Clair Hankinson

A lover of comics, movies, pop art, dodos, travel, cats, Muppets, the 80s (Best Decade Ever!) and all things fun!

Flying Dodo Design came about as I was faced with redundancy from my graphic design position that I had held for 15 years. I had always had a dream of working for myself (who hasn't?) creating fun artworks and selling them online.

Thankfully, I have a fantastic husband who has been very supportive of this little project of mine. (He is also responsible for most of the photos I may use from time to time - like the gorgeous umbrella shot in Venice).

Why a Flying Dodo?

Dodos are my favourite animal and they're a little bit goofy... just like me!

My little balloon-laden dodo shows that with a bit of creative thinking, any dream is possible... even if your head is in the clouds.

How do I create my artwork?

My main method of creating artwork starts with a black outline in fine tip marker pen. This is then scanned into Adobe Illustrator and converted to a vector image, where it is then coloured and enhanced providing a very high resolution image that is able to be resized without any quality loss.

The photographic artwork mainly uses photos from our travels, these I play around with in Adobe Photoshop and experiment with different techniques and styles.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope all your days are colourful!