Friday, May 11, 2007

you wind me up, I'm a radio

A small wind-up radio from my bathroom.
My Moleskine (so far) HERE.

19 comments:

suzanne cabrera said...

This is great Andrea. I really love the designs you've got going on in the corners. They fade out so well into you main drawing. Lovely.

Plus, its super cool to see your notebook over on Flickr!

Africantapestry and Myfrenchkitchen said...

Great drawing...love the background you put to your radio!
Ronell

Jeanette Nord said...

I just love your blog! I can`t draw but you inspire me to try. I have linked you to my blog witch is called Handmade. I hope that okey?

/ Jeanette

Jenny said...

That's a cute radio, and the background is also interesting, but what is a "wind-up" radio? I'm only familiar with electric cords or batteries.

Love your blog and your beautiful artwork!

Teri said...

Such an interesting radio Andrea! Lve the whole background thing also.

And......me too, what is a wind-up radio?

Please send me an email, I lost your address.

andrea joseph's sketchblog said...

Thanks guys.

I quite like this one. There is a bit of a story to it - on Flickr.

The rado is for use in the bathroom where there is no electric sockets. You actually wind up the radio (on the back) and it works until it runs out of power. Like in the olden days I guess?! Environmentally friendly too. If it runs out of power during your bath you can just wind it up some more without the fear of dropping it in the water and killing yourself. I worry about that kind of thing!! Yes, I know - I have issues!

Cheers!

MD said...

I am as ever, in total awe of what you achieve with the humble biro!
Fantastic!
By the way, you've been tagged. Hope you join in and play along. You'll find the rules over at My Sketch Blog.
Take care
MD

littlemithi said...

Loving this (and your flickr set!). Hope the children's book publication comes through soon too...

Creatures without Tales said...

gorgeous drawing lovely to see and reminds me of childhood and a fab illustrated poetry book I used to have. plus the familiar sounds of R4.

Belinda

Emma said...

Love all those swirls in the background!

Nina Johansson said...

I am totally amazed by your drawings, you really can handle a biro and a Moleskine! I loved the Flickr album too, you really keep those sketches together, in design and color and idea... Impressive!

andrea joseph's sketchblog said...

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments.

And, yup, Belinda ALWAYS Radio 4.

Bill Z said...

cool drawing - I especially like the background spirals

Jane LaFazio said...

I always see those radios in catalogs and think I need one for emergencies, but duh, I could use it anytime! great drawing, and I too, love the musical background swirls.

laserone_ said...

Very groovy! :) I love the style of this one.

andrea joseph's sketchblog said...

Thank you for your kind comments guys - I really appreciate them.
Cheers.

E-J said...

Oh my god ... I can't believe it's taken this long for me to catch on to your Joni reference here! Haha ... It just popped into my head while I was commenting on your latest post! The penny must have been floating around in my mind somewhere before it dropped. :-D

E-J said...

I also meant to say ... Great drawing! Sorry, I guess I got a little too excited about the title.

Serena Lewis said...

What an interesting subject! I couldn't get by without an electrical socket in the bathroom....where would I plug in my hairdryer? lol Great drawing and so detailed!!