The most respected of the Cornish Knockers amongst their own are those within the Grand Order Of The Oggie. Wizards, Bosses, Tasters and the wise form their ranks. They are also known as The Big Hats, due to their enormous and often magical head gear.

This is the Cow Field Hat. Perfect for a country walk as long as you watch where you’re walking.

Watercolour and pen on hot pressed watercolour paper.

Approx size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches (115 x 164mm)

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A Cornish sea monster makes a splendid pot of tea in his best china for a visiting diver.

One for the pot

Framed in a real fake Cornish Sea Monster skin frame.

No real Cornish Sea Monsters were harmed in the making of the frame although I did catch and kill a fake one.

Picture: An original watercolour and pen on hot pressed watercolour paper.

Frame: Vinyl, wood, acrylic and velvety felty stuff.

Signed by Captain Scruff

Approx Frame size: 10.3 x 8.3 inches (260 x 212mm)
Approx picture size: 6 x 4 inches (153 x 102mm)

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Too Many Ghosts - Denzil has made the mistake of taking a walk at midnight on Halloween in the middle of Tehidy Woods. The silly bugger! Willee get out alive?

The Hill - Peter Pengelly has made the mistake of taking a walk around Trencrom Hill at midnight on Halloween. Proper mental! Stop Peter! They only wanted to be friends!

The Oggy Thief - Harriet Hosking has decided to take a walk around Tehidy Woods at midnight on Halloween. Now she's had her midnight snack, which was one of her finest oggys, stolen by something slimy. Give it back you bugger!!

Spriggan Rock - Eric Trevaskis decided to take a walk around Trencrom Hill at midnight on Halloween. Now he's come a cropper with a band of nasty ole Spriggans who were out moon bathing on their favourite rock. That'll teach the silly bugger. Sum teasy bunch they are too.

Crafty Fag - Trevor Angove decided to grab a crafty fag. Problem is, the silly bugger tried it at midnight on Halloween in the middle of Tehidy Woods. Now he's in serious trouble and is being chased by a Cornish Pisky bareback riding a Wild Yaaarg, one of the fiercest creatures in bleddy Cornwall boy!

A lovely little set of artcards/aceo’s created in black and white for that old school horror film feel. Watercolour, ink and pen.

From Ghoulies and Ghosties....

Woooooooo oooo oooooooooo

Good evening my little grammersows. We recently received a commission to come up with a postcard design based on the old Cornish Litany illustrations dating back to the 20’s.  A litany has to include the saying (or a derivative of)  ‘From Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long Leggetty Beasties and Things that go Bump in the night Good Lord Deliver Us. It had to be mainly black and white in keeping with the old versions but in our own Cornish Knocker style. We think it turned out very well and the new owner loved it.

I used to draw Cornish Litany work back in ye day so it was nice to get involved in it again.

dem bones dem bones dem dry bones

We thought we’d spook the back up a bit with a selection of bones.