illo late

illolate, originally uploaded by Champignons.

This is the bug that made Illustration friday late. They were right about the hairy legs; check em out.

This weeks interesting fact is that it is impossible to draw a manic spider without assuming a manic grin and muttering 'whehehhheeeeeeeeeeeeee' or maybe shouting it.

This drawing will be in threads issue two.. but that's not out until I complete another 6 drawings. Thanks for all the support shown for threads one though.

illo strings

I can't help but think that this weeks topic is fortuitous, as this week I released a little zine called 'Threads' which is basically illustrations devoted to string. So I had lots of choices to make. I don't want to show you all of them though, because I really would like the very small sum of one pound (or 2 dollars) plus postage. It's available in my store..

illo sweet

illo sweet, originally uploaded by Champignons.

last month it was all about battenburg- mostly the sweet sweet marzipan. This month it's all aboutchoclit puddin' tho, battenburg makes me feel sick now.

My better half informs me that this cake has regional signficant since lord Mountbatten lives in Romsey, and he changed his name from Battenburg, and it related to the original cake making battenburgs.

As another interesting fact, since I know you are desperate to know, the mini battenburgs do not have the same marzipan (it's not as nice) and they white not YELLOW cake. I asked a friend why and she claimed it must be to do with the 'no artificial flavourings' but then how come it still has the pink, Mr kipling?? hum??

Last fact, my spell checker recognises Mountbatten as a name, but not Battenburg. Maybe it doesn't like Germans?