tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86051960385036125042024-03-13T16:16:39.338-07:00Ink FingersChildren's Book Illustrator.Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-23143938585326593922014-11-04T03:11:00.001-08:002014-11-04T03:11:54.886-08:00Launch Party!On October the 2nd The Mumsnet Book of Animal Stories broke out into the wild for everyone to purchase! A mighty launch party was held at the gorgeous House of St Barnabus in Soho. I was pretty nervous about the event. I had been to a book launch party before and loved it but this was my own, well shared between many of us. I drank a fancy cocktail in the bar of St Barnabus because as usual we got there rather early. We then went upstairs and I was greeted with my name on a name badge! It might seem like such a small thing to most people but it made me feel awesome! We were then greeted with free wine and beer and I chinwagged with the author of the story I illustrated, Alice Westlake! I was pretty nervous and a bit tipsy which made me very chatty. <br />
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After a couple of lovely speeches I then made my way over to talk to the fantastic Anthony Browne! He is such a lovely man, who laughed at my silly jokes, understood my passion and signed my book. He also took two of my business cards! Whee!<br />
I then made my way round the rooms, chatting and drinking and signing everyone's book. I made sure to write quite a bit and always drew a little Basil face as I always love it when an illustrator signs my book and includes a little drawing. <br />
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All the other writers and illustrators were so lovely and we talked about allsorts from musical instruments to kidnapping artists! We also took many photos and had many laughs. It was a surreal and wonderful night which I hope to do again one day. I could get used to people telling me they love my work and wanting to talk about silly things for hours. It might happen if I get my bum in gear!<br />
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I do apologize for the lateness of this post! I've been working a lot and very sleepy. But it's here now so Yippee! Now go and buy <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mumsnet-Book-Animal-Stories/dp/1406357901/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415098410&sr=1-1&keywords=the+mumsnet+book+of+animal+stories">The Mumsnet Book of Animal Stories!</a> and let me know what you think!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-37867231543618043262014-09-13T11:28:00.001-07:002014-09-13T11:28:43.022-07:00Basil The Brave.<br />
The other day I receieved my advance copy of The Mumsnet Book of Animal Stories published by the amazing Walker Books. It still hasn't sunk in that my work is in such a beautiful book and published by one of the greatest publishers ever. This may be the greatest anthology in the world...i'm not biased at all!There are so many beautiful illustrations inside in such different styles and the stories are just fantastic! I'm so excited for you all to get a copy and read it to your little ones as you're all going to love it!I'm so proud of myself and everyone who worked on this book and I can't wait to meet them at the book launch in October! I know that a very young version of myself would have adored this book and especially the story I illustrated as I loved bats and witches.<br />
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The book is out on October 2nd but you can preorder it <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Mumsnet-Book-Animal-Stories/dp/1406357901/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410632852&sr=8-1&keywords=the+mumsnet+book+of+animal+stories">here</a> if you're just too excited to wait!<br />
Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-80952209627183676332014-03-30T03:46:00.000-07:002014-04-02T12:07:13.335-07:00The Mumsnet Book of Animal Stories.<br />
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For the past month I have been working hard and in secret on a project with Walker Books. I have illustrated a wonderful story, <b>Basil the Brave</b> by the talented Alice Westlake for The Mumsnet Book of Animal Stories! It was quite a challenge as bats are quite tricky to draw and it's all set at night! But we got there in the end and i'm really happy with the end results! I can't wait to see it printed. I adore Walker books and I feel very lucky to have been chosen to be part of such a wonderful book. The animal anthology will be out this October and i'll get to see all the other wonderful stories and illustrations!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-90954076974747311572014-03-20T15:10:00.001-07:002014-03-20T15:10:03.169-07:00Knights of the Round: Adventure Time Submission.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_DtcItAlj3k/UytmXyqpo1I/AAAAAAAACgY/WHIFycS886E/s1600/Nut+warrior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_DtcItAlj3k/UytmXyqpo1I/AAAAAAAACgY/WHIFycS886E/s320/Nut+warrior.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This is my submission for the new Knights of the Round competition.<br />
