Rolling With It

Lately I have developed a strange obsessions with roller skates. 

It all started when I watched 'Whip It' for the first time a couple of weeks ago. The girls in it looked so cool rolling around on their skates it made me immediately want a pair. 

I was always a roller blades kid myself, so I feel I was deprived as a child never having my own pair of skates.  I'm secretly hoping that my boyfriend will buy me a pair for my birthday in a couple of months. Finger crossed! 

In the mean time I'll just have to satisfy my obsession by trawling through the cools pics of retro skates I've found online. Check out the crazy cowgirl boot ones!

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A Solid Base

While I was doing research for an Illustration report I stumbled across some old illustrations that really took me back in time. The artist is none other than Graeme Base the illustrator and author of the hugely popular children's book, Animalia. 

No doubt many of you have owned or read Animalia at some stage. I fondly remember owning that particular title as well as several other Graeme Base picture books. Base has an amazing eye for detail and his illustrations are one of a kind. I especially love how he manages to hide animal faces and bodies in the line work of his illustrations, very clever.

Here are some of my favourites below. If you haven't already had a look at his work I suggest you check it out at www.graemebase.com