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I can finally unveil my #StorybookBall piece that I have created for @thearchiefoundation 🌲 #hanselandgretel . . It’s going to be auctioned on Saturday 25th August at @thechesterhotel 🌿 I hope it raises lots! It’s always makes me nervous when my work goes to auction! . . This intricate piece is hand illustrated and cut, then housed in a stunning glass dome on a lovely stand, which I’ll share later. . . #whimsicallush #illustration #enchantedforest #cottage #papercut #diorama #papersculpture #paperart

We had the best time yesterday! Thanks so much to everyone who came to visit my @maggiespenguinparade girls and me yesterday! I’m still smiling! ❤️🐧 We had photos, hugs, props, cute dogs, songs and fab outfits. These are just a few pics from the day.... . . An extra thank you to the sweetest, most thoughtful brothers Joseph & Theo for getting all dressed up to visit us... AND for my beautiful presents! . . I can’t believe you noticed that Charles might be a bit sad because he’s not in Dundee with the rest of his family. So sweet! . . Charles has told me to let you know that he’s super happy up in Kirriemuir as he has lots of new friends up there and that he knows he’s going to see Maggie and Fleur and Wee Maggie soon at the goodbye event in Slessor Gardens in September. ❤️🐧 #familyreunion . . Also big thanks to Maggie & Fleur’s sponsor @abertayuni for all the goodie bags to give out (and a wee team to look after us all) #feelingspoilt . . Thanks too to @rishi1104 for hanging out with us to show everyone your wonderful #augmentedreality app, which still blows my mind every time I see it! I love seeing my illustrations spring to life! 😍 You and Naman are so clever. #FleursWonderland #AbertayStudent . . Thanks too to everyone for all the donations for @maggiesdundee it’s so great that everyone knows that @maggiespenguinparade is all about fundraising for the centre! . . Wee Maggie’s sponsor is #SignatureSigns ❤️🐧 . . Wee Maggie is back at @dundeemuseumoftransport chilling in #ChittyChittyBangBang until Thursday and then off to @ollybobbins Fri - Monday where she will be learning how to arrange flowers! 💐 #busypenguindiary . . #MeetTheArtist #whimsicallush #illustration #penguin #dundee #peopleareawesome #maggiespenguinparade #maggiespenguins #maggiesdundee

How cute is this pic! Have you met Wee Maggie yet? She loves making new friends. Today she’s back with her Mum Fleur and me at @abertayuni to chat about the stories behind their designs and all things @maggiespenguinparade ❤️🐧 . . We will be at Abertay University Library from 1-3pm. Come along and say hi! #MeetTheArtist . . See you soon! ❤️🐧 . . Photo credit: @missy_moo.xx . . Wee Maggie’s Sponsor: Signature Signs . . #whimsicallush #illustration #maggiespenguinparade #dundee #maggiesdundee #maggiespenguins

‪Some of the illustrations I did for @NorthHop #Dundee recently. Thought you’d like a wee peek! ‬ . . ‪#spiritofnorthhop #toolsofthetrade #cocktail #botanicals #bartender #juniper #hop #gin #beer #spices #commission #colour_collective ‬#illustration #whimsicallush

Finishing touches to the edges of my #StoryBookBall piece for @thearchiefoundation last night! There’s nearly a metre of illustrations spinning round there! Wheeeee! . . I can’t wait to unveil the whole piece and see it all set up on the table at @thechesterhotel at the ball next week! . . #whimsicallush #illustration #hanselandgretel #fairytale #grimmsfairytales #childrensillustration #archiefoundation #fundraising #aberdeen #dundee #commission

*Pin Giveaway* (Edit: Now closed) To celebrate our @maggiespenguinparade I created a collection of enamel pins, each representing one of my penguins. Every pin sold raises money for @maggiesdundee , just like our penguins. . . It’s been so long since I’ve had a giveaway so I’d like to further celebrate our parade by giving someone, well 6 of you, a pin. . . All you have to do is: . . * ❤️ this post and shout out/ tag a friend who you also think would love a pin... and if you win, so do they! Yay! . . * Share this post and remember to tag me so I don’t miss it! (Can be in stories or your grid). . . * follow this account and @maggiespenguinparade . . If you just can’t wait to find out if you’ve won a pin... then you can bagsie yourself one from Maggie’s Dundee or from my Etsy (link in bio) The winners shall be announced next week. This will also be running on Facebook and Instagram, so why not head over to bagsie extra entries! 🧡🐧 . . Good luck! 😘 . . #whimsicallush #enamelpin #giveaway #freeart #maggiespenguinparade #Dundee #penguin #tophat #flowers #❤️