I had to create a character that I thought would fit in the world of Oo! So I create the Nut Warrior.<br />
He's a big worrier and has a utility belt which holds a chashoomerang, squirty peanut butter and a seed grenade. Ooh he also has a tooth pick for a sword and a pistachio shell for a shield. He's basically who I would be in the world of Oo! You should <a href="http://knights-of-the-round.tumblr.com/">enter</a> too!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-46725475335696989002013-12-29T09:22:00.000-08:002013-12-29T09:22:26.359-08:00Ronda the Mouse.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ioHPOnIyas8/UsBYI_Nz2nI/AAAAAAAACfw/FRxe20yyo0I/s1600/0049ec0e61de11e3ba8612765964d65f_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ioHPOnIyas8/UsBYI_Nz2nI/AAAAAAAACfw/FRxe20yyo0I/s320/0049ec0e61de11e3ba8612765964d65f_8.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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About a month ago a friend and I went to a taxidermy class in Blackburn to learn how to taxidermy a mouse. <br />
To start, our teacher (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/nickytaxidermist?fref=ts">Nicola Jayne Hebson</a>) did a demonstration of how to stuff a mouse and then we each chose a mouse of our choosing and then got stuck in. Nicola was to hand if any of us got stuck or confused...which is pretty easy to do when it's your first go...especially with such a dainty creature.<br />
First off we had to massage the mouse's limbs and then lie it on it's tummy. You find the shoulder blades and then cut between them all the way down to about a cm above the tail. We then proceeded by peeling the skin away using our hands and a scalpel to cut the fine strands away. It wasn't as gruesome as I imagined and it didn't smell too bad either. Once the ankles had been snipped and the whole insides had been removed we covered our skin in table salt. Whilst the skin was tanning we made our fake insides for the mouse, which is made from woodwool and wrapping thread around it and some clay for the shape of the mouse head. Once the insides had been made (and we had a cup of coffee and a hobnob) we proceeded by rubbing the remaining fat off the insides of the mouse using the salt, then washing and drying the skin. Then came the really exciting part! Placing the skin on the fake insides! It was so nice to see it take shape and become a little character. I intended on making my mouse a smily character but once the skin was on I decided to make him (I mean she) a shy and worried chap. We added some wires for the arms and legs and a bit of cotton wool before stitiching him up and then we added the eyes which are just pins. We had to use pins to hold our mice in place while they dried. <br />
It was a really nice day, which may sound strange considering I spent it skinning a mouse. But it was all ethical and all the other students were lovely and our teacher was very patient and funny which put us all at ease. I'm hoping to taxidermy more things in the future though i'll probably stick with mice for a bit so I can perfect my skills. <br />
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Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-49685485496948239482013-12-06T12:10:00.000-08:002013-12-06T12:10:26.768-08:00Hello!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_EM0RvSJHMQ/UopJka5WHgI/AAAAAAAACdU/pm-6bEy1flY/s1600/angry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_EM0RvSJHMQ/UopJka5WHgI/AAAAAAAACdU/pm-6bEy1flY/s320/angry.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2y5X1MrTWWI/UopKjM0YlOI/AAAAAAAACdc/gTHAhqoh2Gw/s1600/P1130451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2y5X1MrTWWI/UopKjM0YlOI/AAAAAAAACdc/gTHAhqoh2Gw/s320/P1130451.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xG3U33_rgok/UopMHZl_MkI/AAAAAAAACdo/ABwLZ9mWU7M/s1600/christmas+lion+painted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xG3U33_rgok/UopMHZl_MkI/AAAAAAAACdo/ABwLZ9mWU7M/s320/christmas+lion+painted.jpg" /></a></div><br />
It's been quite a long while since I last blogged...mainly due to long hours at my new job at Waitrose. Not complaining though as I love my job! I can now drive three different types of trucks: llop, ppt and a Reach Truck (that's a big scary one). In the past few months I turned 24, had my 7 year anniversary with my lovely mister, been to the zoo and the sea life centre and also finished writing and illustrating The Tortoise and the Hare. I'm so happy to have completed it as I started it in February...I think! I wouldn't have been able to do it if it wasn't for my wonderful friend Viv. She puts up with my madness and puts me on the right path. I've shown it to a select few and so far people seem to love it which is fantastic. It feels like maybe I will get published one day. Who knows!? I'm going to keep trying until it happens though. I'm in the middle of contacting some publisher people and also putting a promo pack/hard copy of my portfolio together. I've recently had some christmas cards made...one starring the handomse Lionel (as you can see!).Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-40182448874966102772013-10-26T02:53:00.001-07:002013-10-26T02:53:52.805-07:00The Paper Watch Project.A short while ago I took part in the Templar Publishing's paper watch project to help raise money to help fight Breast Cancer. I did this by illustrating a paper watch which was sent to me by Templar Publishing. It took a while to decide what to illustrate the watch with, though I knew I wanted it to be character based. I eventually decided on a jungle theme with jungle animals. My watch is now up for bidding on <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171150519852">ebay</a>, so please share and or bid to help this wonderful cause.<br />
