Barndance

I did another illustration for Amelia's magazine last week. It was to illustrate Amelia's old band Cut A Shine who were teachin barn dancing in the big top at Larmer Tree Festival. They seem like a colourful lot!


I decided I wanted to do something a bit rougher than my last illustration for the Flower show. I think a rougher, looser drawing would suit the atmosphere of a barn dance. The triangles are representing the big top tent and also directions of the dance etc.. 


Anyway, here it is!

lots of pretty flowers

At the weekend I worked on an illustration for Amelia's Magazine. It was for an article reviewing the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011. I was waiting for Amelia to post her article on her blog before I could post my illustration and all the other lovely images on there.


Here is the illustration I designed for the article. It was based on a photo of the Beatles Yellow submarine made of flowers, and next to it was the letters L O V E made entirely of flowers too. I liked this element, even though it wasn't the main attraction. I think you need to love plants and love your work if you are going to make such fantastic and delicate structures from flowers, so I wanted my image to have taken time and detail. It isn't my normal style, but I felt I wanted to do something that included small details and tiny flowers and be a bit obsessive with it. 


I admit that it looks much better in my sketchbook than it does on screen. 

check the article out HERE!

There's loads of great illustrations on there. I particularly liked the work of Lou Taylor.

Her paper cuts are so lovely and I love her colour combinations. 

Go check her website out as its jam packed of paper butterflies, people and even paper eyelashes. 

Amelia's Magazine Illustration

Well! I have been very busy with work and life, but I am still doing some drawing and illustrations... will be putting some up soon.

Including an illustration that I have just submitted to Amelia's Magazine Blog. Loved working to a theme and with such lovely photos as reference. 

Will put my illustration up as soon as I can.

Feeling inspired and motivated to do more drawing.... but it is nearly bedtime, so Goodnight!

I love Mail Art

I am loving Mail Art ALOT.

Have been the lucky recipient of 2 lots of lovely mail art from  @jessicagowling (Jessica Gowling) and   @saylor_made (Jeannine Saylor) 

After swapping art with her, Jessica actually recommended that me and Jeannine did a Mail art swap because of her love of bees and my little bee zine.  

Here is the lovely little zine (including mountainous stickers) that I recieved from Jessica in return for my bee zine. (apologise for the rubbish photo quality!)

and here is the ace nautical theme package of treasures (plus some pretty flowers and a cute Mr Snail) that I recieved from Jeannine. (Well as she says, she IS a Saylor)

 

busy times and bad backs

I have been so so busy at work recently. which is cool because I'm getting to design some fun things for exciting projects so that is good. I'm designing things that I would never have thought I would be designing, so I am pushing myself and and finding out I can do alot more than I thought.I'm hoping I will be allowed to share them here(I'll find out). But basically, think cake kits, resin figures and cupcake stands!

I have also been designing a logo for a lovely new business (will share soon, when it is all finished)

All this new work and busy times, has meant that I havent had time to work on any of my own stuff, so I have decided to start work on my own work and my own branding and things, so I am prepared when new projects come up and hopefully it will all help to gaining new projects too.

This week has been completley rubbish as I did something to my back on sunday (dont know what...I bent down and then next thing I knew I was on the floor and couldnt move...brilliant) and it has been agony ever since. 

Anyway... I have been trying to do as much work for work as i can at home, but also it has given me a chance to catch up on my blogging, blog reading and my own work. 

I do hope it gets better soon as I feel like 93 not 23!

Here is a possible new logo that I have designed. I love these colours at the moment. A mix of pastel and candy colours, but slightly muted. 

 What do you think?

Also, I have to share this little guy with the world. 

He belongs to my mum and dad, and we went to go get him last weekend. He sat on my lap all the way home and he was an angel. I think he has settled in quite nicely to his new home. 

This is Archie.

He has the sad face mastered. :) He is a sleepy but very happy little guy.

Pancake Treasury

I made a pancake inspired treasury on etsy as pancake season is coming up fast. YUUUMMMM.

who knew there was so many pretty items inspired by pancakes!

Business card design

I have been designing some business cards for my mum. She is a childminder and although she has no problem finding work as she is brilliant, I thought I would design her a business card anyway :)  (excuse the watermark)

I have used my little bear as I wanted to include a cute character to reflect the fact that the business is about children. So even though its the parents that will see the card, it is still child friendly. It is also fun which is always good!

valentines

I have been busy busy and so I have not been doing much blogging! Which is rubbish as I miss my blog. 

Well I have done a few simple valentines card designs.... they are purely computer designed so no collage and cutting and sticking like normal with these ones... I have handmade variations in mind though. Cant keep away from making a mess. 

These don't have to be just valentines cards though of course. They are for any day that you feel the need to tell someone how you feel. :)

be-lated christmas wishes

merry late christmas!

blog feature

Well it was a lovely suprise to come back from a weekend at my parents to find that a piece of my work had been featured on this lovely blog over the weekend... take a look here! 

Thank you so much Iona!