Next in the spoonerism family…Keith is an unusual soul for a butcher – he’s definitely in touch with his feminine side – as demonstrated by his love for Georgia O’Keefe’s art. He feels a kinship there that he just can’t quite explain, especially when quartering […]
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Louis Wain – master cat illustrator
Why Louis Wain? Well, his work has seeped so deep into my brain for so long that we’re not talking debt of gratitude here, but stalking ambitions. Not that there’s any way in illustration heaven that I’d be be fit to clean his many cats’ […]
Pierrot le fou – my Tintin brother
M brother Pierre lives in Arbis, a tiny village close to Bordeaux, I don’t get to see him half as much as I would like to. So for his birthday, I decided to spend a bit of quality time with him at least on paper… […]
Halloween turkey owl
It’s likely that the Halloween turkey owl first originated in the United States, but took the Mayflower on its return to England, and for that we are very thankful indeed. This clever creature has instincts beyond the natural and in this very occasion must have […]
Tufted micro hound
Beware this ferocious looking creature! With his majestic mane and his razor sharp teeth, he does recall his larger cousins in faraway lands – however, the micro-tufted hound is unlikely to cause much damage. He is no more than three inches tall, and his main […]
Sunrise tit
With the tiniest flick of its wings, this curious little bird can bring all the colours of the most scintillating morning to life – it is definitely an early riser, so you will be lucky to catch a glimpse – but its song is very […]
Speckled-headed ferret
True facts about ferrets: Ferrets are half-light creatures who sleep about eighteen to twenty hours of the day, and very active for two hours twice a day. Ferrets also awaken roughly every four hours for a few minutes to eat, relieve themselves and play briefly. […]
Rainbow badger
Come rain or come shine, the rainbow badger can be spotted by lucky chancers out on walks in the Norfolk broads. It is believed that their peculiar colouring is due to their steadfast diet of gold spy beetles, luminescent blue frogs and perhaps even more […]
Snow Fennec
This exceptionally shy creature is rumoured to live in the depths of Somerset woodlands – and may have been spotted in times immemorial, linking it closely to the legend of Arthur and his knight. Local lore even implies that Lancelot wooed Guinevere by taming a very […]
The Veees – the real wonder women!
The Veees is a brilliant band from Bristol – they are all about femality in power, seduction and cheek. I heart them. Singer Anne was keen to showcase what Wonder Women they truly are – and so I helped a bit with the visualisation bit, and […]
Barbapapa family – meet the barbagardons
I’ve always loved Barbapapa – and my kids have taken the bait big time – which is great, as it’s very imaginative and also it’s in FRENCH, which is forcing these blighty bilingual little buggers to practice la langue de mon pays. This was born […]
Karuski's little shop of colours 