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I hope my watch can help!<br />
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If you would like to read more about the project then just click <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/TemplarPublishing">here</a>.Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-48919942712872119952013-09-03T12:02:00.000-07:002013-09-03T12:02:58.352-07:00I'm a Winner!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8BIRXqtcRLo/UiYxrj3JGtI/AAAAAAAACc8/TKSgqoxAai4/s1600/dancing+giraffe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8BIRXqtcRLo/UiYxrj3JGtI/AAAAAAAACc8/TKSgqoxAai4/s320/dancing+giraffe.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I found out yesterday that I had won a signed book by the super An Vrombaut! The image above is my entry for the Giraffe competition! I'm so happy to have won as I have loved An's work since I was a youngster and her characters and colours continue to inspire me! I can't wait to get my book! It will be one of my prized posessions!<br />
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Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-71933180009280287352013-08-22T10:57:00.000-07:002013-08-22T10:57:58.082-07:00Fire and Ice.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yql93nca3sg/UhZQZjtzgCI/AAAAAAAACcs/n4L43xE19ds/s1600/red+and+blonde.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yql93nca3sg/UhZQZjtzgCI/AAAAAAAACcs/n4L43xE19ds/s320/red+and+blonde.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Just a little catch up: I have started my new job at Waitrose and have begun my training. I've met lots of lovely people and i'm enjoying myself already. I also decided to become a blonde again as i'd been a red head for a few years! Change is good and fun and so i'm a blondie! I'm enjoying looking like an 80's Action villain (Die Hard/Bond/Universal Soldier). It's nearly my birthday and i'm looking forward to eating lots of cake, wearing a dress and being silly with my friends!wheeee!<br />
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Thank you Leigh for doing my hair!!!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-79733752303711051982013-08-18T04:56:00.001-07:002013-08-18T04:56:54.711-07:00Birthday Wish List!<br />
My birthday is in 7 days/one week! yey! I thought it would be fun to put together a birthday wish list...so here goes:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img1.etsystatic.com/009/0/7051308/il_570xN.467766625_t7d4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/009/0/7051308/il_570xN.467766625_t7d4.jpg" /></a></div> I'm a bit of a cup/mug collecter and I would love to add <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/153485071/notebook-paper-cup-on-ceramic?ref=af_circ_favitem&atr_uid=18137584">this one</a> to my collection.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img0.etsystatic.com/005/0/6393589/il_570xN.361573880_qpln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/005/0/6393589/il_570xN.361573880_qpln.jpg" /></a></div> This lovely <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/105749612/spin-print?ref=col_view">print</a> by MooseKleenex would look amazing on my wall!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img0.etsystatic.com/023/0/6382671/il_570xN.474911900_r1m4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/023/0/6382671/il_570xN.474911900_r1m4.jpg" /></a></div> I love<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/155468216/1970s-roller-skates-retro-yellow-rainbow?ref=col_view"> roller boots</a>. They're so much fun. I miss my pink pair from my childhood.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/125985/1865018/YejiYetiYunBoltEditions_750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/125985/1865018/YejiYetiYunBoltEditions_750.jpg" /></a></div> I love this minimal coloured print but I would be happy to get pretty much any of the prints from the <a href="http://www.bolteditions.co.uk/">Bolt Editions</a> shop!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRgQemDjtBrve9TXb9clg1b6WXAfL21e79k4CpYT86aHIPX7g6f" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRgQemDjtBrve9TXb9clg1b6WXAfL21e79k4CpYT86aHIPX7g6f" /></a></div> I would love a copy of Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth (or any of his books actually).