03/11/2026
A little bit about what was/ still is going on in my brain regarding my 2027 calendar.
‘i’m either brave, or a bit stoopid’. That’s what I told myself when I decided in mid October to create 12 illustrations for a calendar, with only a few weeks to spare...
At the start of this year, I had decided that I wanted to release a 2027 calendar. I’d only need to paint just over one illustration a month. That was totally feasible, right?
I hadn’t anticipated how gloriously busy I’d be with wholesale orders, and so, as months after months went by, I gave up on the idea.
Until the middle of October when I thought: ‘I have a market on Saturday, I’d love to offer calendars! I’ll make mini A6 ones, with small illustrations, it’ll be more feasible’.
So I did just that! I looked at my sketchbook, chose one illustration at a time and began illustrating simple illustrations that wouldn’t take me too long.
And I did it!
And then I realised that those illustrations had a high enough resolution that I could print them in an A4 format! And because I love stickers, I added a matching mini sticker sheet to go with it!
What is worrying me the most and giving me anxiety though, is not that people may have already bought their 2027 calendars. What is making me worried is that I drew the images digitally, in a style that’s slightly different from my usual work. I love the result, and in fact I want to explore this style more, but I’m worried that people who know my work will feel confused or disappointed by it. But only time will tell!
