Hand made stamps!

I made these stamps out of old rubbers I had lying about in my studio. All together they created a mini children’s book, Follow That Sparrow, for my MFA.

Updated website . . .

I have made some tweaks to the design of my website and took the opportunity to add some new work.

SNEAK PEEK – illustrations for Smashing Magazine book 3

Here is a sneak peek of my work for Smashing Magazine Book 3. I created 11 maze-like letters to go alongside the chapters, altogether they spell out ‘Redesign the Web’. The book is out in April/May 2012, I am excited about seeing the final printed copies!

Click here to find out more about Smashing Magazine Book 3

Fox Naming Card

I was asked by two lovely expectant parents to illustrate a naming card for their baby. We started the project last year and I am happy to say Marvin arrived last week! It was lovely to be part of such a special time.

Islay Map

I was recently commissioned illustrate a map of the Island of Islay for a wedding. I really enjoyed the project, especially looking at all the beautiful images of Islay for inspiration. The couple are getting married this week so I wish them well and hope everyone likes it!

Photos of the Grove iPhone 4 case

Earlier this year I was asked to take part in the artist series for Grove, a team of designers and makers creating beautifully engraved products for your favourite gadgets. It has now come out and you can find it on their website www.grovemade.com

Screen printing experiments on Veneers

A few weeks ago I started experimenting with printing onto wood. I choose to print a few sketchbook drawings I did, whilst researching all things ‘sailor’ themed! I bought a veneer sample pack from Wood Veneer Uk along with some cheap and cheerful MDF. The MDF worked best for solid colour as it is so smooth, however the veneers added a lot more texture – but you had to pull it through three times.

Panda window display photos

Last week I put up my panda window display at Curiouser and Curiouser on Broughton Street in Edinburgh. It took me and Derek 6 hours to cut out the backdrop and another 6 hours for the Panda’s. Although it was a labour of love at times I am really pleased with the way it worked out, and apparently it is going down well with passing children! It is quite fragile, so if anyone is thinking of doing something similar, make sure to put in a lot of joins . . . something I learnt as I went along!

Creative Quarterly

This morning I was very excited to receive the latest issue of Creative Quarterly, as it features an illustration I did of the wolf from the folk tale Red Riding Hood.

Paris Skyline

I have spent several wonderful weekends in Paris and have lots of lovely memories so it was important for me to do this beautiful city justice. I wanted to stay away from traditional Parisian colour schemes, and instead went for ones that I felt reflected the mood of the city! I am hoping to screen print this on Friday . . .