Gecko Missing Unplugged

I was lucky enough to get tickets to see Gecko Theatre's Missing performed unplugged at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. I'd seen the show at Battersea Arts Centre before unfortunately the fire that gutted part of the building and destroyed all of Gecko's props.
 The response to get both companies back on their feet has been incredible. Gecko invited people to come watch their rehearsals in the ballroom at Southbank Centre, as they had to re choreograph some parts as the original show used travelators to move across the stage.  So I went along to watch the process and construction and do some doodling! Such a joy to see some of my favourite scenes from the show isolated.

Work doodles!

As I previously blogged I've been working on a app for small humans with Goldsmiths University. I took the liberty to name the bear Giles after our super talented and lovely accompanist at choir!

Quick invitation design

Whipped up a quick invite today for a client. Here it is minus the text and logo :)

(its come out a little grey here but its actually quite bright)

MADE THE NATIONAL PAPERS supplements! :D

Here's the illustration I did for The Courtyards James and the Giant Peach in the Mail on Sundays Easter events pull out!

You can also have a go at being Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker whilst you're there! Look! Hashtag it #feelingpeachy :D

Doodle :)

Reminiscing of Rome...

Operation Magic Carpet- A colouring in page for Polka Theatre

rough layout- Just need to redraw the room and furnish it a bit!

Updated below! Just need to draw it out. Might keep it as a black and white?

Poldark warm up doodle!

The Allotment. Season 2. It begins...

Over the winter the plot turned to grass, so I've spent today edging the new beds in.

So I now have one long one, two mediums and a little bed which I'll use for seedlings and fillers like radishes, lettuces etc. I'd quite like to make it a raised bed.

conductor bear!

Another project rough for an app collaboration with Goldsmiths Univeristy!

Penguins-Boastful selfish penguin!

Roughs for a theatre project!

World Book Day!

I thought I'd share some books and authors I adore that aren't necessarily picture book ones! I love historical novels, and the majority of my fave ones are!

Just a few from my book shelves!

I feel I need to list. So here goes!

• Philippa Gregory. (Nearly all of them!) My fave is the Queens Fool and Earthly Joys.
• C.J.Sansom- Shardlake series. Shardlake is the most integral, honest, loveable, handsome, intelligent characters ever.
• Thomas Hardy. Just genius. Take a week of after to mourn reading any of his books.
• Jane Austen. In particular Persuasion. Forget Mr. Darcy, its all about Captain Wentworth.
• Margaret Mitchell. Gone With the Wind. Take a couple of days off, you'll not put it down. EPIC.
• Tolkien-The Hobbit, in my opinion trumps all. I read this as a 10 year old as my first big book, and was transported.
• Suzannah Dunn. In particular The Queens Sorrow. Raphael is to die for.
• Tracey Chevalier- The Last Runaway, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Burning Bright, The Lady and the Unicorn, all gorgeous escapism.
• Sarah Dunant- In the Company of the Courtesan, Sacred Hearts. Italian historicals, divine!
• Rose Tremain-Merivel books. He's so unlikable you love him. The Colour also is fab.
• Louisa Young- My Dear I Wanted to Tell You. The characters never leave you. SO pleased to see theres a sequel!
• Alexander McCall Smith- No1 Ladies and the Scotland Yard and Sunday P.Clubs
• Tamora Pierce- All the Alannas Circle of Magics etc!
• Suzanne Collins- Hunger Games. Shame about the last book, but it's flipping brilliant the trilogy

*Think* it's finished!?

Today has been really meh.

Work in progress!

now the tricky part of colouring it up!.....And might change the big tree as well.... hmm

Updated! After a hectic week I've finally got back to re working this...

Quick sketchbook doodles from Turned on its Head Shiny show!

This show ended this week at Polka Theatre and I luckily caught the last one! It was BRILLIANT!

Envelope doodle!

Heading up The Courtyard Theatre website!

Prop making at The Palace Theatre, Southend!

Helped out with some last minute prop making and helping out at 1912Theatre companies production of The Witches :)

Clara's (director) fantastic mice puppets. Bruno and Boy :)

I found the witches wigs LOTSA fun. Here's my Ariel the little mermaid wannabe face.

New work for The Courtyard Theatre!

Here's some new pics I've been doing for The Courtyard Theatre! There's to be a cut out of Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker for the James and the Giant Peach production in April, and two posters, onc for the Youth Drama Christmas production of Hansel and Gretel and one for the Families Festival in October!

Envelope doodles!

I've been selling some old stock on www.etsy.com/shop/chloeillustrates at half price to shift the last of it so the envelopes get a little shrew to help see the prints off!

new friend doodle

During this mornings show at work today this sweet little boy sat in front of me spent half the show hugging my leg/or or leaning on them and then decided to come and sit next to me and lean his head on my arm! Very cute. I'm always pleasantly surprised at how much kindness children have and want to give, I've had a number of random hugs when ushering, it's very heartwarming and never fails to brighten ones day!

Hansel and Gretel character rough :)

The Day the Music Died

Missing pencils.

So this morning another pencil has left me, run away, disappeared. After venting this on twitter Karl Newson tweeted this! "it's out there somewhere, probably stood under a seat in a bus stop waiting for a ticket to ride :) "

Which started a whole wave of potential adventures they all go on! Natalie Smillie was also saying how all her H's go wondering apart from her B's which got me onto my 6B's which disappear, and how she doesn't use that type---cue doodle depicting the rainbow of a 6B :D 

Love twitter for inspiration!