Illustration Friday: Hurry!

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Here's my picture for this week's Illustration Friday word, 'Hurry!'
I used to skate a lot when I was young. I'd glide around with ease and even today when I'm out and about, if I see a smooth pavement (sidewalk) that's newly tarmacced  I have the urge to don some skates and whizz away! I did try on some roller boots a few years ago but I'd lost either my sense of balance or my confidence and wobbled about, shame. :)
Life has turned into a whirlwind lately, trying to fit too many things in to my week. One of the things I do a couple of days each week is work in a lovely toyshop called Just so. 
Here's where I sit...


I'm of course not in the picture because I'm stood here taking it. :) 
Here are some of the views around the shop..




It's a good place for an artist to work, it fills my head with pretty images all day long!

Happy Jubilee weekend to those of you celebrating and I hope the sun comes back and shines on us all for a lovely bank holiday. :)







Comments

rachel awes said…
that store is full of dearness!
+ i relate, almost too closely!, to your hurry illustration...and, i appreciate how sweetly she's made + is nonetheless!
oh jess, you make all things
beautiful. xoxx
2 June 2012 at 11:50
Jess said…
Thankyou Rachel and your sweet words beautify my world. :)
2 June 2012 at 12:07
Dear Fireflies said…
Oh, your girl is wonderful! Whizzing away in her skates.... I used to roller skate as a little kid!! It was a cool thing to be able to do that in the 80s and I took pride in it...won a couple of medals and everything too! LOL!

And how nice to be able to work in a toy shop! I think I'd probably end up spending all my pay to buy stuff in there! :D :D
2 June 2012 at 13:15
Jess said…
Ha! I am tempted Amalia but looking at the lovely things all day long satisfies my need to take anything home with me. :)
2 June 2012 at 14:22
Carol said…
I was always being told to "get your skates on" as a child, the "hurry up" version, not actually skating - never could, my feet head in opposite directions.
What a lovely place to work, it must be such pleasure especially when children come in to buy some treasure.
Carol xx
2 June 2012 at 15:48
Els said…
Love the piece of fabric / photo (?) in the skate drawing !
What a lovely shop and guess what: I bought "Dragobert" (Moulin Roti) for our new grandson, sooooo cute !
(both!)
2 June 2012 at 22:11
M G A said…
I love her eyes....to me, she looks as though she is in anticipation...
3 June 2012 at 01:00
millefeuilles said…
Look at all those French toys! My children have been raised on Corolle vanilla smelling dolls and Moulin Roty velvety toys.

Enjoy!

A bientôt,

Stephanie
3 June 2012 at 11:58
Jess said…
It is a lovely place to work Carol with all the benefits of cute babies thrown in! :)

Thanks Els, that iS a piece of fabric :) I love Moulin Roty toys, so beautiful!

Thanks Fluff, she perhaps could be. She might be in need of something nice!:)

The french toys are what makes this such a wonderful shop to work in Stephanie. Djeco is another favourite of mine.:)
3 June 2012 at 14:14
catkin tales said…
what a sweet looking shop! it must be fun working there :)
i like the skater with her fabric skirt, such a clever touch.
due to being dyspraxic, my parents tried to get me scating and bike-riding at a very young age. for some reason i excelled at ice-scating, winning all the kiddie competions, but although it defied logic all i ever did on roller-scates (though i loved them) was have accidents! it was the same with the bike and after a few (fortunately minor) fractures i had to give up both.
always enjoy the details in your work. the stars in the hair, the air-borne leaves and the bangles. love how the zig-zaggy bits give it extra movement too (i'm sorry i don't know the technical artist speak for this).
3 June 2012 at 22:47
PiaRom said…
wonderful how she glides so easily...I can feel the movement too ;) LOVE her!
3 June 2012 at 23:03
Jess said…
Thanks Dorothy, there is no technical arty speak for ziggy zaggies! That's what they are. :)


Thankyou Piarom :)
5 June 2012 at 14:27
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