• HOZELOCK BIZZI BEE CHARACTER •

• HOZELOCK BIZZI BEE CHARACTER •

This was a wonderful project to be involved in. I was approached by Hozelock the well established garden equipment company. They wanted a bee character to assist with their marketing and support their ecological stance. After many sketches and initial character iterations we finally developed Bizzi Bee.

I supplied Bizzi in various poses and suplied a DIY kit of body parts and garden items so that literally 100's of permutations could be achieved by the extremely competent  Hozelock in-house design team. Bizzi is just starting to appear on the market, see the seeds pack image, and I'm hoping Bizzi will soon become a household favourite.

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• FIRST AID FRIENDS RESOURCE PACK •

• FIRST AID FRIENDS RESOURCE PACK •

Following on from the launch last month of Felix and Flip's first story adventure comes this exciting resource pack for schools.

"The pack provides teachers and school staff with up to date knowledge, skills and confidence to plan a comprehensive and informative first aid programme for children that can be delivered flexibly in a variety of ways. These include a series of short sessions, workshops and activities and also includes a mixture of theoretical and practical elements. It is aimed at children across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and supports a variety of learners including those whose attainment is significantly above the expected standard and those who have low levels of prior attainment."

More information can be found on the First Aid Friends site, where teachers can buy the books and pack directly.

http://www.discoverytraining.org/shop/

For me it was another wonderful opportunity to design and illustrate some stimulating lesson plans and exciting, fun games and puzzles.
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•YET ANOTHER FATHER CHRISTMAS

•YET ANOTHER FATHER CHRISTMAS

I know it's going to seem odd posting a Santa character so far into the new year, have a Happy One, by the way! But this traditional Father Christmas for a top chocolate brand, was one of the final jobs of 2010 and I've just received release for him, so here he is - minus the branding! In doing this job for Futurebrand in Milan, I learnt the charming name for him in Italian - Babbo Natale.

So far this year I've worked on a new game for young children and been practising my magic act after a fairly successful 2nd gig on NY's eve.

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