View from the Zoo

It look like the New Year has started off with  bang and I’m off running. Lots of drawing to do in these first weeks, including some for Valentine’s Day. Yes, the love fest is in preparation and it’s even late for those of us in the card business. My new collection, inspired by my interest in artist designed plush toys, should available on moo.com shortly. Also my favorite fishing spots have finally iced over and you can find me spending a few hours every weekend at the Boucherville Islands park with my kicksled (the same one that I drew for laglisse.ca, you remember, the poster wth the caribou) and fishing gear.

I put togther my birthday tea party invitation (it says «come and celebrate my
5(0) years with me») with animals that I had drawn recently. Except these guys thought they were posing for a five year old’s celebration - until my main monkey came in with the zeros that were missing. The design challenge : to find a look that was adult and masculine using funny animals. The party theme was inspired my my preschool mad hatter tea parties I had with my friends, complete with little dishes and tiny tea cups. However today, instead of water and crackers, there will be real cucumber sandwiches and homemade scones topped with whipped cream and jam. Yummy!

More great news! My designs are now available as greeting cards, business cards and stickers on moo.com, a dynamic young printing company based in London, England. You choose the designs you want, mine (preferably), someone else’s (I am in very good company) or even your own (your travel photos, for example), drop and crop them on the products you want and place your order.  I love the quality of their printing, their range of products and their choice of artists (besides me!). Even the packaging of the cards are neat.