Have you checked out the new @abandonshipbar mural yet by the brilliant @steen_jones I love it! . . It’s the newest bar in the family alongside @birdandbeardundee #draffensofdundee @thekingofislington @bubueatwell and @graciesofbroughtyferry 💚🌿 . . This time the guys have partnered up with @abandonshipapparel and it’s gonna be awesome. . . #abandonshipbar #steenjones #dundee #sailorjerry #tattoo #streetartdundee #streetart

Sticking with @edfringe I was commissioned to design flyers and other fun stuffs for the children’s show #BubbleTrouble by the fab @lynseysmiles a while back and now I can show you. This was a heap of fun to create... can you tell! ☺️ . . I love that Lynsey has gone to town on putting the illustrations on EVERYTHING too. Bubbles, stickers, shirts and even her matching Poppy bag! Ace! ☺️ . . Lynsey’s brilliant bubble show is proving quite the hit with the kids, raking in top reviews already ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and is part of the great @sweetvenues ⭐️ You can find her (sorry Poppy 😉) and some epic bubble funs at Sweet Grassmarket all through August (check out the dates in the pics). . . #whimsicallush #illustration #edinburghfestival #sweetvenues #edinburgh #bubbles #childrensillustration #illustratorsoninstagram #Dundee

This never gets old! I freakin love seeing my illustrations made HUGE!! Check out the monster size @portersgin banner outside @bedlamfringe Theatre at @edfringe 💚🌿 . . Swipe through to see more of my illustration work for Porter’s Gin. Still one of my favourite projects to date. . . A few of the limited edition prints are still available. . . #whimsicallush #illustration #portersgin #gin #edinburgh #botanical #botanicalart #edinburghfringe #edfringe #scottishgin #ginlovers #popupbar #etsy

Delighted to be stocking goodies in @ohhellovintage... Dundee’s newest vintage and lifestyle store 💚💖 . . Last night’s opening was amazing! @honeypopkisses spoilt rotten @theginbothy gin cocktails by @birdandbeardundee, fab goodie bags AND I only went and won the raffle didn’t I! I am now the very proud wonder of that awesome custom jacket from @barbielongfox 😍 (think everyone hates me now 😆). . . Well done @honeypopkisses @abandonshipart it’s looking stunning. The perfect addition to our city! . . #whimsicallush #ohhellovintage #barbielongfox #dundee #vintage #monstera #enamelpin #botanical #shoplocal

Couldn’t leave the studio without grabbing a photo of these beauties! 💕🌿 . . When my wonderful Oma passed away earlier this year my mum and I took over the care of her orchids. I’ve never felt so responsible for trying to keep a plant alive, to keep a little bit of her still alive, to the point that when the leaves started yellowing and one dropped off I nearly cried. . . Turns out I was caring too much! Yup... turns out orchids love to be hated! . . I was clearly watering it too much, feeding it too much and giving it far too much sunshine ☀️ because when that leaf bit the dust I took orchid action... moved the plant to the top of the stairs, to indirect light, barely looked near it with water... and BOOM, it goes and does this!!! . . These pics have no filter (just a wee frame) the flowers really are that bright and look so freakin amazing against my #MarrsGreen wall! 💚💖 I didn’t know what colour they were going to be either, turns out I chose the perfect one to adopt. . . So hey Oma! I managed after all, your orchid is flowering once more and makes me think of you... always. 💖😘 . . #studio6 #whimsicallush #oma #grandma #orchid #houseplant #plantlover #pink #teal #flowers #studio #studiolife #love #dundee

And here’s the little house that goes with that big roof! You absolutely know what fairytale I’ve picked for the @thearchiefoundation #StoryBookBall now right!? . . Now to sort out the lighting as I’ve cut out all the tiny windows! . . #whimsicallush #illustration #commission #archiefoundation #fundraising #aberdeen #dundee #biscuits #🍪 #paperhouse #diorama #watercolour #drphmartins #hydrus #micronfineliner