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img0.etsystatic.com/024/0/5260366/il_570xN.481081422_rj6f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/024/0/5260366/il_570xN.481081422_rj6f.jpg" /></a></div> I would love this print by Julia Pott. I love space and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/157100807/space-horse-a3-print?ref=shop_home_active">space poines</a>!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-6eJoIbaL._SY300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-6eJoIbaL._SY300_.jpg" /></a></div> I need this book in my life!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img1.etsystatic.com/010/0/5438826/il_570xN.458571139_2lta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/010/0/5438826/il_570xN.458571139_2lta.jpg" /></a></div> How amazing is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/118758343/small-dinosaur-planter-with-air-plant?ref=shop_home_active">this</a>?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img1.etsystatic.com/010/0/6142166/il_570xN.416947651_b17y.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/010/0/6142166/il_570xN.416947651_b17y.jpg" /></a></div> As a huge fan of Zelda I would love to own <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/120751893/legend-of-zelda-triforce-ring-triangles?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=triforce+ring&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=GB&ga_page=1&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=triforce+ring">this</a> and wear it with pride!<br />
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I should probably stop now as I could go on forever! So many nice things to buy!<br />
I know that I probably won't get any of these things, and that's okay cause it's fun to show all the pretty things made be super talented people out there!<br />
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Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-132285013473993992013-08-08T13:28:00.001-07:002013-08-08T13:28:29.725-07:00Recent creations.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HSHtZGjyEs/UgP2HVmUZmI/AAAAAAAACb8/_BlTMf1pybs/s1600/jump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HSHtZGjyEs/UgP2HVmUZmI/AAAAAAAACb8/_BlTMf1pybs/s320/jump.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWThL_ESp9k/UgP1q_uOSSI/AAAAAAAACb0/N8SX4QLstdw/s1600/thankyou+coloured.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWThL_ESp9k/UgP1q_uOSSI/AAAAAAAACb0/N8SX4QLstdw/s320/thankyou+coloured.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RlJNg_LnXWI/UgP29Z1fznI/AAAAAAAACcQ/8tgUhO3tnP4/s1600/cute+dino+coloured.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RlJNg_LnXWI/UgP29Z1fznI/AAAAAAAACcQ/8tgUhO3tnP4/s320/cute+dino+coloured.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67c_b8WiukA/UgP26t-8qoI/AAAAAAAACcI/7W4lkJcQ1X8/s1600/dragon+child+coloured.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67c_b8WiukA/UgP26t-8qoI/AAAAAAAACcI/7W4lkJcQ1X8/s320/dragon+child+coloured.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-INIzieYB5yQ/UgP2-VAZ9DI/AAAAAAAACcY/nk1_W0As1gk/s1600/glasses+coloured.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-INIzieYB5yQ/UgP2-VAZ9DI/AAAAAAAACcY/nk1_W0As1gk/s320/glasses+coloured.jpg" /></a></div><br />
It's been a while since I last posted... that's due to time going super fast (aka. working long hours or having my nose buried in a book)! SO I thought I would show you what i've been up to: a few Tortoise and the Hare illustrations and some personal pieces. Hope you like them.Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-62761687859350102892013-07-13T11:58:00.001-07:002013-07-13T11:58:16.034-07:00Poseidon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TpvyBxIN4pc/UeGit9ed8XI/AAAAAAAACa0/mWKrH-f2V48/s1600/poseidon+colour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TpvyBxIN4pc/UeGit9ed8XI/AAAAAAAACa0/mWKrH-f2V48/s320/poseidon+colour.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Since I was a child I have loved Greek Mythology and felt the need to draw the God of the Sea. I thought he would make a nice addition to my portfolio... Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-24991852966932049212013-07-07T04:06:00.000-07:002013-07-07T04:06:08.323-07:00London Sketchbook.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7P0WV0jJEc/UdlK9O4hBXI/AAAAAAAACaE/sOQ6MnfbEUA/s1600/diner+and+farm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7P0WV0jJEc/UdlK9O4hBXI/AAAAAAAACaE/sOQ6MnfbEUA/s320/diner+and+farm.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-emzKvtR2aTE/UdlLCNq1Q9I/AAAAAAAACaM/c9WeedCRzBY/s1600/farm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-emzKvtR2aTE/UdlLCNq1Q9I/AAAAAAAACaM/c9WeedCRzBY/s320/farm.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EojfyQgyS08/UdlLMuLbZfI/AAAAAAAACaU/LgtVsNgy0og/s1600/borough.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EojfyQgyS08/UdlLMuLbZfI/AAAAAAAACaU/LgtVsNgy0og/s320/borough.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yQxvSAUP13c/UdlLNEeQp9I/AAAAAAAACac/rUUIHQAYtQc/s1600/dorm+chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yQxvSAUP13c/UdlLNEeQp9I/AAAAAAAACac/rUUIHQAYtQc/s320/dorm+chairs.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XPoZ-ORbuVo/UdlLNgQtziI/AAAAAAAACag/pB2DKoUj5pc/s1600/that+car.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XPoZ-ORbuVo/UdlLNgQtziI/AAAAAAAACag/pB2DKoUj5pc/s320/that+car.jpg" /></a></div><br />
