Harriet the Baby Moo Moo
When I start a new piece, it’s hard to decide on what to create next when there is so much I want to do. Recently, I was sitting at a coffee shop with my niece staring at a blank sheet of paper. There I was, stuck in the beginning of the process. I turned to her and asked her what she thought I should draw next. Excitedly, she grabbed her phone and told me she wanted me to draw a cow, but not just any cow. She wanted a “fluffy brown cow” as she called it, which turned out to be called “Highland Cattle.” So, I got to work, and Harriet was born! This process reminded me a lot of another piece: “Feed Me!” who was born when I asked my husband what I should create. I noticed that the pieces I create from the ideas of those around me are some of my favorites. I think the moral of the story here is: It’s not always as difficult as it seems. Sometimes we just need to ask for help from the ones we love, that’s what they’re here for.
This muppet was born in April 2021 and created in pencil, ink, colored in Copic markers, and highlights were added using white ink. This fine-art print is 5x5 or 8x8 inches and on 100% cotton, true baryta (barium sulfate) fiber paper that offers the density of a traditional darkroom FB-type paper to hold detail in the deep blacks of the shadow regions, while producing natural white highlights that’s enhanced with a slight fiber glossy surface texture.
Why are Highland Cattle awesome? Just like us, they’re eco-friendly! “A bull Highland cow weighs around 800kg (1,800 pounds) and a cow 500kg (1,100 pounds), which is relatively light for cattle. Due to this, and their natural light-footedness, the Highland cow is an excellent choice for conservation grazing, where rough ground is grazed in order to provide habitat for other species. They trample areas of bracken, allowing flowers to flourish, their dung provides excellent fertiliser for the ground and, because they feed by pulling up grass and plants with their tongues, they do not trim the vegetation as closely as nibbling sheep do. Wildflower seeds are also spread by becoming attached to their coat, to drop off elsewhere.” - Learn more here!
When I start a new piece, it’s hard to decide on what to create next when there is so much I want to do. Recently, I was sitting at a coffee shop with my niece staring at a blank sheet of paper. There I was, stuck in the beginning of the process. I turned to her and asked her what she thought I should draw next. Excitedly, she grabbed her phone and told me she wanted me to draw a cow, but not just any cow. She wanted a “fluffy brown cow” as she called it, which turned out to be called “Highland Cattle.” So, I got to work, and Harriet was born! This process reminded me a lot of another piece: “Feed Me!” who was born when I asked my husband what I should create. I noticed that the pieces I create from the ideas of those around me are some of my favorites. I think the moral of the story here is: It’s not always as difficult as it seems. Sometimes we just need to ask for help from the ones we love, that’s what they’re here for.
This muppet was born in April 2021 and created in pencil, ink, colored in Copic markers, and highlights were added using white ink. This fine-art print is 5x5 or 8x8 inches and on 100% cotton, true baryta (barium sulfate) fiber paper that offers the density of a traditional darkroom FB-type paper to hold detail in the deep blacks of the shadow regions, while producing natural white highlights that’s enhanced with a slight fiber glossy surface texture.
Why are Highland Cattle awesome? Just like us, they’re eco-friendly! “A bull Highland cow weighs around 800kg (1,800 pounds) and a cow 500kg (1,100 pounds), which is relatively light for cattle. Due to this, and their natural light-footedness, the Highland cow is an excellent choice for conservation grazing, where rough ground is grazed in order to provide habitat for other species. They trample areas of bracken, allowing flowers to flourish, their dung provides excellent fertiliser for the ground and, because they feed by pulling up grass and plants with their tongues, they do not trim the vegetation as closely as nibbling sheep do. Wildflower seeds are also spread by becoming attached to their coat, to drop off elsewhere.” - Learn more here!
When I start a new piece, it’s hard to decide on what to create next when there is so much I want to do. Recently, I was sitting at a coffee shop with my niece staring at a blank sheet of paper. There I was, stuck in the beginning of the process. I turned to her and asked her what she thought I should draw next. Excitedly, she grabbed her phone and told me she wanted me to draw a cow, but not just any cow. She wanted a “fluffy brown cow” as she called it, which turned out to be called “Highland Cattle.” So, I got to work, and Harriet was born! This process reminded me a lot of another piece: “Feed Me!” who was born when I asked my husband what I should create. I noticed that the pieces I create from the ideas of those around me are some of my favorites. I think the moral of the story here is: It’s not always as difficult as it seems. Sometimes we just need to ask for help from the ones we love, that’s what they’re here for.
This muppet was born in April 2021 and created in pencil, ink, colored in Copic markers, and highlights were added using white ink. This fine-art print is 5x5 or 8x8 inches and on 100% cotton, true baryta (barium sulfate) fiber paper that offers the density of a traditional darkroom FB-type paper to hold detail in the deep blacks of the shadow regions, while producing natural white highlights that’s enhanced with a slight fiber glossy surface texture.
Why are Highland Cattle awesome? Just like us, they’re eco-friendly! “A bull Highland cow weighs around 800kg (1,800 pounds) and a cow 500kg (1,100 pounds), which is relatively light for cattle. Due to this, and their natural light-footedness, the Highland cow is an excellent choice for conservation grazing, where rough ground is grazed in order to provide habitat for other species. They trample areas of bracken, allowing flowers to flourish, their dung provides excellent fertiliser for the ground and, because they feed by pulling up grass and plants with their tongues, they do not trim the vegetation as closely as nibbling sheep do. Wildflower seeds are also spread by becoming attached to their coat, to drop off elsewhere.” - Learn more here!
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