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A little coffee mark on a sheet of paper.<\/p>\n
Looking closer, I get the feeling that someone in a hat is peeking out at me.<\/p>\n
And just beside them, another little figure.<\/p>\n
Where might they be going? Perhaps they\u2019re making some delightful plans together.<\/p>\n
This is how the little folk I draw are born\u2014from coffee and a cork.<\/p>\n
I dip a cork into coffee and press it gently onto the paper.<\/p>\n
Even with the same cork, each mark is a little different.<\/p>\n
Some are round, some faint, and others have a tiny bump in an unexpected place.<\/p>\n
As I look at these marks, a face begins to appear, or I start to see which way a little figure is turning.<\/p>\n
Could this one be carrying something?<\/p>\n
Perhaps that one is waiting for someone.<\/p>\n
With watercolour, pen and coloured pencils, I add colours and lines, gradually bringing the little folk\u2019s surroundings to life on the once-empty page.<\/p>\n
Sometimes I wonder whether I\u2019m drawing them, or simply discovering the little folk who were hiding on the paper all along.<\/p>\n
This illustration is another piece I began several years ago and recently returned to, adding the finishing touches.<\/p>\n
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It was purchased the other day by a customer who enjoys this series.<\/p>\n
It makes me happy to imagine that these little folk have found a place in someone\u2019s everyday life.<\/p>\n
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Here is a short video from 2024, showing me adding colour to a different illustration from the same little folk series.
\nTake a little peek and watch their world gradually unfold. \u2193<\/p>\n