Very quick blog post today I'm afraid. I'm not sure where the week has gone, feel like I'm on a bit of a roller-coaster really. But I didn't want to miss writing on here. It's so easy to get out of the habit so I must make sure I find time.
Tag: house
On a mission…
What a busy week. My mind has been buzzing with ideas for next month's Art on the Street so I spent the day yesterday working on that. Mostly looking at old house pictures I've drawn and playing around with Photoshop, great fun. I've realised I need to be structured with my time, so Thursdays are my day for art stuff and nothing else. It really works. I also feel like I achieved a lot this week - I managed to book a summer holiday (what a relief!), squeezed in lots of exercise and even did a bit of gardening.
Chuffed…
That's how I felt when I met up with a friend of mine last week - Samantha Johnson - who is a very talented Interior Designer with nearly 20 years experience of designing amazing homes. Sam recently moved house to a lovely cottage in Buckinghamshire and asked me to draw it for her so that… Continue reading Chuffed…
gilhoolie house pictures gallery…
A lot of these drawings were completed before Christmas, and were bought as presents so I couldn't publish them on here until now. There's a few older ones thrown in too, can you spot my house?!
I don’t just make lampshades you know…
I have a handful of orders for house portraits to complete at the moment, so not so much lampshade making going on at gilhoolie (still a few though, don't worry). It's a good job I love drawing. Yesterday I was listening to the radio (it has to be BBC Radio 6 Music during the day;… Continue reading I don’t just make lampshades you know…
Looking for the perfect wedding gift?…
I've been meaning to draw a wedding venue for ages and finally got round to it this afternoon. These will be personalised with a message, like my house pictures, and would make a lovely wedding present. The house is actually where we had our wedding reception nearly thirteen years ago - Court Gardens House, by… Continue reading Looking for the perfect wedding gift?…
Working through my ‘To Do’ list…
Yesterday was a bit of an admin day for me as it was the first day back at school and a chance to get my head round things again. Now I can start to work through my gilhoolie to do list (there's lots on it after a week off!) Today I have been busy getting… Continue reading Working through my ‘To Do’ list…
I love drawing, but not running…
I'm not a natural runner, but I used to run every week, without fail, round the streets where I live. And I have to say I didn't enjoy it much. The only things that kept me going were 1. knowing I would feel good about it afterwards and 2. Looking at all the houses as… Continue reading I love drawing, but not running…
Just messing around…
I had a go at embroidering the sky for one of my house pictures today as a bit of an experiment. Choosing the fabrics was fun and sewing them on wasn't too bad, once I got the hang of it. I need to put it in a frame to get a better idea before I… Continue reading Just messing around…
gilhoolie has set up shop!
I have finally set up my gilhoolie shop on folksy! HOORAY! You'll find a few gilhoolie things on there so far but I'm still working on adding some more including my bags, bunting and the rest of my lampshades. So please come back in a week or so and have another look (don't worry, I'm… Continue reading gilhoolie has set up shop!
