This lovely chap was hiding in the garden getting wet. Check out his mane and face.
Monday 3 August 2009
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Monarch Wallpaper HUGE!
This is the mock up for my monarch butterfly wallpaper. Check out the picture below with the lovely Holly stepping in as a scale. It is very imposing wallaper. Need to adjust the positions slightly before the next print. Also the top burnt having such a large piece in the baker so have to be more conscious of that.
Saturday 11 July 2009
The birds, the birds
Hawk Moth
Sunday 5 July 2009
Bugs Bugs Bugs
This article was in the You Magazine, the suppliment from the Daily Mail Magazine, Sunday 5th July. Great in someways as it can be an indicator that what you are doing is mainstream, yet is disappointing that what you are doing has been done- in some context at least. However, is there anything such as an original idea?
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Crow Chair
This is a chair that I mocked up for the last assessment period. The chair is designed as a tribute to crows through their natural history. There are several elements within the design.
1-Some of the crows are blue to signify the way that crows treat mutant crows. Crows with different colourings can be exiled or given special attention.
2- There is a cache in the chair as crows hide food and treasures in caches.
3-There are two embroidered ants on the chair as crows bath in ants but there reason for this is not known.
4- On the back is a gravestone patterned design. Crows rarely gather together except where there is carrion or at graveyards.
5-There will be black and white piping on the chair. This is representative of a pedestrian crossing. Crows have been known to drop nuts at crossings and wait for the light to swoop down and collect the nuts in safety that the passing vehicles have crushed.
1-Some of the crows are blue to signify the way that crows treat mutant crows. Crows with different colourings can be exiled or given special attention.
2- There is a cache in the chair as crows hide food and treasures in caches.
3-There are two embroidered ants on the chair as crows bath in ants but there reason for this is not known.
4- On the back is a gravestone patterned design. Crows rarely gather together except where there is carrion or at graveyards.
5-There will be black and white piping on the chair. This is representative of a pedestrian crossing. Crows have been known to drop nuts at crossings and wait for the light to swoop down and collect the nuts in safety that the passing vehicles have crushed.
Screen print
Sunday 10 May 2009
Wall Hanging
This was in Stella today. I noticed the wallhanging above the stairwell and liked it. I think it may be a Timorous Beasties image. The hanging is a piece of wallpaper held on by clips. The reason that I am including it my blog is that I think there is a place for larger image wallpapers- if not only in the traditional way but also as hangings. It also shows that there is a market for wallhangings. Though I personally think it would cheap to hang wallpaper like this, I think it would have been better in a textile.
Stella, The Sunday Telegraph, 10 May 2009. Page 39.
Stella, The Sunday Telegraph, 10 May 2009. Page 39.
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Interesting bed
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Trends
Below are some examples of illustrations that are being featured in papers and magazines this year.
Butterfly Paperweight by John Derian- bottom left.
The Guardian Weekend 25 April 2009
Seagul plate located at the right of the mirror is John Derian.
Elle Decor- May 2009 USA
Plate in eaves and crab plate is John Derian.
Elle Decor May2009 USA
Butterfly Paperweight by John Derian- bottom left.
The Guardian Weekend 25 April 2009
Seagul plate located at the right of the mirror is John Derian.
Elle Decor- May 2009 USA
Plate in eaves and crab plate is John Derian.
Elle Decor May2009 USA
Labels:
Applied Illustrations,
Developments,
Influences
Monday 4 May 2009
Erin Wallpaper
I love crow images from this wallpaper from Madison and Grow.
http://www.nest-living.com/products/madison-grow-erin-in-silver-lining-on-pale-pink accessed 04/05/09
http://www.nest-living.com/products/madison-grow-erin-in-silver-lining-on-pale-pink accessed 04/05/09
Saturday 28 March 2009
Bummer
Well I washed that wool Crow and a lot of the black dye came out. It is now kind of a washed purple colour. Bummed! I may dye the whole fabric and highlight the crow with foil. When I get a camera I will post the current fabric and hopefully a solution. Shame as digital is EXPENSIVE!! Also highlights to me that I need to have a plan and a product with my digital printing from now on- can no longer afford to experiment.
I also think that I will reprint the Crow on Cotton Duck as a pair of curtains. Still debating if a background is better or just single illustrated image.
I also think that I will reprint the Crow on Cotton Duck as a pair of curtains. Still debating if a background is better or just single illustrated image.
Friday 27 March 2009
Big Digital Crow
Here is the original crow blown up. I like how the details have remained in tact at such a large scale. I am thinking about using him as a curtain panel. The material the crow is printed on is wool.
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Screen Printed Crows
Multi-layered crows on linen background. Looking at this for either wallpaper, curtains or duvets.
This is a print on a T-shirt -black detailed crow over solid dark royal blue. Still have to be more careful regarding messiness and areas in the screen that allow paint through (that should not be there).
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