Rob Ryan

I am in love yet again with Rob Ryan's paper work. Funnily enough I was already in love with his work, I just didn't know who he was. I'm very bad at that. I should look these people up. In my previous post on my favourite books I featured "The Book of Lost Things" by John Connolly, whose cover Rob Ryan designed, and through reading this month's issue of Computer Arts I saw some more of his work. To his website I went! Oh, how I'd love to create such visions! I'm gonna go buy all his work now!

Gorgeous paper sculptures

When in my Textiles class yesterday I spotted a Crafts magazine lying around with a wonderful picture of Su Blackwells Wild Flowers.

Isn't it amazing? I love books and consider cutting them a sacrilege but it can look so perfect and delicate. They're so magical!

Keri Smith

I've finally discovered Keri Smith's blog, I'm probably the last to know as always! But it is fab! I'd seen her illustrations and books around so I was immediately hooked and love her list of 100 ideas which are great if you're stuck for inspiration. Full of prompts to help you 'destroy' the book, but me being me wouldn't want to as it looks so lovely! Kind of defeats the object, I know!



I really want this book for Christmas!

What I'm currently reading...

The Ballad of Lee Cotton by Christopher Wilson.



Sadly, chosen purely on the cover! But it's always nice when the story matches up to the cover. This story is very Catcher in the Rye/Forrest Gump-esque. I like it, especially as it's written in a Southern American way and in my mind I have perfected the Southern drawl perfectly so it adds to the whole thing!

Available in all good bookstores!