I forget/neglect people's birthdays a lot so I try to do penance through the odd labour-intensive gift. I recently made my sister's 3 eldest kids (she has 4 in total) aged 3 to 8 (?) customized sketchbooks. They all really enjoy drawing and we usually draw together when they're in town so I got them some hardbound sketchbooks and painted portraits of them on the inside cover. I liked all three of them but I'm too grumpy to put pictures of smiling children on here so here's my non-smiling favourite.
I've been combining watercolour and felt tip pens of late and have been pleased with the results. More to come...
