Tuesday, May 08, 2012

some work in progress

I am part of the way though my latest bejewelled piece, this one will hopefully be for my first solo show. once this is done I will start to find a space for me to show in.

I have added so many tiny details within this image

the bottom line of the illlustrtion has a coral reef all the way along it.




Sunday, February 26, 2012

Hampstead Heath on a sunny Saturday afternoon

My favourite place to get inspired - Hampstead Heath

A place to meet lovely little characters

A place for me to have the sun shine on my face

A place to people watch

A place to see nature

A place to relax

A place where people can come to enjoy what ever they do

Hampstead Heath

Friday, February 24, 2012

snowspiration...?

During recent snowy weather I took a trip to Hampstead Heath, my favourite place to go to relax. I was blown away by how beautiful it was there. I was even more surprised at how much I loved the sight of all the people against the white snow sprinkled landscape. Like a living illustration... so for now, I thought I would share these with you - at some point I will create a series of illustrations based on my day in the snow.












Sunday, January 15, 2012

My Fur coat










A little while back I got the hankering to make a fur coat. Initially I wanted to buy one but as usual I created quite a specific list of requirements that meant I couldn’t find just the right one. So, I took myself down to Berwick Street in central London and went to one of my favourite fabric shops. An here, almost immediately, I found the most luxe fabric I had ever come across. So thick and sumptuous and looked a lot like a wolf fur (NOT REAL OF COURSE). The technology behind fake fur fabrics these days is so good it would be my first choice every time.

Anyway, I got home and started to freestyle together my coat… What I had not anticipated was the extreme fluff that came away as you cut and sew. Every inch of my flat was covered in a thick fur dust. The thickness of the material was quite difficult to work with so the shape of the overall coat was dominated by this, I would have maybe liked skinnier arms.

In the end I was really happy with it. It’s a totally gorgeous coat that makes me feel uber glamorous (if a little over the top) and most importantly WARM and snugly. When I go out in the winter time the one thing I cannot be is cold but this usually means covering up with fifty thousand layers until there are just a pair of eyes poking out of a tangled mass of knits and fleece and furs… Problem now solved!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Merry Christmas


There is an A4 print available to order - (do it quick if you want it before Christmas) available on my shop (if not up then email me for details)

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Autumn inspired Badger

This is my latest bejewelled animal portrait. Inspired by the BBC autumnwatch tv programmes BadgerCam.

A close up of the belly of the beast.

close up of the face

close up of the leg

Friday, October 14, 2011

Refilling the inspiration well in Shropshire

I took a trip into Shropshire recently with my family for some much need time in the fresh air though the air filled with the stench of cow poo is not quite so fresh...