tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78950182585795830132024-03-05T21:17:35.405+00:00Alex T. SmithAlex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.comBlogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-33595860875259166102015-05-02T13:37:00.000+01:002015-05-02T13:37:40.008+01:00NEW HOME!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello Everyone!</div>
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I'm now over at <a href="http://www.alextsmith.com./">www.alextsmith.com</a></div>
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Only a smidge late with these! Here are my three Halloween pictures for this year!</div>
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I'm currently working on a rather jolly picture book, so it was nice to take a break from that to go over to the dark side and get the blacks and greys out!</div>
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These images were all made traditionally, with no digital tinkering and are a mix of ink, gouache, pencil crayon and chalk pastel, on matte white card.</div>
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Sorry about the slightly cack-handed photos of them. I really should have scanned them.</div>
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<br />Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-59910060126712192732013-10-23T12:53:00.001+01:002013-10-23T12:53:31.299+01:00Arthur the Artist...<div>Today I got to hangout with my one and a half year old godson Arthur!</div><div><br></div><div>We had <i>quite</i> an adventure!</div><div><br></div><div>We walked his big sister (my fairy goddaughter) to school and we walked back home again. We waved at a lorry and investigated a gnome statue in a neighbouring front garden. But then it was time to knuckle down to some serious artistic work! </div><div><br></div><div>Here are some pictures of our creative endeavours. </div><div>As you can see, Arthur is <i>rather</i> nifty at colouring in. </div><div>We created lots of pictures and even a portrait of his sister for her to find when she comes home from school! </div><div><br></div><div>Then Arthur's mummy came home, so the wax crayons were quickly stashed under the seat of his toy scooter (obviously?!) for next time and it was time for Arthur to have a big mummy cuddle and a morning nap. Colouring in is VERY tiring work...</div><div><br></div><div>Well done Arthur! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykArBD-BLFa3_zVbI1ePaIuk-8m6Nk0eScooDcH5yGelj18qaWPVmh-kuo5Q43ROHNMtvp4id9z-DGntVOcglP_Mqknb-iBks_p3NOryBS7HG8oZPRDNB_OzkSubhPBe-tUeL7ZAZ7-9T/s640/blogger-image-2093185785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykArBD-BLFa3_zVbI1ePaIuk-8m6Nk0eScooDcH5yGelj18qaWPVmh-kuo5Q43ROHNMtvp4id9z-DGntVOcglP_Mqknb-iBks_p3NOryBS7HG8oZPRDNB_OzkSubhPBe-tUeL7ZAZ7-9T/s640/blogger-image-2093185785.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBew35NmZ1HooUKl9WXT-qk1VwGajgs8wWDfEyc9XnEOKbeYUiMqV4T9UyuN0X98g5P6Fh8GvrvEwvKZcGlinh-r9URsI7g4a9ki2WW_vWGYiA7UzcWeNnSAhAOQvcs-ZAutJ6Wn4Hs0nq/s640/blogger-image--1859715660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-73634979398853586232013-09-20T15:15:00.001+01:002013-09-20T15:15:47.111+01:00Mr Rabbit's Wet Wednesday Walk...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh0C6bxUYohPM0exu_3X2aBirgr-CKf28C7eyHyBVLkeSyXIP3X3h59e6MvbpA5XuXzxg8JPI4ul-Fu84o-ml7nhDOAaOl2wHsBktKsMraIsw6TPEBEtDJh7co20kYFxyh8zv8njwBa2O/s640/blogger-image--32532085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh0C6bxUYohPM0exu_3X2aBirgr-CKf28C7eyHyBVLkeSyXIP3X3h59e6MvbpA5XuXzxg8JPI4ul-Fu84o-ml7nhDOAaOl2wHsBktKsMraIsw6TPEBEtDJh7co20kYFxyh8zv8njwBa2O/s640/blogger-image--32532085.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mixed media on hot pressed watercolour paper. </div>Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-24622290940804622922013-08-21T21:24:00.001+01:002013-08-21T21:24:18.879+01:00The Girl and the Goose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It gives me GREAT pleasure to be able to reveal the title and cover of my next picture book!<br />
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Publishing 6th March 2014 (Scholastic Picture Books)</div>
