Cloudy with a Chance of Rain

Alas, that pretty much sums up the summer I am having back in the UK. Now the idea of living IN a cloud as opposed to under one is much more appealing, don't you think??


Cloud House, an alteration and addition I worked on whilst at McBride Charles Ryan has finally been finished! This was one of the smallest jobs in the office, so it was fitting to give it to one of the students (didn't seem so small to me at the time!). The detailing on this job was particularly challenging; drawing a gutter in a cloud was not something I had encountered whilst at university. Interesting detailing, lovely (trusting!) clients, excellent craftsmanship from the builder...the perfect first job?? 


Seeing this little house all finished certainly brightened my day. It's also in the running for a Victorian Architecture Award in the Residential (Alterations + Additions) category. Check out Arch Daily for more juicy photos...

images © John Gollings

Cheeky Screen Prints

Summer (of sorts) has arrived! It lasted a week, but hasn't been seen since. No problem, I caught two weeks of glorious sunshine in Croatia, from where I have just returned, happily sufficient in vitamin D and full of good spirits. Croatian spirits. Picked two delicious liquors, one pomegranate and one fig from the islands - bliss! 

Before I left, I decided to put my Thursday nights to good use and signed up for a four week Screen Printing class at the Bluecoat. I'd been meaning to do something with that photo I took a while back of three red kites chasing each other across the sky. I will be popping into the screen printing studio at the Bluecoat over summer to complete the series. The kites will change position and the sky will change colour - I'm hoping to complete a set of three. Similarly, I will be working up my Cheeky Girls illustration and experimenting with different colours in the studio over summer, more to follow...