Dear Lionhearted! I can only apologise for the infinite about of time it’s taken for me to update you on the goings on at Lionheart HQ. Let me first assure you that issue four is well underway. It’s full of brilliant things – of which I will reveal very soon. The magazine should be flying [...]
Jane Massey
Funny, funny! As a kid. Maybe not always as the parent? Jane Massey is a children’s illustrator based in Hove, Sussex (where I originate!). Love her work, it’s fun, humorous and each little character is a robust, cheeky kiddo. I particularly like Illustration Friday on her blog. See examples above and below. Cute, huh?! You can find Jane’s [...]
by Helen Martin on April 24, 2013 in Illustration
Home is a mixture
I loved how when in NYC, we stayed in a flat that was very simple. White walls, clean lines, sumptuously comfortable: an incredibly functional space. Every so often, I have a massive cleanse of everything in our rented flat, deep clean and pop great sprigs and stems of flowers everywhere. It feels absolutely brilliant. That [...]
by Helen Martin on April 12, 2013 in Inspiration, Interest
Lichtenstein at the Tate
On Saturday I had the pleasure of going to the Lichtenstein Exhibition at the Tate – half price thanks to my Art Fund pass. This is the first full-scale retrospective in over 20 years, bringing together 125 of Lichtenstein’s paintings. I think everyone can recognise a Roy Lichtenstein (1923 – 1997) painting, generally full to [...]
by Helen Martin on March 27, 2013 in Art and craft




