Mary Ann Baxter If it wasn’t for Mary Ann Baxter we wouldn’t have Dundee University and I may not have studied equally alongside men when I attended if she had not insisted on this happening all those years ago. I also wouldn’t enjoy all those wonderful twisted trees, the pretty flowers, the pavillion and those…
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Discovery Walk: The Story of the Title Plaque
The Story of the Discovery Walk Plaque Designs: The Title Plaque Working on design proposals for the plaques led me to develop a series of stories depicted by both words and complementary illustrations. The idea was to take people on a short journey to experience the lives and achievements of those notable individuals being featured…
Fun A Day
Fun A Day challenge: Create something fun every day in January… Just cos! Anything that you like… Just cos! Then we will have us an exhibition of all our fun creations. I loved this Fun A Day challenge, the perfect antidote to January and a good excuse to do whatever I felt like that…
Oor Wullie’s Bucket Trail: A Wee Peek Behind The Scenes
Scotland’s favourite boy, Oor Wullie, will be coming to the streets of Dundee this summer. Do you remember Aberdeen’s Wild Dolphins, Bristols Gromits and gorillas and Birmingham’s Owls? Well… Dundee is going to be home to 50 Oor Wullie sculptures over summer this year! “Oor Wullie’s Bucket Trail is a major public arts event that will…
WhimSicAL LusH x TeaPigs
TeaPigs recently got in touch with me and asked me to combine my art with their tea. These pieces were to launch their new campaign to get artists to collaborate with them. I love drawing and I love drinking tea so it was an easy commission to say yes to! Here’s what I came up…
Art On The Move!
I was recently asked by the lovely people at the Trinity Art Supplies shop in Dundee to come up with a Dundee/ WhimSicAL LusH inspired illustration for their new van. This is what I came up with…. Can you tell I enjoyed this one! There are quirky rabbits and the Dundee Penguins, the shop has been…
The ‘Bramble Cottages’ Illustration Project
Welcome to the Bramble Cottages illustration project, that I fondly named #TheBigHousesProject ❤ I can show you pictures of this fantastic commission now as all the young uns who were involved with helping me have seen everything now… and more importantly given it the thumbs up too! ‘Bramble Cottages’ are the two brand new homes…
My Interview In The Courier’s Weekend Magazine
Did you see this weekend’s Courier Weekend Magazine? 😉 I was asked if I would like do an interview with Helen Brown for The Courier’s Weekend Magazine… I said yes. I’ve never done anything like this before, so was pretty nervous but once we got chatting it was fine! Here is what Helen wrote: “Art…
The Story of Bertrum Muddle: AdventureBot Extraordinaire
Introducing Bertrum Muddle, AdventureBot extraordinaire. Bertrum Muddle is a time travelling WhimBot who just loves to explore. He has a particularly brilliant battered old suitcase that he takes everywhere with him. The suitcase contains lots of souvenirs from his travels and when he opens that case the stories he tells go on for hours, captivating…
Nature vs Manmade and Graffiti
I went exploring not so long ago and whilst hiding from the brutal rain and wind, on the east coast of Scotland, found this hidden treasure. Some may find graffiti an eyesore (and yes, sometimes it is) but done well and in the right setting, graffiti, I think can be very powerful, beautiful and wonderful….
Would You Like To Re-Design A Building Site?
Well here’s how! The What Could Be Here Project is calling for artists of all abilities to take part on Saturday 5th April to ‘redesign’ a waste ground in Dundee. Here is what they are saying about why: ‘The multistory buildings in the Hilltown (behind Ann Street) were brought down a few years ago, since…
Autumn Exhibition and Give-Away
To celebrate her upcoming Autumn Show and Exhibition in the Dunkeld Gallery ‘A Wander in The Woods’ and her new range of mugs, WhimSicAL LusH is giving away a mug of your choice (and it’s cool little box). To Enter: 1. ‘Like’ the WhimSicAL LusH Page on Facebook. 2. Like & Leave a comment under…
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