I am so excited to be able to announce that I will be creating a whole series of giant bespoke illustrations for the new Childrenās Theatre Suite at Ninewells! Local children and their families can help choose the artwork theme for the reception/waiting area of the suite. I canāt wait to see what they pick……
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Dundee Windows Project – Sending Smiles From Sunny Dundee!
āDundee Windows is part of the City Centre Recovery activity from Dundee City Council, re-animating the city centre and welcoming people back to our streets.ā I am delighted to one of six artists chosen to ācreate exciting artworks in vacant windows in the city centre.ā The other artists are: Tracey Stewart, Sarah Chacko, Agency of…
Wooden Diorama Mural for Roxburghe House, Dundee
We unveiled the giant wooden diorama mural that I created for Roxburghe House on Friday. It was inspired by patients, staff and the beautiful surroundings, including Balgay Park, Dundee – what a brilliant day! Creating the mural for Roxburghe House has been such a pleasure and a huge honour. The fantastic patients and staff have…
Dundee Cake Ale
When cake becomes beer! Have you seen Law Brewing Coās latest creation? Dundee Cake Ale. Itās been a delight to work with Danny on this one. The label ties in with my Sunny Dundee range featuring some of Dundeeās iconic buildings. You can also spot the famous Dundee dragons and lilies, an intricate River Tay…
Family Life Story Mural
In Feb/March 2017 I created this mural for an incredibly lovely family. It tells the story of their lives with lots of hidden details in amongst a garden filled with their favourite flowers and creatures. What an absolute pleasure!
Behind The Scenes of Oor Wullieās BIG Bucket Trail – Sneak Peeks, Painting, Hard Work & Fun Stuff!
Itās August 2019 and Oor Wullie is back in my life again in a big way. Heās not just taken over Dundee again, heās conquered the whole of Scotland! Yup, Oor Wullieās BIG Bucket Trail has gone national – with 200 large hand painted sculptures to find, 100s of wee ones and for not just…
Designing A Gift Range For Abertay University
āŖDelighted to work with Abertay University to produce a gift range for them based on my āSecret Gardenā illustration. I graduated from Abertay and couldn’t be prouder to design these pieces for them. This is the wrapping paper. The illustration was an inktober project and the inspiration behind my Maggie’s Penguin Parade sculpture Maggie &…
Story Books and Fairy Tales Turned into Paper Sculptures for Charity Ball
I can finally unveil my Hansel and Gretel Storybook Ball piece that I have created for The Archie Foundation š² Itās going to be auctioned on Saturday 25th August at The Chester Hotel šæ I hope it raises lots! Itās always makes me nervous when my work goes to auction! This intricate piece is hand…
Book Illustration Project: Adaptive Interaction and Dementia
We got published!!! š The brilliant Dr Maggie Ellis from St Andrews University asked me to illustrate a book that she was writing with Professor Arlene Astell back in February 2017! I jumped at the opportunity to work with them. Mainly cos Maggie is just so lovely… but also because both my grandfathers suffered from…
Have You Met Harold and Pip?
“We’re calling the bar ‘Bird and Bear’.” “What a brilliant name” I replied to Phil with a big smile, “so what’s their story?” “We don’t know yet, but you like telling stories, would you like to come up with ours?” Without even the slightest hesitation I said yes. What an opportunity. Before I knew it…
Explore your city! Dundee’s Hidden Treasures
Dundee has some really fantastic public art. You don’t have to walk far to stumble upon the Dundee Penguins, Lemmings, mosaics and cheeky monkeys! ā¤ļø I love the more hidden pieces too like the squirrel that was deliberately placed at child height!Ā The Dundee Penguins just love to dress up! š m so proud to…
There’s an Elephant on the Loose!
Joining Hamilton’s Big Stampede this year is Forget Me Not, my colourful elephant, who tells many stories via her detailed new outfit! Check out the wee film above to see how she was made… Forget-me-not’s flowers represent true love and caring for others. The trees symbolise growth, health and strength too. Nature is a healer,…
