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The Balloon Babies

The Balloon Babies

Goodbye – a short picturebook

Goodbye is always the hardest word to say. Unless you’ve got a mouthful of toffee and you’re trying to say “onomatopoeia”. As far as annunciation goes, that’s a toughie. This story in pictures is the only honest and real way I can think that people actually say goodbye. Nobody ever Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 10 years ago
The Balloon Babies

Self Esteem and Belly Buttons

Above is a first draft of a book I’m developing. It’s part of a humour series aimed at adults and teenagers and this particular book seems to chime with a lot of women I know. Hopefully there are other people out there that feel like this, too. The working title Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 10 years ago
The Balloon Babies

Hidden Bits of Happiness

Happiness is a good thing. It’s like chocolate for the mind, but with fewer calories and even less chance of wrappers getting stuck down the side of your sofa. As an illustrator, I love drawing stuff that makes me smile. In particular, I really like drawing things where there’s no Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 10 years18th January 2013 ago
The Balloon Babies

Hospital Drawings – What is he?

Back in 2007 I did a bunch of stuff. I graduated from a uni degree in animation, I worked my arse off on creating work that I thought would get me into “the cartoon industry” and I put together a portfolio of witty and smart comic strips to get me Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 10 years11th January 2013 ago
The Balloon Babies

Hold On

I am working on a new set of little books that revolve around various themes. Almost all of them are set against a plain white background, with the characters occupying the bottom third of the page. But there’s one book called ‘Hold On’ that I’m really enjoying developing. For narrative Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 10 years4th January 2013 ago
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