Friday is my day: Heidi Burton

Let's hop to Cambridge, UK and meet pretty long hair Heidi from http://heidiburton.etsy.com
She has a shop full of fun and cute illustrations, originals and prints. Now she works in the Santa's Tonttu-factory for Christmas items *wink wink*
Have a good Friday!

Moonlight Navigators - Original Illustration - 8 x 11.5

by: heidiburton

*I find it hard to wake up early so have 5 different alarms on my phone with different songs, for some reason 'Your Rocky Spine' by Great Lake Swimmers is the only one that wakes me up. Today I roll out of bed at 9am.

*Every day is different but one thing is for sure - I head straight for the kettle and get a brew going. Along with a nice big mug of tea I have some toast with spicy chickpea pate.

*Once I've woken up properly, it's time for multi-tasking! I start up the computer while getting myself ready for the day, writing/answering emails with one hand, applying mascara with the other. Today I was also digging up tree roots in the garden until about 10.30am.

*The start of the day is best for taking photos as it gets dark so early at this time of year. I take photos of any work to be listed in my Etsy shop, or to upload to Flickr. Then I edit the pictures. This can all take about an hour.

*11.30am - Time for working on new items for my shop. First - another cup of tea!

*Today I'm cutting felt shapes to make hats for my illustrated Tonttu eggcups. My mother and sister (http://Tiinateaspoon.etsy.com) are great at sewing so they sometimes help with the hand-stitching.

*I feel like Santa's little helper making my Christmas items. Some of my greeting cards have just come out of the printer, and I'm already designing more in my sketchbook.
*I'm also making preliminary sketches of food items for a magazine illustration.
*This takes me to the afternoon with a quick lunch and it's time to walk to town for my other job in a clothing store. Cambridge is pretty this time of year. I like to walk by the river and enjoy the last bit of daylight, because it's dark by the time I leave work.
*When I return home I check my emails again and back to work on my illustration projects for a few hours. Here I'm cutting illustrated strips of paper to wrap around the greeting cards. I listen to music while working, at the moment I'm listening to
Matt Elliott: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y6hwrfPehs
and
Bon Iver: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62i9Sodwp5o

*I try to fit in some chores and then usually get a late night because there aren't enough hours in the day. I like to read in bed, currently reading a book by Haruki Murakami, I'm very fond of his writings.
*Lights out, and strange dreams - until I am woken by that song again!