Christmas Inspiration
What gives you that warm, cosy feeling, among the butterflies in your stomach, when you think of Christmas? Every year when I start to...
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Kerry
- Aug 25
- 7 min
Fruit Salad (a Spring/Summer round up of Book Festivals)
I spend a long time on my own, squirreling away in my front room of dreams, working on new artwork and story ideas. So when the...
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Kerry
- Jun 30
- 5 min
A School visit to remember
Hanley Swan Primary School, 23rd June 2023 Sometimes, when I'm sat in front of a class of wide-eyed children, waiting expectantly for...
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Kerry
- Mar 15
- 6 min
Storytelling and World Book Day 2023
One of the things I love most about making children's picture books is the occasional event, where I emerge from my little creative cave...
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Kerry
- Dec 23, 2022
- 7 min
2022 - A Review (and a THANK YOU)
Hurray, I have survived another year of being a self-employed artist! Another year, another rollercoaster. I thought it would be good to...
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Kerry
- Aug 11, 2022
- 5 min
Death of a hero
It's a strange feeling having such an emotional reaction to somebody dying who you don't know and have never met. There are certain...
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Kerry
- Jul 15, 2022
- 7 min
Holly Tucker's Tea Party
Shocked. Anxious. Elated. Joyful. Hopeful. Tearful. These are just a few of the feelings that hit me all at once when I received my...
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Kerry
- Mar 6, 2022
- 3 min
World Book Day 2022
This was the first year that I felt really busy celebrating "World Book Day", with 3 events to attend and 1 secondary School visit. Mandy...
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Kerry
- Aug 4, 2021
- 5 min
The Power of Small
Imagine trying to make a living as an independent children's picture book author and illustrator with zero contacts in the publishing and...
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Kerry
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Out of the comfort zone
I often have a few projects running alongside each other, whether it's commissions for Personalised Illustrations or children's book...
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Kerry
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
Character design
Character design happened very quickly with "The Peg People". The main character is based on myself and a mixture of family members, so...
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Kerry
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Crowd funding for The Peg People
My next children's picture book is called "The Peg People" and I thought I would give you a little more information about where the story...
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Kerry
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Marlpool Infant School visit
I've been meaning to write about this since the beginning of February (and it seems an odd time to do it now!), but I'm really missing my...
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Kerry
- Nov 19, 2019
- 1 min
School assembly
A couple of weeks ago I visited the lovely Pinewood School in Nottingham and gave an assembly to about a hundred Key Stage 1 pupils. Each...
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Kerry
- Nov 10, 2019
- 1 min
Christmas card crafts at The Olive Branch
Yesterday I had the most magical morning at a truly beautiful toy shop in Castle Donington. I met Julie a few weeks ago after being given...
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Kerry
- Oct 3, 2019
- 1 min
First Primary School Visit
Well what a fantastic start to school visits at Firfield Primary School in Derbyshire. It was my first time speaking in front of classes...
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Kerry
- Aug 16, 2019
- 1 min
Book Launch
Today was my first ever book launch for my first ever picture book. It just had to be held at Erewash Museum with my original drawings on...
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Kerry
- Aug 12, 2019
- 1 min
Book publication
It's finally here, the moment I have been dreaming about since I first had the idea over 10 years ago! The publication of my first ever...
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Kerry
- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
Final workshop at The Lally Gallery
I held my final children's illustration workshop last Saturday 27th July, and I wasn't disappointed despite the rainy weather! The...
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Kerry
- Jul 17, 2019
- 1 min
Children's illustration workshop
Held my first drop in workshop last Saturday (13th July) and had the best time meeting children, ages ranging from 3 yrs up to 11 yrs....
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