31 October 2014

Autumn Apples in Fife

Orchard Apples
Autumn Apples
Pillars of Hercules
Took Ian up to Pillars to show him the lovely apple orchard but alas, every single one had been picked so my only solace was a lovely treat at the cafe and I had taken some pics when I was up with my daughter.  Love the extended outdoor part - it just keeps going from strength to strength.

30 October 2014

Top Sellers on Society 6

Paris Icons iPhone Case
Vintage Ogee Throw Pillow
Bunnies & Carrots Mug
What an eclectic mix on Society6!  Much more diverse than Zazzle, but it's early days yet and it will be interesting to review both shops after Christmas.  Who'd have thought and a huge thank you for the mix of products bought by all you lovely customers!

27 October 2014

Naoko Yamaji

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Naoko Yamaji is an illustrator from Japan who creates lovely paper puppets and collages - love the fresh open energy that she gives to her work.

26 October 2014

New Red Road Studio Textile Prints

Aqua Blue Damask Range

Cottage Garden Range
Delighted to get my fabric samples back - I get them printed at Glasgow School of Art and they do a fantastic job.  Each sample is approximately A1 in size in gorgeous silk.  They'll be a lot of photography going on over the next few weeks to sell these babes! But for now I'm putting them on Instagram.

24 October 2014

Top Sellers On Zazzle

Boho Daisy iPhone 6 Cover
Vintage Paisley iPhone 6 Cover
Food From Scotland Illustration Postcard
Just been on Zazzle for a few months and busy building up lots of accessories and art prints to sell, especially with Christmas coming up. so I was curious to see what is selling and why.  I'm still working on the why ................... but a huge thank you to all my lovely customers!

23 October 2014

Inspiration Trip : Contrasts of Aberdour

Beach find - Silver Sands

Secret location Aberdour funghi

Autumn trees surrounding the beach
Aberdour Beach
Had a few days around Scotland to refresh and revive.  We've been so lucky with the weather - these were taken last week before we went to Inverness.  Aberdour has such a contrast of features - the beach, the park, the harbour and the wee village - autumn just seems to add to it.  Feeling all excited about my new commission!

21 October 2014

Trip To Inverness



Link to Mike's Blog
It's wearing well, considering the Inverness weather!  Mike describes the commission as the Crown Road Wall Installation - a visual narrative exploring Scottish beliefs systems and highland myths. This 65 metre long and 5 metre high wall based narrative took the better part of 1 year to complete from initial conversations through research trips to the artworks creation and finally installation in Inverness city centre. many people, many conversations, many cups of coffee and a few pints of highland honey ale went into the creation this work commissioned by Inverness Old Town Art and funded by Highland Council.   Great piece of work and glad I managed to find it this time!

18 October 2014

African Wax Print

Blue African Wax 


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A really interesting commission's been happening and am really enjoying working on it.  I studied batik at art school so knew I would get my teeth into it.  African Wax Prints tell stories of relevance to the wearer, such as proverbs, poems and traditional African fables. The colours also hold significance as they can represent social standing, age, tribal orientation and marital status. This design is based on a Nigerian proverb - "However far the stream flows, it never forgets its source."

16 October 2014

City in Love Bespoke Poster

Shop Here For Poster
Shop Here For Poster
Amazing how things turn out when they start as an idea in your head ..... I had imagined a really ornate Victorian type illustration so I researched lots of sculpture, Victorian icons and photographs to create this unique and original artwork. I love working with fine line pen and black & white ever since my art college days.  So what's in the illustration? Well, there are gorgeous wee cherubs with wings, tumbling grapes, ornate architecture details, wreaths, organ pipes, garlands of flowers, a huge book on a stand finished with the word 'Paris'.  When I got to the 'Paris' part, I worked on really decoration type but I don't think it worked - it needed space around the drawing. So here it is with a chance to create your own bespoke city or town poster - like the New York example.  Art cards to follow.

14 October 2014

Versace Meets Paris



Seem to be working with fine line pen for the last few projects - just working on the centre of this and after a chat with my friend Tash it's going to be bespoke places eg Paris, Edinburgh - I might have to limit the number of letters to get it to fit LOL.

13 October 2014

Panda Triptych


On the studio wall to check my panda triptych out - all A3 but I think if I did them again I might go up to A2 - I wonder what the print costs are like at that size.  Must find out.  What size do you prefer?

12 October 2014

9 October 2014

ZAZZLE REACHES 5,000!

Full range here
I can't believe I've reached over 5,000 items on Zazzle (a print on demand website) but what a range and variety of products.  Pattern should be everywhere!  Well, that's what I think and a huge thank you for all you lovely customers out there - it's much appreciated!  This is just a wee sample.

8 October 2014

Experimental Panda Art

For Sale
I've been working on different papers and mixed media ideas for my panda triptych - some are now available for sale here.

4 October 2014

Panda With Roses Triptych Illustration

Panda Accessories - Work in Progress
Panda triptych ready to go to printers yeah!  People have been asking me about t-shirts etc so I've been busy putting them up for sale in ZAZZLE - still working on them so keep popping by.  It was interesting doing this sequence as I had never done anything like it - took me ages but that's because I'm not very technical LOL

3 October 2014

2 October 2014

Panda With Roses Triptych Illustration

Panda With Roses
Just hung them up on the studio wall to see how they looked.  As a kid's wear designer I was asked to come up with some garments for panda playsuits and at the time I remember thinking what if it was reversed and the pandas wore the playsuits! Well the idea has eventually made it mixed in with a tattoo theme - go figure!!!

These are all A3 fine line pen drawings so I hope to have them as limited edition prints A4, possibly A3.  I have one in a range of accessories at my shop - must sort the rest out ASAP and donate some of it to the WWF fund again.

1 October 2014

Vasilis Papatsarouchas


Alice in Wonderland
Detail - Alice in Wonderland
"Vasilis Papatsarouchas has come to be known as a prolific and highly praised book illustrator. During the past fifteen years, more than fifty books bearing his illustrations have been published in Greece and abroad, including two Collector’s Editions and four publications based on texts written by him. Among other distinctions, in 2004 he was awarded with the National Illustration Award for an adaptation of the classic ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, while in 2008 he was nominated for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, an award presented to a living author or illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children's literature." This quote and for more info can be found here - Yatzer

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