tumbleweed

Louise   Hi! I'm an illustrator from the UK. Here is where I blog about many an interesting thing but mostly cute animal videos because thats how I roll lol. My main interests include food, pretty things and adorable animal friends

[nyaoran]

Here's one of my favourite pots that I made at ceramics class, which I'm using as a temporary bits and bobs holder until I get round to planting something in there later 🌿🌵🌿 I used wax resist for the design, it's so fun to paint on.

[nyaoran]

First time carving in rubber, it's a little... odd. Hoping to get a nice stamp out of it. I always keep my templates at eyes sight when carving to keep me on track haha.

[nyaoran]

Testing out my Cookie Cat print design from last year but only just got round to carving #stevenuniverse #cookiecat #linocut #wip

[nyaoran]

Love it when art supplies shops send free sweets with their orders. Now, you dint get that from Amazon! Thanks, Handprinted! ❤️

[nyaoran]

A while ago, after years of deliberation, I finally bit the bullet and invested in a cintiq drawing tablet and is so far proving to be an absolute lifesaver- incredibly intuitive to my personal working style and my millions of messy sketches. Think I can finally stop being so guilty about all the wasted paper and sketchbooks I churn through :p

[nyaoran]

These plant friends are taking over my life and I love them 🌵🌿🌵

[catsofinstagram]

From @ami____5: “モフさんのひげぶくろモフモフ🐱🙌🏻♡✧” #catsofinstagram [source: http://ift.tt/2kHofFi ]

[medusamori]

squisshems

[fjordfolk]

This is our ‘good morning’

[solsikkepop]

[untexting]

And after a long day of lecturing, Professor Pup just couldn’t keep his eyes open.

[andrastesgrace]

On lists of “words to replace ‘said’”

stop.  Replacing “said” is this trend apparently, either Snobby Writers or misled schoolteachers are telling you that using this word is bad. Using it improperly is bad, i.e.: 

“I’m going to work,” John said. 

“Okay,” Maria said. “See you later.”  “Bye,” John said. That is bad writing, But it’s bad writing for a number of reasons, and if you replace every instance of “said” with “hopped angrily”, it’s still bad writing. Using the word said, or any replacement thereof, is supposed to be done sparingly, i.e.:  “I’m going to work,” John said, reaching for his coat.

Maria didn’t look at him. Instead, she kept her eyes focused on her bowl of cereal, shifting the spoon aimlessly. “Okay.”  He sighed, shaking his head, shrugging the coat on and opening the door. He paused, turning his head over his shoulder. 

“Bye.”  Silence.  Relying on said, or any other verb, is bad writing when you’re relying on it to tell the story happening around it. But I argue that when you must use an descriptive verb like that, 75% of the time you should use ‘said’. Do you know why?  When it isn’t every other word, you don’t even notice ‘said’.  I find that most of the time, a ‘more creative’ synonym for that word jars the reader and breaks suspension of disbelief. Instead of thinking about what’s happening ,they’re thinking “oh, that’s different”.  And while it might be novel for a second, I don’t care about being novel. I care about suspension of disbelief.  So there, that’s why the endless river of tumblr posts decrying the use of the word said really irritate me, because high school English teachers and snotty English students have decided to tell the unwashed masses that using a perfectly useful tool in your writing arsenal is bad just because They Say So. 

[emmydeactivated-deactivated2017]

[adeles]

in which we are all Adele

[bob-belcher]

“So what’s your religion?”

“do you believe in god?”

me:

[rainydreaming]

[becausebirds]

Fairy pigeons?

edit: for those concerned about the colorful birds, I was able to find this:

They are dyed and fed a special diet. These are pigeons located in Pearl City Hawaii and the Humane society has certified that they are treated humanely and are not in any danger from the process that changes their coloring. Their keeper (Doug Beter) has been recognized by the humane society for his best practices and his care for the birds.

[disgustinghuman]

IG: @_chloe_spitz

[vintageindianclothing]

Sometimes old posts get new life and the reemergence of this one reminded me that I have a stash of Ye Qianyu paintings. The artist often has a series of paintings of the same gesture but the colours vary giving a wide range of combinations for the simple bordered sarees that he tends to favour. Apart from this there are varying styles - printed blouses, ruffle sarees, ghaghra choli ensembles etc. And the showcasing of hair ornaments and alta on hands and feet.