Patch, patch, patch Remember the patched together bits of fabric I posted about last week? Well, that post resulted in a whole lot more patching for me! After reading my post, Julie suggested I enlarge it into a 3.50 x 1.50m patched curtain to screen off her upstairs renovation (see pics of the space here). …
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Patch, patch, patch
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animal crackers
Animal CrackersWe bought this book by Hannah Tinti for a friend recently, mostly because of the amazing cover illustration by David Frankland. Afterwards, I remembered these old cutouts of mine that I felt were a bit reminiscent (but a little less scary).
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Tammis Keefe
Tammis KeefeIn a somewhat self-destructive impulse, I had a rather tone-lowering post planned for my return to blogging today. But on Friday I discovered the gorgeous handkerchief illustrations by 1940’s designer, Tammis Keefe, and when I spotted a weekend post about her on True-up this morning, I thought the co-incidence was too great not to …
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New in my shop – Table napkins
New in my shop – Table napkinsI have something brand new for sale in my Etsy shop. The screenprinted table napkins that I designed for the Rooms on View show in June are now available in pale grey and in yellow. Diligent readers of this blog may recognise the design as coming from a paper …
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Peynet inspiration
Peynet inspirationI’m working on some illustrations for a wedding guide, and for inspiration, I’m using the images in these books by 1940s popular illustrator Raymond Peynet . Ever since I studied French at school, using the a la Page series, I’ve been crazy about this style of illustration, so I’m pleased to get a chance …
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#1 Mug
#1 Mug This is my favourite mug, which I made for the NEST show at Curious, Whetstone & Frankley, which opened last night. You can see all my other mugs at my Flickr page.Thanks to all the friends who made it to the opening – it was great to see you all!
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Mountain Garden papercuts
Mountain Garden papercuts Yesterday I collected my framing for the Nest show, opening next week (click here for details). Those framers aint cheap, but I’m very, very happy with the way they turned out! You may recognise the ones above as papercut versions of my Mountain Garden drawings, which I’ve been applying as transfers to …
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Up next, Nest
Up next, NestJesse and I are hard at work making things for the Nest show opening at Curious, Whetstone and Frankley next Wednesday. Part of the show includes a “soup kitchen”, where you can buy a bowl or mug of soup, and get to keep the receptacle. Here’s some of my work in progress, which …
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Ceramics transfers tutorial
Ceramics transfers tutorial As promised, here’s a tutorial showing you how Jesse and I got our drawings onto ceramics last month, creating two dinner services for the Rooms on View show. You can take a look at my finished plates here and see Jesse’s here. Now, let’s get cracking: Step 1 – Get transfers made …
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