Well, 2011 is here! Looking back on the year I feel as though it's been a huge struggle, but I have learnt and achieved so much it can only be good. Taking on so much, in my personal and professional life, has been an immense pressure but also a huge challenge with huge rewards at the other end. I feel as though my authorial voice within illustration is growing strong, and although I have a long long way to go I am on the right path and it feels lovely. I am more relaxed with my college work (MA in Illustration / Authorial Practice) and finally answering the needs that have been whispering to me to turn back and look at them. You can catch up on the daily goings on in Caroline's world here.. a more up to date journal. Also my creative links and events page here. I also have a page on the AOI Website here.

I have also started a tumblr site where I'm posting simple thoughts and sketches that come and go with no real attachment, or things that are lingering in my head that I prefer to pin down so I can let them go. These are sporadic.

You can follow the antics of the collective art group hi5, of which I am member and founder. Changing spaces in Truro city and St Austell and maybe Newquay in the future, Bringing art in to the city and bringing energy to otherwise uninspiring, empty shops. It's all very exciting and has gone soo well. I'm so excited about it all. I've also started working on plyboard instead of canvas and thoroughly enjoying it.. I don't think I'll go back to canvas now.. too plastic? 

The work I did for a show for hi5 last year went straight down to Trelissick Gallery in Cornwall. A lovely Gallery in a National Trust House and gardens and has mostly sold so the new ones from the St Austell show will hopefully head that way. I was also filmed by WDR TV in Germany, for Wunderschoen travel documentary and was shown on the 18th July in Germany. They were interested in the flowers I paint and the children's books. You can see pictures from the shoot on my blog. I have had enquiries already! 

I have just finished another book for Little Tiger Press and college work is getting more fun, as I mentioned above, which is great albeit very challenging! Having more time to work on it all has been the most amazing and rewarding feeling! I am drawing from life and had forgotten how much I enjoy and need it!

I have recently worked with Julia Stone on her own solo album..images are on blog. They are playing locally in Dec so really looking forward to catching up with them after so long now! I also received a platinum disk of their debut album, with my artwork on it, the other day. A lovely surprise! all the videos I have artwork in or have created art for can be found here.

I had my latest published book read out on Bookaboo by presenter and musician, Myleene Klass in Nov which was very exciting!

I have started training for rowing again. I gave up then decided it will be good for me to have something to balance the study out! so Scilly 2011 here we come!

I'm sure there's lots more news I've missed so will update again soon! x