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The New adventures of Mr Toad. Toad Hall in Lockdown.
I’m not sure where the time has gone, but already book two is out and there was so much I meant to do about book 1! But I have been working flat out on this series, so I shall just get on with telling...
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‘Toad in Troubled Waters’
Yes you’ve guessed it, it’s the third book in the series ‘The New adventures of Mr Toad‘ by Tom Moorhouse. This book sees Mr Toad take to the water and it’s no surprise to learn that he causes no end...
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‘Tales from the farm’
Somewhat belatedly, here is a post from an event I did at Millets Farm, part of a festival called ‘Tales from the Farm’. Here I am about to start with all my cut outs actually standing up (for about 5...
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Holly Swain Store is now open on Etsy!
I have been very negligent of my blog of late, something I am aiming to change. First up is the news, somewhat slow in arriving, that as of late last year I opened a store on Etsy, selling products...
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Ooh, Dioramas!
I have recently been using more collage work in my illustrations and this led me to making a couple of dioramas. The first was this fox in the woods one, made as a gift, and it was quite a steep...
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I have a newsletter!
So, I have started a newsletter. I was a little hesitant at first, thinking would anyone be interested in what I have to say, but it is nice to record what I am working on and what I have been looking...
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3 pigs and one wolf.
I thought I’d include some portfolio pieces I did last year. These were based on the characters from the three little pigs and feature the big bad wolf in my header. The first illustration is obviously...
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Facts about…
One day I had a thought, how do sports people carry about a javelin? Could they take it on a bus? Would it fit in a car? this led me to thinking of other sports equipment that could cause difficulties...
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Free A4 Monster colouring in!
I was trying to think of what I could do to help people during this stay at home time and drawing is the thing I do best. So if you want to cheer yourself up by colouring in, please download these...
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Free A4 Easter colouring in.
Right, so you’ve done your rainbow for the window, got your ‘I Love the NHS’ picture up, stuck for ideas? What you need is some Easter colouring in! Both are designed to be coloured in, cut out and...
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