October 19, 2018Published by avrilejean at October 19, 2018Categories feminismpoetryEngaging with internet douchesYou know the thing – someone posts something on social media (ie facebook) and there is a good discussion going, then that one person (the Douche) […]
September 10, 2018Published by avrilejean at September 10, 2018Categories avril e jeanavril jeanCatJewelleryLife events and musingMonster High School RepaintpaintingpoetryPrankThe Year of Finishing ProjectsI’ve been doing So. Much. Stuff. Since I last blogged! Writing Most of my time has been spent on writing. I finished writing up two instructional […]
August 17, 2015Published by avrilejean at August 17, 2015Categories avril e jeanavril jeanillustrationpoetrywatercolourThe Lady of Shalott part threeEverybody’s favorite verse, the bit with “The curse has come upon me” in it! I wonder who cursed her. Part III A bow-shot from her […]
August 15, 2015Published by avrilejean at August 15, 2015Categories avril e jeanavril jeandrawingillustrationpaintingpoetrywatercolourThe Lady of Shalott – Alfred Lord TennysonI had a bit of fun doing an illustration for each line of this magnificent poem. Red watersoluble ink on paper with watercolour. Here is the […]
August 15, 2015Published by avrilejean at August 15, 2015Categories avril e jeanavril jeanillustrationpoetrywatercolourThe Lady of Shalott part twoThis is second lot of illustrations I’ve done for the Lady of Shalott. (One day I might even learn to spell Shalott….) Part II No time […]
December 6, 2013Published by avrilejean at December 6, 2013Categories avril e jeanavril jeanlearningLife events and musingpoetryMy Top 100 BooksI’ve been reading those ‘top books of all time’ lists and they always stick in Dickens and James Joyce and books that are unreadable and not […]