An Interview with Pigeon 1973 Style
Hi!
Today I read some interviews on the Nineteen Seventy Three’s blog of a couple of illustrators I love. I don’t usually read interviews because I get annoyed by crap questions, but these were good because they had a quick 10 question round that you can read in two minutes.
Then I got sad that no one would ask me these questions until about 5 years time when, hopefully, all my hard work will have paid off to a certain extent.
So I decided to do my own one as I am now, for my own amusement, but also it would be cool to look back on in five years and compare.
Pigeon is a Bristol-based illustrator. Her work is cheerful, colourful and more often than not features animals as a main subject. She was kind enough to take a few minutes to answer our quick 10.
1. What is your greatest Achievement?
I don’t think I have done it yet.
2. How would you describe your work to someone who hadn’t seen it?
Happy, folky, animally.
3. What piece of advice would you give your 15 year old self?
Keep working hard and doing what you love and you will eventually get something good out of it
4. Who would you most like to collaborate with?
Jim Henson Studios. I always wanted to be one of their mad puppeteers, but now I’d love to design creatures for them!
5. What is the worst job you’ve ever had?
There was a café I worked in where I was only authorised to make one type of sandwich – under supervision. It’s not there anymore!
6. Who would play you in the movie of your life?
David Mitchell
7. What is the greatest song of all time?
I love music too much to pick a top 100, let alone 1!
8. What do you dislike most about popular culture?
Celebrityism, if that’s a word. But you know what I mean. Mainly because everyone takes themselves too seriously and the fact that a lot of current role models are bad people.
9. What is the greatest achievement of all time?
I would say something like the Pyramids or Machu Picchu, but as I haven’t seen them I have no frame of reference.
10. If you didn’t do what you do, what would you do?
Be a zoologist. Ever since I was a kid I’ve always wanted to be a zookeeper.
You can see 1973′s proper reviews here: www.nineteenseventythreeltd.blogspot.co.uk
Butterflies and Birthday Cards
Hello again!
Over the last few weeks I have been busy making lots of new images. I have been drawing from life:
(Sketched at the Bristol Museum and Galleries)
From imagination:
And sometimes from the internet (which can be a useful tool when you don’t have a baby tapir to hand!):
But I think most excitingly (for me at least) is that I have sent a couple of new cards to print:
These will be available in our section upstairs in BS8, Park Street, Bristol and in my Etsy shop by the end of next week hopefully.
That’s all for now, but you can catch up on what else I’m up to on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, hope to see you there!
Pidge x
Spring is Here!
Welcome back Pigeon fanciers.
I have had a little holiday from blogging and I have been busy flying near and far and eventually returning home, as homing Pigeon’s do, picking up a lot of adventures on the way…
To start off with I entered the ToDryFor competition, to design a tea-towel. I didn’t win, but I got a nice happy sloth out of it. I think I’ll use him in the future, may need a little tweaking though.
Secondly I have been making some cheerful spring embroideries to hang on the wall and hopefully bring a smile to your face.
And this one is unfinished…
I have also been making some little fabric cats to make into decorations…
Lastly I held a stall at The Crafty Fox Market at the Dog Star in Brixton at the weekend. It was my favourite craft fair yet because of it’s quirky location, fantastic atmosphere, great stallholders, good music and the fact that the tea-room was on the same floor as my stall (from which Mumma Pidge and I filled our beaks with lots of lovely tea and cake!)
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Llamas and New Ventures
Welcome back Pigeon fanciers!
In Pigeon news today; Pigeon’s creations will be available upstairs in the shop BS8 on Park Street, Bristol in February. This will include framed and unframed prints, pocket mirrors, tote bags, cards and maybe some other goodies.
I have some new greetings cards in the process of being printed (which will be available on-line and in BS8).
Hope you like!
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Valentine’s Day Card Ideas
It will soon be that time of year when every shop is flooded with pink and red and covered in hearts, so I thought I’d better join in. Here are some ideas I’ve had for Valentine’s Day Cards. Not a very colourful post this time I’m afraid, but it soon will be as the cards progress.
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everybody! I hope you all had happy Christmas’, Thanksgivings, New Years Eve’s and all that jazz.
Just a quick one today; I’m working on a hibernation project, but I might also turn this image into a Valentine’s Day card…
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Made in Bristol Gift Fair
Hello everyone,
Last week I launched my Etsy shop, yaaaay! So you Brits still have time to order from it to get some lovely gifts in time for Christmas:
www.etsy.com/shop/pigeonillustration
This weekend, I had a nice time at the Made in Bristol gift fair (as did Mumma, Auntie and Big Sis. Pidges) and met lots of lovely people.
And these are things I drew at the gift fair to keep me occupied…
Catch up again soon!
Pidge x
Christmas Presents!
Hello!
Last weekend I went to a Winter Fair in Canning Town with big-sister-pidge. Not a good turn out, but the stall looked great and we sold a couple of items, including Catfish originale (shown below), who I am currently mourning the new homing of.
Other things I took to the gift fair:
And lastly my Etsy shop is open! So now you can buy some of these lovely things in my shop by clicking the link below. Yaaaay! More gifts to be posted in my shop in the next week (when they are delivered!)
www.etsy.com/shop/pigeonillustration
A Pigeon’s Alternative to 12 Days of Christmas
Hello again,
I have just sent my Christmas cards to print. These include the turkey and the robin I have posted previously and my alternative to the 12 Days of Christmas, seen below. If all goes to plan these will be available for the Made in Bristol Gift Fair at Colston Hall on the 10th and 11th of December. I hope you like!
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12 Days of Christmas
Hello again!
Here is a little taster of my current project; 12 Days of Christmas, which is a set of cards I am making this year to send to my feathered friends and to sell at the Made in Bristol Gift Fair.
