My next wood block carving printed - very happy with it. This was an image form a competition to re-illustrate a favourite children's story 17 Kings and 42 elephants by…

Home-made Gelli pad. I made my own Gelli pad by carefully mixing gelatine and glycerin following the clear directions and demos on - kimherringe.com.au - web site, you too can…

The tweaks finally sorted. It's taken about 20 experimental pages to finally get the look I want. And another 20 to achieve results I'm happy with. Thank goodness for the…

White fright! After a very tentative start, staring at the pristine white paper, I am happy with my watercolour painting of the misty gullies in the deep silent valleys of…

Can I still paint in watercolours? My illustrations for 'The Prince and the Dragon" Trilogy were done 8 months ago and I'm feeling very nervous about picking up my brushes…

"Do you think the ghost will ever come?"  Matilda is sitting up in bed staring glumly at Flospy and Mopsy, her bunny slippers and Brave Bear, a very dilapidated teddy…

In the lull before I start imagining my next book. Printing in its many creative forms is always an exciting occupation. You never know in what surprising ways, what you've…

Only missed out on one market. The best run of markets ever. Only one was rained off - unfortunately the very last Nelson market before Christmas. The Hanmer market had…

The first - The Great Christmas Market. This market is held in the wonderful Founders Heritage Park. The weather was perfect. The many visiting shoppers enjoyed a satisfying day choosing…

Local paper 'The Guardian', by sheer fluke, published their article (https://topsouthmedia.co.nz/guardian-motueka-golden-bay if you want to read it - a few errors!) about my third book last Thursday 14th November. The…

I worried about rain in Hanmer. But in the end it was the wind that blew all the visitors away. Around lunch-time a few gusts warned us of what was…

First time for Jester Books. Join the crowds (anticipating over 4,500 visitors) enjoying their Christmas shopping in the stunning historic Queen Mary Hospital grounds in Hanmer Springs from 10am to…

and 14 books sold. My first sale was one of my new presentation boxes containing all three books - so thrilled to find people like the idea. This, my second…

a new look to display the three books Gone are the days of one book on a one small table with one hopeful author / illustrator sitting behind it. I…

A new Jester Books banner for a new look. Thanks to Copyart Richmond for their helpful suggestions and beautiful sign for my gazebo. I took the harlequin pattern to design…

I'm delighted to be selling my third fairy-tale picture book 'The Spell-ing Witch' at the markets this Christmas. The pre-Christmas season is my best selling time as parents and grandparents…

Now comes the exciting time because Joanna will do her magic and mix the text and the illustrations to perfection. All the hard work is undeniably worth it when I…

The last dragon has been painted and the Prince is home safely again with all his friends. Team work and friendship has marked the success of their adventures. The fairy…

Only three paintings to do! Since mid April I have completed 40 paintings in watercolours! Some quite large and detailed and some just small vignettes. But each one need careful…