Making good progress on my #StorybookBall piece for @thearchiefoundation 🌲 Can you guess which fairytale I’ve chosen this year? The clue is in the second pic... . . #🍪 #whimsicallush #fairytale #enchantedforest #diorama #illustration #handdrawn #ooak #dundee #aberdeen #archiefoundation #fundraising #fineliner #watercolour #hydrus @iartsupplies #doodles #artistoninstagram #tree #forest #storybook

What an honour to be one of the first to be shown though the @vadundee archway! Love those curves and lines of the museum, cannot wait for it to open to explore more! . . What a lovely #mydundee night with @apexhotels @visitdundeecity thanks for inviting me and my Wee Maggie from @maggiespenguinparade along. She’s gutted she couldn’t come to the V&A but super star struck at meeting Dennis and Gnasher (and the awesome #MikeStirling from @beano_official 🖤❤️) . . Those views from the Apex btw... that room is the very corner room that @kkaa_official stayed in whilst he was designing the @vadundee 🖤 He would have been looking over the sight and enjoying the rest of our wee city as he was reimagining it, how ace is that! . . Fab night, fab people, fab city! 😘 . . @jenniepatter #dundee #vandadundee #kengokuma #architecture #sneakpeek #scotland #visitscotland

Boom! I think the Night Garden is finished! 🖤 What do you think? . . Now to try not to keep going back to it to add more twirly bits! 😆 . . #whimsicallush #illustration #commission #procreate @procreate #ipad #blackandwhiteillustration #floral #flowers #illustratorsoninstagram #botanicalart #botanical #plants #nightgarden #dundee #iblackwork #blackworknow #art_spotlight #instadraw #artshelp #art_collective #linework

*Work in progress* Thought you’d maybe like to see another commissioned piece I’m working on just now, sketch lines and all! . . Sometimes I sketch out drawings and other times I like to let them unwind of their own accord. Can’t wait to show you what this is gonna become! ☺️ . . Better get back to drawing, lots more to do! What are you up to? Anything exciting? Is it just me working away tonight? . . #whimsicallush #illustration #flowers #floral #garden #plants #blackandwhiteillustration #doodles #dundee #illustratoroninstagram

Almost a metre of layers of bushes, tiny leaves and vines and the undergrowth for my forest is almost finished! Now for the trees... . . This is a #sneakpeek of my piece for this year’s @thearchiefoundation #StorybookBall at @thechesterhotel 🖤 This year’s theme: #enchantedforest 🖤 . . #whimsicallush #illustration #archiefoundation #fundraising #papercut #3dillustration #diorama #plants #leaves #kidlit #dundee #aberdeen

This is one of my favourite things! These old test tubes were rescued from a skip and are perfect for propagating 🌿 They are full of baby #spiderplants at the moment and they just look awesome! Perfect #plantspiration sitting on my table for a day ahead of drawing 💚 . . It’s gonna be a phone in the other room kinda day so I can get in my wee doodle zone without all the constant beeps of emails n stuff. Sometimes you just have to shut off from the world a little and slow the brain pace huh! How do you help yourself concentrate? Any tips? . . #whimsicallush #houseplants #testtube #vintage #propogation #victoriantiles #dundee #littlegardenintherooftops

Got all your @etsyuk orders packed and posted this afternoon... so look out for your posties!! 💚🌿 Thanks so much for all the love! 💚🌿 . . #whimsicallush #stationary #cactus #succulents #sketchbook #notebook #cheesplant #monstera #enamelpin #houseplant #plants #etsy #etsydundee #dundee #illustration

Who says penguins can’t fly... my Wee Maggie has only gone and found herself a flying machine! Come join her and #ChittyChittyBangBang at @dundeemuseumoftransport 🐧 #MaggieVanDyke 😆 . . Wee Maggie will be at the museum having fun finding out new ways of getting about town in style until Sunday August 12th. . . Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:30 - 3:30 . . Wee Maggie is one of our @maggiesbabypenguins and our @maggiespenguinparade chief explorer. She isn’t on any maps or apps (and no code either 😉) so you will have to keep your eyes peeled for her. . . Maggie’s sponsor is #SignatureSigns 🧡🐧 . . We are all fundraising for the wonderful @maggiesdundee . . #whimsicallush #illustration #maggiespenguins #maggiespenguinparade #penguin #flyingmachine #dundeemuseumoftransport #transportmuseum #dickvandyke

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