I’ve just been on the gopenguin site and Splashy and Tootsie are both on mechandise for sale.Splashy is on a mug, postcard and greeting...

Today I printed more cells, this time in reds and purples. I’ve only made three cell sculptures so far. I’ve brought the prints home to...

Splashy is artwork of the week on artinliverpool http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/2009/11/artwork-of-the-week-splashy-by-julie-dodd/

The Anish Kapoor exhibition was fantastic, although it was smaller than I had expected. ‘Tall Tree and the Eye’ was so beautiful I could...

I’ve finally done something with my cell prints! I was planning on making a floor installation. That didn’t work. Then I was going to sew...

I’ve been so busy today. I got loads of printing done in college, then I went home and I’ve spent the rest of the day cutting the prints...

I went to Liverpool yesterday to meet up with Splashys sponsors and have photos taken with them. Splashy, Ian and Minako and me.

Artinliverpool have photos of all the penguins on their site http://www.artinliverpool.com/index.php/gallery?func=viewcategory&catid=1

Just got back from the penguin preview party. It was great to see all the penguins together. There were so many of them and so many that...

I showed my work as part of ‘Wirral metropolitan College’ at the Manchester Artists Book fair today. I’ve been ill all week so hadn’t...

Today I helped at the ‘VIDA family workshop at the Williamson art gallery. The theme of the project was patterns and plates and we used...

I’ve been constructing books using the cell prints over the last few days. I’ve used the same kind of cover for all of them, but inside...

Eyes finished. Today I gave my penguins their last coats of varnish. They should be on the streets of Liverpool at the end of November so...

I went to hear Pete Clarke talk about his work at Liverpool University VG&M yesterday. Such a nice guy and so interesting to listen to. I...

It’s been quiet in college this week because most of the students have gone a trip to London. I would have loved to go but I had to work...

I’ve just seen a blog about my penguin on artinliverpool. http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/2009/10/artist-starts-work-on-the-special-ar...

Today I continued with the new project I started last week about cell division. I got some simple but effective images printed up, so...

At one point today I thought this might be the final day for painting the splashes on Splashy. But no, the green needs finishing tomorrow...

I met Ian & Minako Jackson today (They run artinLiverpool.com). They came to meet Splashy and me at the studio. They liked him so far,...

I arrived at the studio just after 12 an left at 9, but I got loads done. Splashy has now had all the blue applied and I’ve started the...

It’s very strange being at college still, not being a student and having no deadlines to work to. Don't get me wrong, its great, I think...

I sanded Splashy down and have changed the red splodges, I am much happier with him. I’ve almost completed the orange splashes, he’s...

The second year option group were learning about screen printing today. I used my time in the print room working on a project I’ve just...