Have you seen the petals fall?

Meows and hi's, this week has been full of migrains :( its been awful! I've felt so sick all week :( hence my lack in posts. 
I was gonna post one of my new illustrations but they're all on my other laptop and I'm too idle to go find it and switch it on. But I found some of my collection work here on Betty (Betty is my Mac) and decided to post some selected pages from my collection book. 
My collection was based on a girl's first period and tried to capture a girl transforming from a child into a woman, embracing innocence, subtle sexuality and awkwardness.

 Poem by me Clare and the Bear

 Illustrations by me Clare and the Bear (aka Clare Heart)

The Tale of The Angel and The Turtle

One day,
long ago, 
a DRUNK ANGEL from the MOON came before me.
She wore tartan from head to toe 
and had multi-coloured feathers and ribbons 
tied in her un-brushed hair. 
She spoke to me.
She asked;
"What is a turtle without a shell?
Is he without a home?
Or is he naked?
Who knows?
Maybe the starfish?
Or the crab?"
As i sat and pondered this, 
the ANGEL returned to her home on the MOON 
to drink vodka 
and eat cheese.


The End.