The Hobbit

The Hobbit

My eldest daughter has loved The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy since childhood, when my husband used to read both girls the stories before bed. This is a piece I did for her birthday illustrating Tolkien’s wonderful first line. The illuminated borders...
January

January

So, we welcome a new month and a new year. January used to be when we bought a calendar, which, with four of us at home, never seemed to have quite enough space for our separate comings and goings! Now the girls have fledged, I confess we have gone all high tech, and...