my whole family took the excuse to head to Cornwall. I love the beaches there. Such good textures. That weird green slimy seaweed! The grey ocean! The rockpools! The stones! I spent a good part of my childhood summers in Cornwall staring at it all. This was a nice reminder.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Dealtime

I'm doing a deal on Fab.com, running over the next few days. Check it out! A bunch of my prints, garland kits, and jewelry are up for less than Etsy prices. It's pretty awesome seeing my stuff up there.

A flame in the hand

Found this white ceramic hand when I was in London and painted it. It's intended as a soap dish but I like it better as a candle holder. More devices for prayer.

Monday, March 26, 2012 New York Stories: the R train

No point pretending these are strictly daily drawings any more, but I'm getting back into the swing of it now I'm back in the city.