#lauradarling

Dundee's Oor Wullie's Bucket Trail has come to an end. It's been brilliant! This weekend we went along to the new Slessor Gardens where all of the sculptures were gathered together to let everyone bid farewell. Speaking of bidding...on Tuesday the Wullies will be auctioned, and I'm excited to be attending the event. I just hope I don't accidentally buy one! The bucket trail is raising funds for the Archie Foundation, with the goal of building a new paediatric surgical suite at Tayside Children's Hospital.

Here is a fox. I've had several projects on the go of late, including a commission for three narrative illustrations of a fox. I started the project by drawing a fox in a museum, and watched videos of foxes online, to learn how they move and sketch them in different positions. I've been playing about with different techniques including watercolour and monoprinting.

As promised, here's my final design for the Kelpies Design and Illustration Prize. The shortlist has been announced, and I'm pleased to say my cover is on it. To vote for your favourite go here: https://florisbooks.typeform.com/to/dod7rj