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Amy Turner's avatar

Sounds like such a fun day! Those owls are fantastic, I love how different they all are.

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Helen Stephens's avatar

I know, so good! We are all trying to get back to that level of energy with our drawings!

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Chantal Valerie's avatar

Brilliant owls! I love the cross-eyed one.

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Helen Stephens's avatar

Yes so good!

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Sumao Dutta's avatar

amazing work Helen, I would love to attend something fun and quirky like this. You should come out of cave more often.

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Fiona Woodcock's avatar

The owls are so brilliant! And what an enormous treat to see you in real life at the weekend! : )

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Helen Stephens's avatar

Yes, it was so lovely to see your real life actual human face!

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Sam's avatar

Those owls are so brilliant! I particularly love the nearly completely black one - I’d love to meet the kid that did that 🥰

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Helen Stephens's avatar

I know! That is my favourite.

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Sam's avatar

It’s the expression 🥹🧡

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Jane Porter's avatar

Love those owls so much - can I have them on a T shirt please?

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Helen Stephens's avatar

I’d love to do a screen print of them!

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Eva Eland's avatar

I love all the owls!

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The Blank Canvas's avatar

Love the owls - what an amazing outing!

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Eva's avatar

What a brilliant day, well worth coming out of your cave for!! I love the kids drawings of Mr Hoots, they are all hoots xx

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Helen Stephens's avatar

Aren’t they brilliant? Each one so different!

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Tim Baynes Painter and Writer's avatar

A lovely story... Brilliant work and lots of it! Especially love the big birds in black and white Well done and thank you for sharing!

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Helen Stephens's avatar

Yes that black one is amazing, I would fear seeing that bird in real life!

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Keris Fox's avatar

Gorgeous post! Those owls! 🤩

(Also you reminded me of one of the most-repeated family stories in my childhood: the first time I made New Year’s Resolutions, I wrote that I wanted to become a “hornythologist”.)

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Helen Stephens's avatar

A hornythologist 😂

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Scribblings and Things's avatar

How wonderful are all those owls!!!

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Juliet Pang's avatar

Happy belated birthday Helen, just read this. I had a nice, simple and quiet birthday celebration this month too. Sounds like a terrific day for you. 🦉🦆🐥

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Nai Morris's avatar

I love the children’s pictures, especially the inky owls 🦉 so cute!

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Lorraine Ratcliffe's avatar

Thank you so much for spending time at our school. We all had an amazing time and were truly inspired by you all.

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Laura’s Creative Chaos's avatar

Those owls are just brilliant, oh to draw like a small child

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