So thanks to a great recommendation from my friend Claudia Wilde (yes I know she has an excellent name too), I’ve been maximising on the British Libraries new FREE online image resource. It’s amazing. I spent hours looking through, travelling through a world history from the past few hundred years by way of illustrations. The range…
Flower Headdress Workshop I was asked by Adam & Eve DDB Advertising agency to run a flower and feather headdress workshop at their summer party festival. The event was held on farm land just north of London. The mini day festival had other chocolate making workshops, glitter stalls and dance tents. I was given a…
I sketched this Crest Tattoo Design for 2 Friends of mine, Rob and Fairy. They are husband and wife and are planning on getting this same tattoo. Rob asked for a different take on the traditional family crest. There are over 10 personalised elements in there that mean something to them, from references of…
Me at work – Creative workspace This is where I get most of my work done. I also have a studio next door with all the material, trimmings, tools, paints, drills, sewing machines and space to make a great creative mess. I’ll post the photo of that space another time my lovely blog readers. #wheredesignmeets. #workspace
Headdress Design Festival Fashion These are some of the headdresses and festival fashion pieces I have made over the past few years. They have been sold at events and commissioned by individuals. There’s many more that I have made but I simply haven’t had the time to photograph them. Please get in touch if you’d like one…
Personalised Wallpaper Design I created this personalised wallpaper design for an interior design client I had last year. They asked me to decorate their flat and buy homeware and some furniture. I enjoyed going to markets and art galleries to pick out the right items for them. The flat started as a white box with…
I’ve been asked to do several of these top tips for various publications over the years. This one is for Advanced photoshop Magazine. I do remember using these when I was learning. It is handy to expand your digital skills, it saves time and helps you get more creative. I liked the step by step…
Australian botanical illustration design This is a sketch I did last night from some photos I took of some interesting looking foliage I saw on my last trip to Australia to visit my best mate. The plants and animals were so fascinating to me as they were so very foreign and different. The exotic flora and…
Mountain Tigre Collage This is a collage design I made one Sunday, to keep myself entertained. I’ve got a collection of books with fabulous images, I buy from second hand shops just to cut up for collages, for birthday cards for friends and designs like these. My collage has a little image of Michael Palin…
Garbanzo, an established healthy snack food brand selling in Holland & Barrett amongst other retailers, approached me with a brief for an advert for Vegan Life magazine. After research and some mood board discussions I came up with an advert format that needed some good product photography, making a pattern from their flavour ingredients. I thought…