Mimi's Newsletter - Getting Ready For A New Chapter (Patreon)

Hello my lovely flowers!

I haven't updated you in a little while about what I've got happening at the moment because things have been a little crazy (what's new)!

I've been staying with my parents at their lovely home for a couple of months while Dan and I get ourselves ready to go overseas and head to the UK as digital nomads for the rest of the year, and it's been so nice to spend time with them but also to spend time with their two beautiful dogs. They have Hungarian Viszlas and they're so sweet, very cuddly and love to help me work.

I've been illustrating final colour illustrations for a picture book which is exciting, and starting to draft some sketches for another book as well so that has certainly kept me busy but I really enjoy illustrating for books.

It's been a challenging couple of weeks though with quite a few things to finalise before I fly out, a few setbacks with some projects getting delayed, and some family members falling ill which is never a nice thing. I've learned though to just do what I can, and try not to stress about what I can't control.

This month has gone so quickly (it doesn't help that it's such a short month!) and I can't believe that I'll be flying at the end of this week to Bologna to visit the Bologna Children's Book Fair next week. I'm spending a few weeks in Italy and then will head to the UK at the end of March to continue working, see some family and explore a few areas!

I'm not quite sure what to expect at the Book Fair but I'm excited to learn more about the children's book industry and I'll be sure to share with you what I learn with an update at the end of next week. I'm also excited to eat some Italian food and meet some other illustrators 🥰

I'm so excited to start this next chapter, it's what I've been working towards for nearly three years now and I almost can't quite believe that it's here. It's always been a dream of mine to be able to travel with a job that I enjoy, and I'm so grateful that I get to do that this year - and this community is such a huge part of that journey so thank you so much for being here and allowing me to share my creativity with you.

Much love to you all💖🌷✨