Christmas Markets this weekend

If you're in Edinburgh this weekend, come along and do some Christmas shopping at the Arts Market at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Leith this Saturday and at The Morningside Makers Market at the Columcille Centre, Morningside this Sunday! I'll be selling Christmas cards plus various gifts to suit a range of budgets, from framed artwork and prints to handmade keyrings and earrings.

 

A list of who will be exhibiting at the Out of the Blue Arts Market can be found here: http://www.outoftheblue.org.uk/out-of-the-blue-xmas-arts-market/

Illustration Friday: Tail

 

I've been neglecting Illustration Friday for quite a while now so I'm going to try and get back into it. This week I've chosen this illustration from a while back as it hasn't made it to my blog yet and I think it ties in quite nicely to the theme 'tail'.

Website update

I've given my website a wee update, so if you'd like to see some of my more recent work, you can have a look here: www.kathleenmeaney.com :)

Christmas 2013

Here is a sneak peek at my new Christmas card designs for this year, which will be available to buy at the various Christmas markets I will be selling at in December.

 

Come and see me on:

Saturday 7th December @ The Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh

Sunday 8th December @ The Morningside Makers Market, The Columcille Centre, Edinburgh

Saturday 14th December @ Me To You Markets, The Columcille Centre, Edinburgh

Sunday 15th December @ The Summerhall Christmas Market, Summerhall, Edinburgh

Morningside Makers Market: 2nd November

 

This Saturday 2nd November I will have a stall at the Morningside Makers market at the Columcille Centre in Edinburgh :)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=759876387371911&set=a.200603253299230.57893.186679784691577&type=1&theater

Etsy shop

As promised, I have now set up an online shop on Etsy! Take a look here: http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KathleenMeaneyShop

Out of the Blue October Arts Market

This Saturday 5th October I'll be returning to one of my favourite craft fair venues- the Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh. I'll have prints of some of my latest illustrations available as well as new earring designs.

Also, apologies for being completely rubbish at updating my blog recently. I've been very busy with lots of exciting things, including getting ready to set up an Etsy store and GETTING AN AGENT! I'm now very proud to be represented by Jodie Hodges at United Agents!

I promise to upload some of my more recent work soon :)

Creative Meadows: First Event

Here are some photos from the Creative Meadows exhibition, which was at The Old Ambulance Depot in Edinburgh on Friday night. It was a great night with some lovely people and a few sales, which is always a bonus!

My space

 

Emma Meehan

https://www.facebook.com/EmmaMeehanIllustration?fref=ts

Alice Spicer

https://www.facebook.com/alicebethunespicer?fref=ts

Leigh A. Young

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Leigh-A-Young-Illustration/204138919710183?fref=ts

 

Joanna Lisowiec

http://joannalisowiec.com/

 

Dawn McColgan

http://cargocollective.com/dawnmccolgan

Creative Meadows Exhibition

Tomorrow night will be the first event for a new initiative called Creative Meadows. They will be holding an exhibition at the Old Ambulance Depot in Edinburgh from 17:30-22:00. I will be exhibiting alongside various other artists and designers, including illustrators, textile designers and product designers. It should be a good night!


More details about Creative Meadows and the event are on their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Meadows/667750593250395?fref=ts
and the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/269239979881015/?fref=ts

East Neuk Festival

This Saturday I had a great day running the kids craft station at the beautiful Cambo Estate for the East Neuk Festival. It was a gorgeous sunny day so we managed to hold it outside, which made it even better!

All the crafts were bird themed and we made lots of things like paper plate nests, flappy birds and finger puppets. Kids are the best at making things. Here are a few pictures of the day!

Upcoming fairs

I am very excited to be part of a great event run by the Sick Kids Friends Foundation this weekend. The annual Teddy Toddle and Summer Fair will take place at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday 15th June from 12 noon-4pm and I will be exhibiting my work at a stall there. Details here: http://www.edinburghsickkids.org/events/our-events.html

"The Teddy Toddle and Summer Fair is one of the Sick Kids longest running events that has continued to grow each year and we are hoping that this year will be even bigger and better! The Teddy Toddle is a sponsored walk for the little ones and their favourite teddy but it is also a fantastic day out for all the family with many activities, entertainment and some of the children’s favourite celebrities for them to come and meet!  We hope that you can join us for the day and continue to help make kids better."


Also, the following weekend on Saturday 22nd June, I will have another stall at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Edinburgh. Details here: http://www.outoftheblue.org.uk/out-of-the-blue-arts-market/

Bruntsfield Makers Market on Saturday 18th May

This Saturday I'll have a stall at a new venue for me in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh. I'll be selling prints, cards and little items such as keyrings and earrings, with some new designs!

Jake and Buddy/ Illustration Friday: Train

These are some new characters I've been working on, called Jake and Buddy. This illustration also happens to fit in with this week's Illustration Friday word 'train' as Jake is trying to train his dog Buddy to sit!

Out of the Blue April Arts Market

I will have a stall at the first Arts Market of 2013 at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Edinburgh on Saturday 20th April. A list of other exhibitors can be found here: http://wordpress.outoftheblue.org.uk/arts-market/

Morningside Makers Market on Saturday 2nd March 2013

 

I will have my first stall at the Morningside Makers Market this Saturday, just in time for Mother's Day the following weekend!

Hannah/ IF: wool

These are some sketches of a new character I've been working on. Her name is Hannah and her wooly jumper means she ties in nicely to this week's Illustration Friday word 'wool'.

 

ABC Animals

Sample letters from my animal alphabet.

Under the sea

Ice Store

I'm very pleased to say that some of my work, including framed pieces, prints and cards, is now available in Ice Store in St James Centre, Edinburgh.

http://www.icestore.org.uk/rlx/

IF: Wings

I decided to avoid drawing any birds for this week's Illustration Friday word 'wings' and opted to work a bit more on my dragon character from last week instead. Her name is Violet and her wings have taken her high up into the clouds :)

Puppy drawings

I made my kitten drawings http://kathleen-m-illustration.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/kitten-drawings.html into cards and they have been popular at the craft fairs that I have been doing so I decided to do the same with some puppies and see how they do :)

IF: Myth

I drew this dragon character for this week's Illustration Friday word 'myth'. She still needs a name!