July 2007 archives

Ella’s birthday card for TV!

July 28, 2007 by Dan Morelle

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After failing to get Rosa's card to Milkshake (a childrens program in the UK) in time Ella's one is going in a a lot earlier. Check out the next photo to see the chaos that when around making this. Oh and if you don't know who Peppa pig is you have to check this out: www.peppapig.com/ she very cute and funny - its like the Simpsons for small children.

Now as seen on TV!!!!

Ella is 5 Birthday Card

July 17, 2007 by Dan Morelle

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This was Ella's card I made for her last year. Sadly Rosa's card didn't make it on to Milkshake this year (but I did get a nice email from the Milkshake team) so I will get cracking on an 'Ella is 6' card for the show in a couple of weeks.

In case you don't know this is Oswald a really beautiful and gentle animation for children created by Dan Yaccarino.

Welcome to Planet Zog!

July 17, 2007 by Dan Morelle
‘We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.’ Marshall McLuhan At a North East London health centre some devilishly good illustration is hanging on the walls. A great charity called The Nightingale Project unveiled Quentin Blakes latest work. The charities objective is to brighten the dreary and depressing world of hospitals, with Quentins [...]

Quentin Blake on Planet Zog

July 17, 2007 by Dan Morelle

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Still rocking at 75! To find out more about these exclusive Quentin Blake pictures click here.

express yourself… with cake

July 12, 2007 by Dan Morelle

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Rosa's 2nd Birthday cake. I ate alot of icing whilst making this.

Quentin Blake in my Moleskine!

July 11, 2007 by Dan Morelle

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You can read more about how I got Quentin Blake to draw in my Moleskine here.

Quentin Blake, Art Buy the Inch and The Art of Giving

July 11, 2007 by Dan Morelle
This morning I heard that Quentin Blake was giving a lecture at the Institute of Education in London about 125 miles away and I decided instantly that I had to be there. My new friend, Drew Anderson (Millions of Hundred Dollar Ideas) is opening a gallery to sell 1 x 1 inch pieces of art [...]

One Second of Fame

July 6, 2007 by Dan Morelle
‘In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes’ Andy Warhol Well this is the future. Every one in the world can get at least 1 second of fame (if that floats your boat). The world is so small.

Interview 3: The Aloof, Illicit Persuits

July 2, 2007 by Dan Morelle
Following on in the series of re-publishing interviews I did a while ago, here is an interview with The Aloof. I honestly have no recollection of doing the interview and was surprised when I stumbled upon it in a dusty back issue of G-echo December ’99! Alas, The Aloof do not appear to have done [...]