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This is my ninth picture book and I am super excited about it!<br />
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Here's some details from the publishers:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"When Hector's granny has her magic wand stolen by The Big Bad Knight, Hector, the tiniest boy in the village, decides to go after him. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And when The Big Bad Knight sends a dragon after Hector, our hero knows just what to do - with a little help from a bag of crisps! Soon it's time for The Big Bad Knight to learn a little lesson about knightly manners. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A fun-filled new picture book about the power of good with quirky illustrations from award-winning Alex T. Smith."</span><br />
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Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-39882615899151212442013-07-27T13:23:00.001+01:002013-07-27T13:23:06.809+01:00OVER THE WATER...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79mF-MRCZaCuL9B_QUR_fxWfcaHF2shFAvMHIH62C41f2RK5C9RoyQDwfwIdooTMCaYAHIY6JP6JFVISjtI5UAZmC8kUVx_TO_9Id38D2K6ClRt7HOJrW-Ul0GZV8aFTxePD2wuJcIOXQ/s640/blogger-image--827247981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79mF-MRCZaCuL9B_QUR_fxWfcaHF2shFAvMHIH62C41f2RK5C9RoyQDwfwIdooTMCaYAHIY6JP6JFVISjtI5UAZmC8kUVx_TO_9Id38D2K6ClRt7HOJrW-Ul0GZV8aFTxePD2wuJcIOXQ/s640/blogger-image--827247981.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">About a week ago, I doodled the above picture not in my usual sketchbook, but on a big sketch pad I was using to plan out some pictures for a book project I'm currently working on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm not sure why I drew a picture of a rabbit running through a jungle/forest with a giant crystal, but sometimes I think you just have to go with what you brain tells you to do! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Usually, in my little sketchbook, and my rough images for work, I make them very tidy and tight, but working on a bigger pad made my pencil work looser and I was desperate to colour it in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Usually, my work is a mixture of traditional artwork (mainly the linework) and digital colour and texture. However, recently I've found that I'm not able to get the feeling I want using the computer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No matter how much computer trickery I use, the image still doesn't quite do what I want. I've also found the amount of time I am staring at a screen has become quite uncomfortable, so I'm trying to work away from the computer as much as possible to give my eyes a rest and look at something other than a flickering screen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This image was an experiment ahead of my next two picture books to see if I could manage a large, fairly complicated scene with put having a nervous breakdown! And I LOVED it. I really liked how not having an undo function meant I had to think about more before tackling bits of the image, and I also really enjoyed how relaxed it made me just quietly colouring bits and working the image up in stages. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don't usually show my process because to be honest with you, even after 7 years of being an illustrator, I still have very little idea of what I'm doing and most of it is trial and error, but I did think you might like to see how I put this image together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">ART GEEK BIT: It's pen, pencil crayon, watercolour, chalk pastel and gouache on medium texture, heavyish weight A3 paper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXe2d-QnFyRbsjqfmb5-Ki2s3tM1pNkunMfjU507YLX57IS5cC5QhY9q_ZhQxwTvVFvFgGqzczRwyYIt34z0KWdXHw6jZNqxt7Gu9Ot6sg76zz800bX19Ckjl89M4-mnAGqeWBSmm-zNsG/s640/blogger-image-2041049036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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(Well, actually, my dining table- hence the kitten shaped salt and pepper shakers!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4Bm65NcYh9lib2bZHg32xAQjGrqVeuW2snK18szAmC8RxxNxIolYr3LoOZ65y09TJD-Ee9otV7t8eXU2GrnyK20hgBblXAKjLo6arZjD1VQig9UaUdKUv_7mu-w1WzOl-0JwV62J0gPP/s640/blogger-image-2081354507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4Bm65NcYh9lib2bZHg32xAQjGrqVeuW2snK18szAmC8RxxNxIolYr3LoOZ65y09TJD-Ee9otV7t8eXU2GrnyK20hgBblXAKjLo6arZjD1VQig9UaUdKUv_7mu-w1WzOl-0JwV62J0gPP/s640/blogger-image-2081354507.jpg"></a></div><br></div>More non digital artwork here soon! </div><br></div><br></div>Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-11965277492265409642013-07-27T11:11:00.001+01:002013-07-27T11:11:31.323+01:00FROM MY SKETCHBOOK: Bedtime Conversation about Love with my Little
