Interview

A couple of months ago I was asked to to do an interview for a really interesting book review blog called Saffron Tree. It explores more multi cultural books from the US and India. It has a great mix and some more unusual picks. They did a feature on my book Five Little Fiends because it touches upon the environment and the elements in nature and has been translated into 10 languages.

You can read my answers here.

And the winner is....

Stanley picked out a name....and I got to it just before he ate it!

Thanks so much to all those who entered. Congratulations to Leila! Please contact me with you postal address, i will send out your Topiary Bear this week and I hope you are really happy with it.

 leila rudge said...

Dear Ms Sarah Dyer,
What a wonderful thing to share,
How nice it would be,
To have the letter 'T'
Pruned by a gardening bear!

25 October 2011 09:24

Thanks all for reading and stopping to say hello, it was so lovely to hear your comments, means a lot. And hopefully I'll get that etsy shop up and running soon...

S xoxo

PS Excuse the state of Stanley's face...the bad old kitty final got fed up of being chased about and fought back. She is very much in the dog (cat) house now. He is fine. I'm shocked now I see these photos, but hopefully all will be well again soon. Hope you don't all think I'm a terrible mother.... I know these things will happen but it doesn't make me feel any better about it :(

Remember......

....you have until Sunday evening to enter my first ever giveaway!

**Details are below in an older post.

Bits & Pieces

Bits & Pieces from my week.

1. Marc Boutavant wall stickers & my Favourite coffee shop
2. Snoozing Stanley & Autumn Sky
3. Lunch & Growing Calvo nero
4. Smiles & a Peeking kitty
5. New plant & One more to find....
6. Ladybird & Oshkosh Dungaree finds for Stanley

**As always thanks to Bleubird for the idea and encouraging us to share....

Saatchi Gallery Magazine

I received copies of The Saatchi Gallery Magazine 'Art & Music' with one of my illustrations in....which was very nice indeed.

It's a great issue all about drawing and it's importance in the creative world.
Some fantastic people comment about why drawing is important to them and their practice.

On Tuesday {well, wednesday} we read....

Today we read 'Stuck' by Oliver Jeffers. I find he has a great mix in his narratives between humour and real warmth and caring. We already own a lot of his other books, but this is his latest.
Stuck is funny, and in places silly....and i love it!

My First Giveaway!!!

UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

As I'm not sure who really reads my blog, and I'd like to set up an ETSY shop very soon I'd thought I'd see what the interest would be like by offering my first ever GIVEAWAY!!!

I'll pick someone randomly next Sunday to win a Topiary Bear with an initial or number of your choice. Below is one I have done already with an 'S'.
It is 29cm x 21cm and printed on textured Somerset Enhanced paper.

Just leave a comment below, and let me know what initial you'd like.

Thanks for reading! Love Sarah xoxo

PS. The Bear is happy to travel so please feel free to enter if you're not from the uk!

Bits & Pieces

My bits & pieces from today.

I'm all set to go on my colour for the children's book I'm doing with Bloomsbury and Lucy Coats. I need to tidy my desk and have a paper sort over the weekend ready to get going on Monday while Stanley is with my parents. I can't wait to get cracking!
Enjoy your weekends xoxo

Pic 1 & 2 - New pictures to hang
Pic 3 - Snoozy
Pic 4 - Messy work space
Pic 5 - Stanley playing with his namesake
Pic 6 - My favourite thing...new pencils!!

**As always thanks to Bleubird for the idea and encouraging us to share....

Something for Someone

I'm hoping to open an etsy shop soon...this might be one of the first things I sell....with any letter...
I just need to get myself in order and make some work!

Now this bear is about to go in the post.

On Tuesday we read...

Richard Scarry's 'What do people do all Day?' I just LOVE his illustrations. And although the book is quite hectic and I guess sometimes laid out in a confusing format they are great fun to look at as there is so much content.

I particularly like the page 'Mother's work is never done'!!!

We have a few of his books, I look out for them in Charity shops and on ebay etc...and at the moment the 'opposites' one is easiest to read with Stanley as it is more simple. But I'm looking forward to it when he wants to sit and look at the 'Busy Busy World' one with me...

Bits & Pieces

Pic 1 - pretty brighton beach huts
Pic 2 - pretty new flowers for our windowsill
Pic 3 - pretty clever kitty called betty
Pic 4 - pretty lunch for one
Pic 5 - pretty tidy shelves
Pic 6 & 7 - pretty messy baby playing

**As always thanks to Bleubird for the idea and encouraging us to share....

On Tuesday we read....

'I want my hat back' by Jon Klasson. It has a lovely cast of characters, and a clever use of coloured type. So lovely to have a children's book written and illustrated by him.
It's pretty hot off the press, just recently released.You can look at more of his work on his website here. I'm a big fan and think it is very original and beautiful....

For a friend's upcoming wedding....