The Secrets Out! (New... well... everything!)

So now I can finally reveal what all the secrecy has been about! It's a brand new website! Yep! Isn't it gorgeous! Finally I will be able to stop double posting on two blogs and a website - I have combined them all in one! Which means that unfortunately I will be saying goodbye to this Blogger Blog - but don't worry - now you can just go straight to the Blanket website to get constant updates on beautiful artists, designers, photographers, crafters, exhibitions, websites, etc... OR there is an RSS feeder so you can get updates straight to your own email!



And of course the brand new issue is up as well! So it's a double excitement overload! It's a very important issue for us so we really hope you enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed putting it together! It's all about that thing we do everyday - communication!
Here's whats inside!

• Artist Interviews with Will Bryant, Betsy Walton and Coralie-Bickford Smith.
• THE PASS IT ON PROJECT - 6 artists creating 1 piece of art (with no face to face contact) It's a Blanket first!
• The Art of Communication: how do you communicate with an audience you might never meet?
• Blanket feature writer, Jonathan Hulme, is vexed by email chain letters.
• Jek shows us how to communicate old school style!
• The Blanket Playlist!
• We introduce our brand new Blanket Comic 'Pic Shaws'!
• Who am I? I'm a Showoff!
• Re_action - see how our readers reacted to this issues theme!

Just putting the finishing touches on the new issue...

Not long to wait now! I will be releasing the new issue of Blanket tomorrow! I can't wait - it's our biggest and best yet! And I will finally be able to reveal what I have been working on in secret.... ohhh the suspense!



Here's a sneak peek of one of the gorgeous illustrations by Claire Cimbora of Schmooks featured in the magazine! It's to accompany a great article by Jonathan Hulme about email chain letters.

Lydia Meiying

Look at these pretties by Lydia Meiying!

Daren Newman

A local Mancunian for me to stalk - I mean admire. Daren Newman.

Paris dreaming...

Beautiful image by: Strawberry Juice

I'm packing my bags for Paris! We'll just for the weekend anyway... it's my 30th Birthday on Sunday and as a treat my wonderful husband is taking me to Paris to celebrate! My wish was to sit on the steps of the Sacre Couer overlooking the Paris skyline while eating french cheese with crusty baguettes and drinking red wine. I'm a simple girl with simple pleasures (except that I wanted to go to Paris to do it of course)

So there will be a little break on blogging over the weekend while I take a well deserved rest! But come Monday I will be back at it. I have the latest Blanket issue to release on Wednesday and some new announcements to share with you all, so there's a definite mixture of excitement and apprehension in the air. I am so tempted to tell you now because I am awful at keeping things a surprise but it's not long now until I can share - so I will keep you guessing for a little while longer!

Have a beautiful weekend - I plan too!
xx

Show us your Blanket Poster!

One of the lucky winners of the Blanket Survey Prize Pack, Jasho, took a photo of his new Blanket Poster when it arrived for him in the post! It's lovely to see a poster go to such an appreciative home! The only hiccup was the poster arrived minus the badge pack that was included (apparently there was an appreciative postal worker as well?)

If you would like to show us your Blanket poster then email me a photo at: editor (at) blanketmagazine.com

And if you would like to join in the fun you can get a copy of the Blanket poster in the Blanket online store.
~Bec

Diana Brennan

This photo by Diana Brennan reminds me of spring!