Nephew (aged 5)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbhK02dP74GClX5DbRT2vG3HzjdqkeyuEtT7D-lazSsATTp_PQC_9Havc8KJdFWJbqWsvvI0xJor4UsnNaSrzL8vSmlk-xg6dmPzoqH33wZppQ6Y3mtLMa4MGeQB57Koysnb4-7fj4zEm/s640/blogger-image-1746428335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbhK02dP74GClX5DbRT2vG3HzjdqkeyuEtT7D-lazSsATTp_PQC_9Havc8KJdFWJbqWsvvI0xJor4UsnNaSrzL8vSmlk-xg6dmPzoqH33wZppQ6Y3mtLMa4MGeQB57Koysnb4-7fj4zEm/s640/blogger-image-1746428335.jpg"></a></div>Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-87035523931949611072013-07-24T10:25:00.001+01:002013-07-24T10:25:48.573+01:00The Royal Baby...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As everyone in the Entire World knows - the royal baby arrived this week!<br />
Last night, whilst glued to the TV waiting for William and Katherine to appear with the little boy I wrote this silly poem.<br />
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Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-24765969411187680842013-07-13T11:09:00.001+01:002013-07-13T11:09:53.601+01:00In the Bear Cave...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPyHHlWvoxfkOkbmXBogirOFkIwufUF0I1PsI5lY8yKCbZ60VXRnfYiSFqsCv0OFsS-GmZIt20_yhL2f80zhEWOwRkNsHrpn1RL9ryBJjXUbtK_W4thacXEqwwLqtHYNtp5ApjVHcpNNy/s640/blogger-image-546399209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPyHHlWvoxfkOkbmXBogirOFkIwufUF0I1PsI5lY8yKCbZ60VXRnfYiSFqsCv0OFsS-GmZIt20_yhL2f80zhEWOwRkNsHrpn1RL9ryBJjXUbtK_W4thacXEqwwLqtHYNtp5ApjVHcpNNy/s640/blogger-image-546399209.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is a finished, non digital piece of work based in an old sketchbook image. It's mainly pencil crayon with gouache and pen here and there, on card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-83380772448329978732013-07-10T22:44:00.001+01:002013-07-10T22:44:11.576+01:00The Swing...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcPViSFpUa04GA2b1UhzkHI_lGb9aueMtRj0wKVdIQn9SGAk3ss8UGx9wrcUPVU0ooeWzcrpqeJIdAJg9DixHUZQRgUe78KjFnOHCVkswI1tT0xo7x8yLKTONxz63GgUeQuuDUtIypXVe/s640/blogger-image--1753643634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcPViSFpUa04GA2b1UhzkHI_lGb9aueMtRj0wKVdIQn9SGAk3ss8UGx9wrcUPVU0ooeWzcrpqeJIdAJg9DixHUZQRgUe78KjFnOHCVkswI1tT0xo7x8yLKTONxz63GgUeQuuDUtIypXVe/s640/blogger-image--1753643634.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I did this little piece this morning as a warm up to get my brain in 'colouring in' mode. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's pencil crayon, pencil and pen with the tiniest bit of gouache. </div>Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-58827471326059635512013-06-14T16:27:00.001+01:002013-06-14T16:27:02.130+01:00A Very Good Day...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBVrGPXkAwHwTbKgXvvPcIcr4Reua5u1whFcWMp0vi0f0QEldHT7Rc6i_SRA8hTAquS3fly6st3F8TzS1ktSiWnNNCRu6IEN10tIiZKYoYIFh51FK4EoSmcqQod2sDpOq1ZrT3tKtgXhH/s640/blogger-image--371672263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBVrGPXkAwHwTbKgXvvPcIcr4Reua5u1whFcWMp0vi0f0QEldHT7Rc6i_SRA8hTAquS3fly6st3F8TzS1ktSiWnNNCRu6IEN10tIiZKYoYIFh51FK4EoSmcqQod2sDpOq1ZrT3tKtgXhH/s640/blogger-image--371672263.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> click to enlarge </div>Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-22340958435846757492013-06-12T20:54:00.001+01:002013-06-12T20:54:50.750+01:00Grumble! 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Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-52632643536781566032013-06-04T19:53:00.001+01:002013-06-04T19:53:35.577+01:00FROM MY SKETCHBOOK: A Poem About The Queen...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I saw The Phantom of the Opera stage show for the first time a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it. I saw the film when it came out in 2004 and loved that, but to see the show performed in a real, old theatre was treat. I must say though that I actually spent the entire show marvelling at the amazing set which was just ingenious in the way it shifted and changed and became numerous different locations. Brilliant!<br />