When I was in London I made sure to do a little bit of sketching... I wish i'd done more but I was enjoying myself too much! I hope you enjoy what I have drawn. These are unaltered (apart from cropping) drawings. The last two images I drew at the Harry Potter studio tour.Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-41843529839827081732013-07-03T02:53:00.000-07:002013-07-03T02:53:13.740-07:00Giraffe!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CONQR72utEc/UdPzfMe8y2I/AAAAAAAACY0/7w1r5wQHtxk/s1600/dancing+giraffe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CONQR72utEc/UdPzfMe8y2I/AAAAAAAACY0/7w1r5wQHtxk/s320/dancing+giraffe.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I have finally got round to painting my giraffe illustration for An Vrombaut's <a href="http://www.vrombaut.co.uk/giraffe-gallery/#prettyPhoto">competition</a> where I could win a set of her books signed!!! I would love to win as I have loved her work for a really long time and love her bright and colourful characters! Wish me luck!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-43475311217047194242013-06-26T02:16:00.000-07:002013-06-26T02:16:20.837-07:00Illustrate It Competition: The Lucky Book.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yz_hRhWFlX4/UcqwnDfSuUI/AAAAAAAACYk/w7-zQ0flAr0/s1600/lucky+book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yz_hRhWFlX4/UcqwnDfSuUI/AAAAAAAACYk/w7-zQ0flAr0/s320/lucky+book.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I recently entered my illustration for the Illustrate It competition. The competition was to illustrate two pages from selected text from The Lucky Book. <br />
The competition has now gone to the voting stage and I really hope you will vote for <a href="http://www.illustrateit.co.uk/gallery.asp">mine!</a>Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-38312984091645977082013-06-08T12:02:00.001-07:002013-06-08T12:02:32.910-07:00London poem.<a href="http://distilleryimage2.ak.instagram.com/dfbe9418d06911e2b30622000a9f15f0_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://distilleryimage2.ak.instagram.com/dfbe9418d06911e2b30622000a9f15f0_7.jpg" /></a><br />
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After the Bowie exhibition I felt inspired to write a little poem in the same way he creates his lyrics: by writing stuff and chopping it up and mixing it about. My writing isn't the best but I did have a lot of fun writing it and chopping and mixing it up. Hope you enjoy it:<br />
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We walked in sunny London<br />
We smiled and stood.<br />
We jumped on many trains,<br />
friendly dark theatre, people.<br />
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Musicals in grass,<br />
our feet hurt<br />
We frowned<br />
Love too much food.<br />
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We ate brilliant art,<br />
and rolled in the terrifying art<br />
and bounced till we got amazing sunburn.<br />
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ALSO...<br />
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<b>We met and<br />
saw<br />
London.</b>Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-29910338360704370522013-06-08T11:57:00.000-07:002013-06-08T11:57:24.736-07:00Tuesday in London/ the Last Day in London.<a href="http://distilleryimage11.ak.instagram.com/dfde738ccd3011e2af7e22000a1f8ae5_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://distilleryimage11.ak.instagram.com/dfde738ccd3011e2af7e22000a1f8ae5_7.jpg" /></a><br />
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On our last day in London we packed our bags and dumped them at Euston station while we enjoyed our last day. <br />
We went to the V&A to get our tickets for the Bowie exhibition and then we went to the Borough Market and had a salted beef sandwich and sat in the sun for a while as we had achey feet and were feeling a bit grumpy from it (and we got a tad lost which didn't help!). After a yummy dinner we went to Brick Lane and got lost again as I was trying to find Atlantis... we were about to give up but eventually found the art shop and I got my favourite yellow ink and brown ink! Yey! I can do some painting now! <br />
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We then went to the Hummingbird Bakery and got some red velvet cupcakes before heading to the exhibition. When you head into the exhibition you are handed headphones attached to a little cassette thingy that would play different songs, or play people talking in the videos you passed throughout which was really cool. There were many outfits/costumes worn and designed by Bowie aswell as music sheets, hand written lyrics, videos and album artwork. I found it amazing that noone was dancing around! I was rocking side to side whilst listening to Starman. Then we stepped into a room with a video taking up all the walls of Bowie and lots of people were bobbing their heads to it which was lovely (it was also nice to have a little sit down in a dark room and listen to great music with people who love great music too!). If you live in London you should definitley go and see it! Especially since it's in such a lovely art gallery/museum with wonderful carved marble busts and statues!<br />
