I started the day with an apple for breakfast. Fruit is a luxury here in Japan and hard to find so I was sure happy to find some. Then we drove to Kawanehoncho Village which was very traditionally Japanese. It had beautiful old houses and several shishi -odoshi which are meant to scare away bears,Continue reading “3rd September”
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2nd September – Day 2
We checked out of our hotel at around 12pm and headed to Shinagawa station pausing for some egg sandos and onigiri on the way. I managed to order them using my basic Japanese and google translate. It’s very hard to get veggie food here which I expected, although 7:11 has a good range of veggieContinue reading “2nd September – Day 2”
Japan Adventures – Day 1
I slept in until 1pm! Think I’m recovering from the jet lag. Today I’m in Tokyo. I had a lovely time at the Mipig Micro pig Café Where we got lots of piggy cuddles in our private booth. They were so cute and well cared for. If we put them down they would jump straight backContinue reading “Japan Adventures – Day 1”
French bulldog and crocus
I started off with a piece of board which I coated with a coat of gesso. I wouldn’t normally use gesso for acrylic paint but the board was dirty so I thought it’d be good to put a base coat down so I could clearly see my linework when it was down. Had to waitContinue reading “French bulldog and crocus”
Making of Frog and Toadstool Appliqué
I’ve worked with children for many years and always love to encourage them to draw. I was inspired to do this piece by a doodle one of the kids came up with in these sessions. It was so cute that I thought it needs to be made into a finished piece! I started out drawingContinue reading “Making of Frog and Toadstool Appliqué “
Dreamland Craft Fair – 20th August
I had a lovely time at dreamland with city core creatives market yesterday meeting new people and talking about my art. I will have some new stock to add to the online store soon!
New Cushions!
New tabby cat cushions are on the way and will be available through craft stalls and online for £10 soon. Let me know if you’d like me to keep any aside for you as I already have two sold!
Dreamland Craft Fair
I had great fun at the Dreamland Craft Fair! It was lovely to meet so many different people and talk Pokémon, Totoro and art in general. My top sellers were my “watchful cat” prints, my “DJ Ian” tote bag (named after my own cat who loves to have a dab at my records!) and myContinue reading “Dreamland Craft Fair”
Dreamland Craft Fair – 30th July
I’m excited to announce that I will be at City Core Creatives Market at Dreamland, Margate this Sunday (30th July). This time I will have originals, prints and DJ Ian tote bags for sale! Please come along and say hi if you’re about, it would be lovely to see you.
New Site Launched!
Welcome to dinkydrawings and thank you so much for visiting. Here you can find my shop which I’ll be adding to over time. Please let me know if there’s anything you’d like and I might be able to add it as a product. I’ll also be posting updates on here about any craft shows comingContinue reading “New Site Launched!”