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When my parents took me to the theatre as a child, I remember enjoying sitting in the darkness transfixed, not by the story being played out on the stage (although I did enjoy that), but by the design of the costumes and set. I would take in every little detail and draw everything I'd seen when I got home. Nothing has changed now that I'm grown up. I'm still fascinated by the details and dress in tv, film and theatre. It actually makes sitting down to watch something quite difficult as my fingers are constantly twitching for the pencil and sketchbook I keep in my pocket.<br />
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So, of course some snippet from the the Phantom of the Opera had to make its way into my sketchbook. I've just been putting the finishing touches to my next picture book which is full of colour and pattern, so it was nice to change track here and do something dark and moody and grown up.<br />
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For more sketchbook images and information about my sketchbook process and what media I use to draw with, do visit <a href="http://www.arenaillustration.com/blog/?p=3541" target="_blank">this</a> guest post I did for my agent's website.Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-15113463040694600642013-05-19T14:45:00.001+01:002013-05-19T14:45:08.560+01:00Catching up...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-89570687509587499302013-05-02T11:41:00.002+01:002013-05-02T11:41:46.911+01:00Visitors to this time, this place...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The above is a piece of hand lettering I created of one of my favourite pieces of text. It's an Australian Aboriginal proverb and I think it's just lovely.<br />
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I love creating lettering and find it really relaxing. More of this to be posted soon, I hope!<br />
<br />Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-25047276144119027502013-05-01T00:25:00.001+01:002013-05-01T00:25:39.243+01:001948.My grandparents, Sid and Alice.<br />
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I've had a busy few weeks with various book projects all coming to completion. I'll hopefully be back to blogging more regularly soon, and will fill you in with lots of exciting things.<br />
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In the mean time, why not have a read of <a href="http://www.arenaillustration.com/blog/?p=3541" target="_blank">this articl</a>e written by me about my sketchbook secrets<br />
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Also, I'd love you to follow me on Twitter. I regularly post pictures from my sketchbooks there. (Also photos of my dogs...)<br />
I'm <a href="https://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith" target="_blank">@Alex_T_Smith </a><br />
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<br />Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-69054599898922711812013-04-05T17:53:00.000+01:002013-04-05T18:03:27.236+01:00What I Wore Today... (yesterday)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wish my hair really did look just like this. It's sadly a bit shorter and always windswept. It caused my baby godson to stop the other day, point at it and then say 'oooh'... in a slightly alarmed fashion... :-(<br />
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<br />Alex T. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313057250871738793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895018258579583013.post-23823066009240403382013-02-14T10:31:00.002+00:002013-02-14T10:31:36.750+00:00Happy Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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