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PS. I got an awesome lightning bolt badge/brooch from the exhibition shop!<br />
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After the exhibition we sat outside and ate our yummy red velvet cakes and fed the crumbs to some cheeky pigeons. We then stocked up on water and other drinks (as it was boiling) and sat about in Soho. We nattered and people watched and talked to pigeons. It was really nice. We then got to the station and ate a cake from Patisserie Valerie. They do amazing cakes! I ate a lot of cake that day! We then got our train and listened to Queens of the Stone Age...<br />
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and that is the end of my amazing adventure in London... i'll be back soon! I PROMISE!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-7773847257447328472013-06-06T13:53:00.001-07:002013-06-06T13:53:35.798-07:00Monday in London.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yoV1S41HVXM/UbDxH2a084I/AAAAAAAACUM/itXhgp8wPmw/s1600/P1120867.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yoV1S41HVXM/UbDxH2a084I/AAAAAAAACUM/itXhgp8wPmw/s320/P1120867.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7-jGq2dj7P0/UbDxJg5LFSI/AAAAAAAACUY/Ow7kTqV13kc/s1600/P1120871.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7-jGq2dj7P0/UbDxJg5LFSI/AAAAAAAACUY/Ow7kTqV13kc/s320/P1120871.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4vjP3bHQQek/UbDxHmvwEHI/AAAAAAAACUI/K1AIoiYsZSY/s1600/P1120874.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4vjP3bHQQek/UbDxHmvwEHI/AAAAAAAACUI/K1AIoiYsZSY/s320/P1120874.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HjgIUEi7RJg/UbDxKAZPloI/AAAAAAAACUc/VTfvOtq0mNY/s1600/P1120876.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HjgIUEi7RJg/UbDxKAZPloI/AAAAAAAACUc/VTfvOtq0mNY/s320/P1120876.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pwd_v7-Mku0/UbDxLcaFfrI/AAAAAAAACUo/YQWFjwG7wZY/s1600/P1120877.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pwd_v7-Mku0/UbDxLcaFfrI/AAAAAAAACUo/YQWFjwG7wZY/s320/P1120877.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s40VQkXELYA/UbDxOfZcX5I/AAAAAAAACUw/EXqLfCsyQW4/s1600/P1120879.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s40VQkXELYA/UbDxOfZcX5I/AAAAAAAACUw/EXqLfCsyQW4/s320/P1120879.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AH0JJwUPlRU/UbDxPqyyUVI/AAAAAAAACU4/sx8-WBaR1EU/s1600/P1120889.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AH0JJwUPlRU/UbDxPqyyUVI/AAAAAAAACU4/sx8-WBaR1EU/s320/P1120889.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2o3tai05B-w/UbDxQAVGtlI/AAAAAAAACVA/HleSRToQNAY/s1600/P1120930.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2o3tai05B-w/UbDxQAVGtlI/AAAAAAAACVA/HleSRToQNAY/s320/P1120930.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4mcWEpOYY70/UbDxS-i-upI/AAAAAAAACVQ/n-cIgE9UPSk/s1600/P1120943.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4mcWEpOYY70/UbDxS-i-upI/AAAAAAAACVQ/n-cIgE9UPSk/s320/P1120943.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LV14Ywy5ehQ/UbDxSfZ5g-I/AAAAAAAACVI/GJWELF3c1Ng/s1600/P1120946.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LV14Ywy5ehQ/UbDxSfZ5g-I/AAAAAAAACVI/GJWELF3c1Ng/s320/P1120946.JPG" /></a><br />
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On Monday we awoke early to make sure we got the train/bus on time to arrive at the Harry Potter Studio tour. The music from the films played through out and we got to see propers, costumers, creatures and set pieces. It was really magical ( I know, i'm lame!) and made me feel like a kid again. I must red the books again soon! We had some butter beer which was very sweet, and kinda like a coke float. I liked it! and it gave me a sugar boost, which is why i'm pulling such odd faces in some of the pictures! After the tour we headed to Honest Burger and had a yummy burger and cider. <br />
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We then wandered about Soho again and watched Les Miserables. The stage was amazing as the centre of it span round, so that when an actor was walking along it made it seem like they were actually going somewhere. Javert's suicide scene was fantastic aswell: a bridge lowered from the ceiling, as he sang he climbed over the edge and was stood on the ground/hanging on to the bridge and then the he let go and the bridge lifted back up to the ceiling and a light shone down and spun about looking like water. SO clever. I nearly cried a few times as the story and music is quite moving. We had very good seats with a great view and it was lovely and loud. I really recommend it!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-15478229553109445632013-06-06T13:22:00.000-07:002013-06-06T13:22:15.789-07:00Saturday and Sunday in London.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ROJRrNuggg/UbDLHw9FxGI/AAAAAAAACSI/A7EqdcsRJ8c/s1600/P1120796.