Illustration / aoi / collaboration / collective / copyright / costing and pricing / event / illustrator
Review: The AOI Head to Head Event, 10.11.10
On Wednesday 10th Nov I attended an event put on by The AOI called Head to Head, which presented “illustrators Jenny Bowers and Garry Parsons, who create imagery for a broad spectrum of commissioners, including editorial, children’s books, broadcasting and design. They talked about their work, careers, motivations and how they find work. The evening...
Introducing: Tea & Crayons Illustration Collective!
Very exciting news; I am pleased to announce that I, along with 5 other lovely illustration-y ladies, have formed the new illustration collective, Tea & Crayons. What started as a few offhand comments on twitter turned into a few emails… and suddenly, here we are! It’s been very exciting, and at the moment, we are...
Illustration / accessories / aw10 / bags / brands / christmas / collaboration / coveting / designers / fashion / fashion Illustration / high street / hm / inspiration
Coveting: Everything by Lanvin for H&M
Designer/High Street collaborations are quite rife these days, so much so that it’s not as big a deal as it used to be. H&M often lead the way (Sonia Rykiel for H&M was my most recent favourite) but of course you’ve got Debenhams with their Henry Holland and Julien McDonald collabs, among others. So when...
Illustration’s in Fashion: Upcoming Exhibitions and David Downton’s new book
There’s a plethora of fashion illustration related goodness coming your way in the next few months. Fashion illustration is truly enjoying a bit of a resurgence at the moment; a few factors are probably at play but I think it’s stemming from the whole DIY/amateur journalism/blogging that of course is now at the forefront of...
Illustration / amelias magazine / editorial / fashion / fashion Illustration / fashion mag / freelance / new work / ss11
New Work! Bernard Chandran Fashion Illustrations for Amelia’s Magazine
Amelia’s Magazine were hard at work with their coverage of LFW and I was asked to illustrate some of Bernard Chandran’s pieces. I wanted to accentuate the structure of these dresses; the strong lines, yet the loose, slouchy feel. Chandran has a big urban, city feel to me so I thought a backdrop of the...
Graphic Design / Illustration / collaboration / delicious / festival / food illustration / freelance / magazines / my work / new work / recipes / submission / twitter
Central Station ‘TwEATS’ Publication with NVA Harvest
You might remember a while back I submitted an illustrated recipe for a competition by Central Station and NVA Harvest to create images for recipes submitted by members, for publication in the newspaper which was to accompany their ‘twEATS’ event; an online mass-cookery class delivered through twitter. The prize was not only having your recipe...
Let’s Face it: Come and get pencil happy with Lazy Oaf!
Spotted this via The Style PA at Home and have to tell you all about it: Lazy Oaf are teaming up with Tate, to celebrate the launch of their exclusive T-shirt, jewellery and stationery collection in Tate Modern and Tate Britain stores, and are holding a live drawing event in Tate Modern from 11am-5pm on Sunday...
Coveting: Computer Arts Book of Inspiration
This is a fairly simple thing to covet – it’s not out of my meager price range so will probably be in my happy hands in no time. I thought of waiting until then but I want to share it now – it looks so tasty. Computer Arts’ Book of Inspiration: All images from Computer...
