Cool like Jackie Brown

Introducing KIZZY. I'm working on a story for this woman!

When I was a little girl I remember being really excited about watching a programme about another girl, an older girl whose name also began with the letter 'K'! I remember watching her writing in the sand with a stick, pronouncing each letter aloud as she wrote K-I-Z-Z-Y. I was a little bit in awe of Kizzy. She did things that she wasn't really allowed to do because, well, she wanted to and she felt that there wasn't a good enough reason not to. I didn't know then that I would so often think of this character. This sassy girl with the same initial as me. One of my first heroes. I began thinking about her again this week and about other heroes of mine, people who in my day dream moments I might embellish into my ultimate graphic novel character, my very own ultimate superhero! Drawing is hard work and it's painful when you're out of practice but a few days into I am loving drawing and experimenting again. I've also been preparing lots of paper with collage that I plan to draw onto, hopefully lots of layers and some narrative too. Note to self, keep drawing even when you don't like what you end up with because there's generally something more interesting just around the corner ...

Introducing DREW. I drew her nearly two years ago on my 36th birthday.

Introducing ASH. She's pretty scary right? Oh yeah!

We can be Heroes!

Since receiving their latest gifts from Grandma last sunday, as soon as our alarm goes off at 7am I hear them charge into our room and then with giddy excitement they fly down the stairs to change from their pyjamas into their 'outfits'. They have named themselves 'Team ZE' and they are superheroes!!!! My lovely mum (their 'Supergran') at my eldest boy's request has made them superhero outfits. Zach specified the colours and even designed the logo on his chest, quickly sketching a line drawing of what the letter 'Z' should look like. Mum, being the best supergran EVER, followed his instructions exactly and they are so, so thrilled with the results!!! After coaxing them out of their outfits into their clothes ready for school today, they both carefully laid out their outfits plus their capes on top of their toy box ready for their return later. Toys and dvd's have long been forgotten, it's all about fighting the baddies and turning them into goodies, it's all about climbing into their huge wardrobe (a skyscraper) and under their beds (the caves). It's all about 'Team ZE' and I tell you, they make a pretty impressive duo!