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ROJRrNuggg/UbDLHw9FxGI/AAAAAAAACSI/A7EqdcsRJ8c/s320/P1120796.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5QVSt-oekYc/UbDLG_HMDLI/AAAAAAAACSA/W1C_yVhshhA/s1600/P1120800.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5QVSt-oekYc/UbDLG_HMDLI/AAAAAAAACSA/W1C_yVhshhA/s320/P1120800.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SdUGl1peUIM/UbDLKWqrVFI/AAAAAAAACSQ/HHggHf6QMYM/s1600/P1120803.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SdUGl1peUIM/UbDLKWqrVFI/AAAAAAAACSQ/HHggHf6QMYM/s320/P1120803.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fvGQ2mO44E0/UbDLLVNWY6I/AAAAAAAACSg/esw1CzGSlzc/s1600/P1120807.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fvGQ2mO44E0/UbDLLVNWY6I/AAAAAAAACSg/esw1CzGSlzc/s320/P1120807.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uLChByhUMlI/UbDLKzCTKqI/AAAAAAAACSU/5JH_AuZjtas/s1600/P1120817.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uLChByhUMlI/UbDLKzCTKqI/AAAAAAAACSU/5JH_AuZjtas/s320/P1120817.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QttCnaKvlKg/UbDLONSs5dI/AAAAAAAACSk/nAu9gxoA5-M/s1600/P1120818.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QttCnaKvlKg/UbDLONSs5dI/AAAAAAAACSk/nAu9gxoA5-M/s320/P1120818.JPG" /></a><br />
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On Saturday we went to the Borough Market where I ate the best Salted Beef Sandwich with mustard and pickles! It was amazing! I then ate a goats milk salted caramel ice cream! It was one of the best ice creams i've ever eaten! You should try their pistachio flavour aswell as it tastes just like them! Which was a lovely suprise as I have tried pistachio ice cream in the past and been disappointed. We bought some treats and drank sangria whilst sitting in the sun. Then we went to Soho and had a wander in some shops aswell as having a cold drink in the sun (again! It was SO warm and sunny!)and then we went to the Prince of Wales theatre to watch The Book of Mormon musical which was hilarious! After the musical we went to Hamleys and had a smoothie.<br />
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On Sunday we didn't really have anything planned, so we had breakfast at our hotel and decided to go to Hampstead Heath (close to the meat!). Whilst there we did a lot of sitting on benches, playing with dogs, laughing at dogs swimming, coming across a strange fellow, having a little ramble and a lie in the sun. We stupidly decided to go to Camden... I say stupidly because it was ridiculously hot and ridiculously busy but I had a giant piece of pepperoni pizza and a big churro with dulce de leche inside it! We got pooped on by some cheeky starlings and headed back to the hotel to watch some crap telly and drink cider. Rather a lovely weekend, wouldn't you say?<br />
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Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-70119090017495672992013-06-05T14:40:00.000-07:002013-06-05T14:40:00.723-07:00Friday in London.<a href="http://distilleryimage1.ak.instagram.com/68f1457ec9d411e2ba9922000a1f9c9a_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://distilleryimage1.ak.instagram.com/68f1457ec9d411e2ba9922000a1f9c9a_7.jpg" /></a><br />
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We arrived in London late on Thursday, where we found our hotel and got settled in.<br />
On Friday we got up early and headed to Camden, where we had breakfast at the Diner. I had the buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup and a hard shake - peanut butter and bourbon...so good! After a yummy breakfast we headed into the Camden Lock/markets where we nosied about the shops, ate churros with salted caramel and had a nice sit in the sun.<br />
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In the afternoon we met up with Viv and we went to Vauxhall Farm where I got to boop some pig noses and stroke rabbit feet, as well as gobble at a turkey and stroke some sheep heads. The pigs were my favourite by far! With their rubbery noses and grunting! I did a bit of drawing and then we went to Tate Britain. It was nice to wander about and look at some wonderful and terrifying (McDonald's Room) art. After the Tate we headed into Soho where we found Honest Burger and I must say, they do the BEST burgers...with red Leicester and an onion chutney. With the burger came chips with rosemary salt! I'd never tried such a tasty chip! <br />
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With full bellies we made our way over to Gosh Comics for Gary Northfield's comic book launch for Teenytinysaurs! I got my comic signed and I drank some beers and chatted with the super talented Fred Blunt who was a really nice chap who put up with my waffling! I then got to meet An Vrombaut who created 64 Zoo Lane (which I used to watch as a child with my nephew... I must admit that I still love it!) we had a nice chat about illustration and animation! It was really nice to meet her and all the other lovely people. Maybe next time i'll be braver and talk to more people. It also inspired me to kick my own bum into gear in regards to getting my work published as I felt a bit like the odd one out as pretty much everyone there was published!<br />
