And for some reason my Blogspot has reverted back to the old posting options so I'm currently being deprived of a nice typing font, not sure what this is going to look like. Bah.
Recently featured in the Telegraph Magazine as 'One to watch' and one of Glass magazine's 'Top five designers to have in your home'.
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Trip to the Motherland...
Recent trip to the Motherland of Cornwall as always provided some great textural shots... non of which are fitting with my current project but have some nice colours and surfaces going on.
And for some reason my Blogspot has reverted back to the old posting options so I'm currently being deprived of a nice typing font, not sure what this is going to look like. Bah.
And for some reason my Blogspot has reverted back to the old posting options so I'm currently being deprived of a nice typing font, not sure what this is going to look like. Bah.
Long time, no post!
I haven't blogged for so long I'm feeling a bit guilty... but now that lecturing has finished (again) I'm able to get my head down and focus, not that I havent been busy with designing - just not had the time to log what I've been up to.
So I'll start with a fun collaboration I did a month or two ago with UK born, Malaysia living, international based, portrait photographer Johnny Mc.George who describes his work as "real, raw and sometimes risqué" (I'd say MOSTLY risqué), photographing beauties of the natural, unusual and alternative type...
His highly profiled latest project 'Girls. And Money' has made it into book form with selected photographs as well as hitting the Big Apple itself New York, with a solo exhibition of his works.
I was asked by Johnny to select any one of his photographs and do my illustrative thang as a part of the project. Feathers, obviously, just had to be done.
As well as my input, the superwickedawesomecool Sheffield based illustrator Nick Deakin(.com) was also asked to apply his styley hand on a photograph of choice - which strangely was the same choice as mine, Nick kindly swapping.
Both illustrations can will be showcased at the NY show and also featured in the book which you can buy from Johnny direct - just look for 'Girls. And Money' on FB. Just a word of warning - it is not for the easily offended! Nudey womenzzzz are Johnny's topic of favour.
Images and illustrations full copyright so please do not copy any for I will chop your fingers off :D x
So I'll start with a fun collaboration I did a month or two ago with UK born, Malaysia living, international based, portrait photographer Johnny Mc.George who describes his work as "real, raw and sometimes risqué" (I'd say MOSTLY risqué), photographing beauties of the natural, unusual and alternative type...
His highly profiled latest project 'Girls. And Money' has made it into book form with selected photographs as well as hitting the Big Apple itself New York, with a solo exhibition of his works.
I was asked by Johnny to select any one of his photographs and do my illustrative thang as a part of the project. Feathers, obviously, just had to be done.
As well as my input, the superwickedawesomecool Sheffield based illustrator Nick Deakin(.com) was also asked to apply his styley hand on a photograph of choice - which strangely was the same choice as mine, Nick kindly swapping.
Both illustrations can will be showcased at the NY show and also featured in the book which you can buy from Johnny direct - just look for 'Girls. And Money' on FB. Just a word of warning - it is not for the easily offended! Nudey womenzzzz are Johnny's topic of favour.
Images and illustrations full copyright so please do not copy any for I will chop your fingers off :D x
Friday, 25 February 2011
Exclusive signed and numbered SURFACE//PHILIA screen prints for sale!
Quickest blog post ever! Back to lecturing last week which has enabled me to get back into those wonderous print rooms!!!
I have been working on four feather designs which you will see being launched on soft furnishings and wallpaper sometime within the few months (all being well at the manufacturers!) I've taken this opportunity of screen printing to select three of my designs and reproduce seven of each - all printed in five colours. They have all been numbered and signed and will be getting sold on my stall at Designers Marketplace tomorrow in Newcastle! For further info on the event: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Designers-Marketplace/155076417549
I have been working on four feather designs which you will see being launched on soft furnishings and wallpaper sometime within the few months (all being well at the manufacturers!) I've taken this opportunity of screen printing to select three of my designs and reproduce seven of each - all printed in five colours. They have all been numbered and signed and will be getting sold on my stall at Designers Marketplace tomorrow in Newcastle! For further info on the event: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Designers-Marketplace/155076417549
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Favourite LFW prints!
Quick round up of my favourite fashion prints so far from London Fashion Week, Feb '11.
Images taken from LondonFashionWeek, Dazed & Confused, Pattern People.
Thursday, 17 February 2011
The work of Beatriz Milhazes. *swoon*
Last week the time came for me to throw out my huge back log of Elle's (and a few of my Elle Deco's). Keeping a hold of my post-it noted pages for inspiration at a later stage, I can't believe I'd forgotten to ever go back over the work of Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes. "Beatriz Milhazes works in the pure aesthetic style of the Pattern and Decoration movement. Influenced by her native land of Brazil, her vibrant and bold use of color and patterns create work that is as much playful, free and psychedelic, as it is geometric, organized and rhythmic".
Beatriz applies her marks to canvas by painting onto shaped pieces of plastic and transferring the colour over - like a printing method. Since 1987 she has worked out of a compact studio, which happens to be situated next door to Rio’s botanical gardens. Naturally, the forms and patterns of the flowers have heavily inspired and led the organic and flamboyant outcome of her paintings. For more info: http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/beatriz-milhazes/
Beatriz applies her marks to canvas by painting onto shaped pieces of plastic and transferring the colour over - like a printing method. Since 1987 she has worked out of a compact studio, which happens to be situated next door to Rio’s botanical gardens. Naturally, the forms and patterns of the flowers have heavily inspired and led the organic and flamboyant outcome of her paintings. For more info: http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/beatriz-milhazes/
Monday, 14 February 2011
My Florence Broadhurst arrived!
I'm very tired tonight and my eyes hurt from painting very large and lavish feathers for the past twelve hours nearly! Anyway, my Florence Broadhurst book arrived and its yummier than expected! In a very unlikey manner, I'm not going to blab on about it and will just share some of my favourite pages. Any textile designer should own a copy: Florence Broadhurst - Her Secret & Extraodinary Lives by Helen O'Neill.
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Today has been mainly spent...
ORGANISING!! My wall space, visual research and getting rid of 4 years worth of Elle magazines. After a week of designing and 2am-ers I was buried deep in chaos.
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Surface textures...
This week is being spent drawing and painting new imagery to be turned into designs for wallpapers, soft furnishings and one off screen prints. Here's a few scans I have pulled together and manipulated to start working from today.
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