Nativity colour and cut out fun set

I have been doing the odd cut out figure sets recently, and as we are this close to Christmas I thought I would do a nativity theme. Our church will be giving these out during December, and I thought I would provide it as my first freebie. To get one, just send me an email to me at fimh@blueyonder.co.uk with a request, and I will put you on my mailing list, and send you a jpg of the nativity characters. Just colour, cut out, and stand them up. I just tried them out with normal paper, and they worked fine, but I am sure the best results will come through either printing it out on thick paper, or card. As it is free, please enjoy using this, but do not put it out for re-sale, or redistribution, or use my creations for anything else. Have a great Christmas!

weba advert

Here is an advert I did recently for weba (West of England Baptist Association), to appear in the Baptist Times. The copy was already provided, so I just needed to design the characters around it. It was fun to do, and I look forward to seeing it in print, in the next edition of the newspaper.

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Doctor Who: Robot

"Sarah, he is psychologically deranged. No you can't keep the robot!"

For anybody that remember, and enjoyed Tom Baker's debut story 'Robot' I hope this will bring a smile to your face. I remember waiting in trepidation to see what this new, and strange looking Doctor would be like. I loved Jon Pertwee, and could not imagine anyone else filling his shoes. Well I need not have worried, because I was delighted with this bohemian, eccentric, unpredictable Doctor, so much so, he is my favourite Doctor of all!

The story itself gets a lot of stick, for having a very limp wristed, and wonky looking robot, and also for that infamous 'tank' scene. However, I love it! It is a great introduction to the Doctor who went on to captivate generations of children and adults alike. Elisabeth Sladen was fantastic as the assistant as always. and it was obvious that she and Tom made an incredible team. She played the beauty to the robot's beast, feeling compassion for this unfortunate machine, who was forced by it's masters to steal, kill and destroy. It is worth checking out if you ever get a chance!

Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

I was genuinely sad to here about the news of the death of Lis Sladen! What a tragedy for her family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them.  She played my favourite among all the Doctor Who assistants, Sarah Jane Smith. She was feisty, yet vulnerable, funny, and a beautiful English rose if there ever was one. There are very few in the acting profession that could keep a character alive, and relevant like Lis Sladen had done over the years, and so I wanted to do this tribute to thank her for the enjoyment she has brought to us all. I never met her, but by all accounts from people who had, they said how gracious and kind she was. Her personality certainly came through her performances and interviews!

She started her time with Doctor Who along side the legendary Jon Pertwee in 1973 in the 'Time Warrior'. She was great at the role straight from the start, and embraced by the fans of the show.

The cartoon shows the last time she played Sarah Jane with Tom Baker back in 1976. Her and Tom were great together, and their friendship shone through. My favourite Doctor and assistant together. For me the golden age of Dr Who, with stories like the 'Seeds of Doom', 'Genesis of the Daleks', 'The Ark in Space', 'Pyramids of Mars', 'The Brain of Morbius', and many more I could mention!  In this one 'The Hand of Fear', she wore in that story what was often described as an Andy Pandy costume; but it was the 70s, and Lis would look great in anything, so I certainly did not see anything odd about it. I think the phrase 'Eldrad must live', followed her around at all the Who conventions she attended, as it was one of those iconic moments in British sci-fi television.  I thought it was fitting to choose this as a tribute to her. RIP Lis! 

Tribute to the Brig!

It was very sad news to hear about the passing of Nicholas Courtney back on the 22nd February 2011. He was brilliant at playing 'The Brig', and I came to appreciate him a lot more as I got older. I met him at a Doctor Who convention in Weston-Super-Mare, and he was as charming and witty as the character he played in Doctor Who! He will always be fondly remembered. RIP Nicholas!

Bed Bugs

"I am not putting a foot in there until you do something about those bed bugs!"

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Dawn Chorus

"This is your 5.00 am courtesy call. It's time to get ready for the dawn chorus."

Dr Who Cartoon

"This is the worst case of multiple personality disorder I have ever seen!"

Doctor Who is my all time favourite television programme, so I had to do a cartoon on this subject eventually, and it certainly will not be the last.  Because of the space constraints of a single panel gag, I thought I would just include a few of my favourite Doctors. From left to right we have Matt Smith, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Jon Pertwee, and the best of all Tom Baker. I would have liked to have included William Hartnell, and Patrick Troughton, and in fact I have done a pencil sketch of them, and the other Doctors not included in this gag. It would be nice to do more, and I am sure I will, when the opportunities come along.

U2 Cartoon

"I'm the kind of guy that likes to live on The Edge!"

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