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Before we went back to the hotel I wanted to try and get a photo with Viv where it looked like we were floating (basically caught jumping)...but it didn't go quite to plan but we got a fun gif out of it! and a lovely gentleman complimented us on our jumping skills!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-65465081443287890162013-05-29T14:07:00.000-07:002013-05-29T14:07:53.305-07:00I'm off to London!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o8EsISPD-08/UaZsb0t84uI/AAAAAAAACOI/vmYB7753R7M/s1600/P1120025.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o8EsISPD-08/UaZsb0t84uI/AAAAAAAACOI/vmYB7753R7M/s320/P1120025.JPG" /></a><br />
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After finishing a 10 hour shift I can happily say that i'm off to London tomorrow! Huzzah! One of the first things i'm going to do in London is eat those pancakes! It's going to be nice roaming London again, seeing some musicals, going to a comic book launch and seeing a good friend (amongst other lovely things). I'll make sure to do a big blog post when I return of photos and drawings done in London!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-73714352206855060972013-05-22T14:49:00.000-07:002013-05-22T14:49:32.570-07:00A Little Catch Up.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7NErPj1YA-g/UZ08qMsKJJI/AAAAAAAACNw/SgU5GuFYZCs/s1600/get+out+colour.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7NErPj1YA-g/UZ08qMsKJJI/AAAAAAAACNw/SgU5GuFYZCs/s320/get+out+colour.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Owa36QpG_2A/UZ08uBfR_2I/AAAAAAAACN4/XVBqYTHzdJo/s1600/lost+coloured.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Owa36QpG_2A/UZ08uBfR_2I/AAAAAAAACN4/XVBqYTHzdJo/s320/lost+coloured.jpg" /></a><br />
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I'm currently rewriting and illustrating a classic tale and a fable.<br />
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I'm going to London in a week!!! yey! It's going to be filled with great food, art, museums, friends, Harry Potter studios and musicals! It's all I can think about at the moment, but i'll just have to contain myself as I need to get some work done!Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-82233463390089405812013-05-14T04:36:00.000-07:002013-05-14T04:36:47.288-07:00Star Trek into Darkness...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_MH5alFkO-A/UZIditZBOJI/AAAAAAAACNg/UGh4gIXZChU/s1600/blue+trek.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_MH5alFkO-A/UZIditZBOJI/AAAAAAAACNg/UGh4gIXZChU/s320/blue+trek.jpg" /></a><br />
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Last week I watched the new Star Trek film twice! At Imax 3D and Vue 2D. When I was younger my brother used to make me watch Star Trek but then I started to like it and as i've gotten older I like it even more. I may even go as far as to say I love Star Trek. I really enjoyed the new film! It's full of adventure, anger, sad times and good times and fights. I thought Benedict Cumberbatch was brilliant as you get to see him as an angry and strong character, whereas I have only seen him play a skinny genius. I recommend watching it!<br />
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(Hope you like my little illustration... I've taken to making my pictures blue...it's fun!)Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-56859833893426634262013-05-01T05:29:00.000-07:002013-05-01T05:29:01.925-07:00Knights of the Round: Game of Thrones Submission.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zYtsUiiWHyE/UYEJQbCRbWI/AAAAAAAACLg/sI4KKCa5J48/s1600/sam.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zYtsUiiWHyE/UYEJQbCRbWI/AAAAAAAACLg/sI4KKCa5J48/s320/sam.jpg" /></a><br />
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I finally got around to finishing my illustration of Sam from Game of Thrones for the competition by <a href="http://knights-of-the-round.tumblr.com/">Knights of the Round</a> I thought I would draw Sam as I don't think anyone else has drawn him for the competition. Plus he seems like a lovely fellow, a bit of a coward sometimes but he has a good heart.Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605196038503612504.post-17000267696362037472013-04-26T09:20:00.001-07:002013-04-26T09:20:25.794-07:00Busy busy busy...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cFInJIAUiJs/UXqosKArzDI/AAAAAAAACLQ/r11fhTRf-0o/s1600/yey+mud+coloured.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cFInJIAUiJs/UXqosKArzDI/AAAAAAAACLQ/r11fhTRf-0o/s320/yey+mud+coloured.jpg" /></a><br />
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I'm quite busy at the moment with learning new things at my day job and working on stories/drawings/paintings.<br />
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I bought a new sketchbook today! yey!<br />
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That is all...Oh, I also hope you enjoy my mucky Pig :)Emma Collins Ba (Hons)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03223501499141192777noreply@blogger.com0